WTA: The semi-finalist of the French Open Lois Boisson Cruises in the first round of Hamburg Open

Unicredit Iasi Open

The first two seeds easily advanced, but Nuria Parrizas Diaz, the fourth seeded, had to retire in the third set while the opening action continued in the first round of Open Unicredit Iasi.

Elina Avannesyan, seeded of Armenia, beat Romanian Andreea Prisacariu, 6-3, 6-3 while n ° 2 Jaqueline Cristian of Romania overwhelmed Daria Lodikova, 6-1, 6-4. In a battle of Spanish players, Parrizas Diaz and Irene Burillo divided the two opening sets, both at 7-5. But 2 hours, 43 minutes after the match, Parrizas Dias retired, dragging 4-1 overall.

In a battle of veterans Romanian players, Sorana Cirstea beat Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-2, 6-2, other winners were no. 8 Francesca Jones of Great Britain, Panna Udvardy of Hungary, Anna Siskova of the Czech Republic, Maria Lourdes Carle d’Argentine, and Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva and Simona Waltert in Switzerland.

MSC Hamburg Ladies opens

Lois Boisson, fifth seeded, the semi-finalist of Roland Garros, crossed Julia Grabher, 6-1, 6-3, the opening game of Austria, 6-1, 6-3 while the opening game continued in Hamburg.

The Frenchwoman has broken the Grabhner service five times, winning almost 45% of the points played on the first services of her opponent. The only other seed player to compete was No. 7 Anna Bondar and the Hungarian survived a three-hour marathon to prevail over the Noma Noma Akugue German, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3).

Two other games have left the distance. Austria Sinja Kraus has ahead of Turkey Berfu Cengiz, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, while the Australian Astra Sharma smothered the Spanish teenager Ariana Geerlings, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2.

– field level media