Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 3 seed, moved into the second round of the Tennis in the Land by edging out American wildcard Lauren Davis 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank on Monday night.
Alexandrova, ranked No 28, will play American Madison Brengle next.
Cleveland WTA 250, other first-round results (Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Liudmila Samsonova vs. Iryna Shymanovich
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Francesca Di Lorenzo
- Laura Siegemund (Q) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Dalayna Hewitt (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Madison Brengle beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
- Bernarda Pera beat Eri Hozumi (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Shuai Zhang beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-2, 6-1
- Martina Trevisan (2) beat Mayar Sherif: 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Alize Cornet (8) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-2, 6-1
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Camila Osorio: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
- Clara Tauson beat Harmony Tan (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Sorana Cirstea beat Marcela Zacarias (LL): 6-2, 6-3
- Magda Linette beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-4, 6-2
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) beat Aleksandra Krunic: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Irina-Camelia Begu (5) beat Peyton Stearns (WC): 6-4, 6-3