Parry, of France, converted 7 of 10 break-point
opportunities, to 3 of 8 for Switzerland's Teichmann, the 2019
Palermo champion. Parry also recorded more aces (7-2).
Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu knocked off fifth-seeded Arantxa
Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 7-5. Second-seeded Karolina Muchova
of the Czech Republic dropped the first set but responded with a
6-7 (0), 6-2, 6-3 victory over German qualifier Noma Noha Akugue.
Russia's Erika Andreeva dispatched Latvia's Darja Semenistaja
6-1, 6-2 in another second-round match. In a battle of
Australians, Astra Sharma pounded seven aces in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
victory over Ajla Tomljanovic.
Hungarian Grand Prix
The Slovak Republic's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova lost the first
set before upsetting fourth-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain
2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round in Budapest.
Ranked 79th in the world, Schmiedlova won 70.3 percent (26 of
37) of her first serve points, to 53.3 percent (24 of 45) for
Sorribes Tormo, ranked No. 27.
Russia's Elina Avanesyan followed a similar path, dropping the
first set before defeating Spain's Rebeka Masarova 2-6, 7-5,
6-1. The Netherlands' Suzan Lamens won in straight sets, 6-4,
6-0, over France's Carole Monnet. Aliaksandra Sasnovich of
Belarus defeated Russian Maria Timofeeva 6-3, 6-4.
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