Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova overpowered third-seeded Xinyu Wang of China 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the ATX Open \u200bon Monday in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Masarova won 85.7% \u200cof her first-serve points (30 of 35) and saved four of the five break points she faced. She avenged a loss to Wang three weeks ago in the second \u200cround \u200bat Cluj-Napoca, Romania.<\/p>\n
The only other \u2060seeded player in action \u2060on Monday, No. 7 Anna Bondar of Hungary, lost to Uzbekistan\u2019s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 7-5.<\/p>\n
In a matchup of U.S. qualifiers, Whitney Osuigwe rallied \u200bpast Elizabeth Mandlik 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Taylor Townsend of the United States edged the Czech Republic\u2019s \u2060Linda Fruhvirtova 4-6, 7-6 (3), \u20607-5, but two other U.S. players \u200blost. Czech qualifier Nikola Bartunkova beat Katie Volynets 6-4, \u200b7-5, and Russia\u2019s Oksana Selekhmeteva defeated Alycia \u200cParks 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Merida Open Akron<\/p>\n
Marina Stakusic, a 21-year-old Canadian ranked 142nd in the world, upset fifth-seeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3 in \u2060the first round at Merida, Mexico.<\/p>\n
The result was the first tour-level win for Stakusic this year. She fell \u2060in the first \u200cround at Canberra, Australian, then \u2060qualified for the Australian Open before \u200blosing in \u200cthe first round at Melbourne. Stakusic \u200bwas aided \u2060on Monday by Yastremska\u2019s six double faults.<\/p>\n
Great Britain\u2019s Katie Boulter and Colombia\u2019s Emiliana Arango earned straight-set wins, while Andorra\u2019s Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva eked out a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Kazakhstan\u2019s Yulia Putintseva.<\/p>\n
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