Martic advances, Vondrousova ousted

The top seeds at the Palermo Ladies Open had a day of mixed fortunes as Croatia’s Petra Martic advanced in straight sets, while second seed Marketa Vondrousova was ousted by Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan in the first round. Martic beat rusty Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-0 6-3. In the other half of the draw, Juvan came from behind to beat the Czech Republic’s Vondrousova 1-6 7-5 6-4 to notch up the biggest win of the teenager’s career. The 19-year-old Juvan will next face Camila Giorgi, who became the fourth Italian to progress to the second round after beating Rebecca Peterson 7-5 6-4. Martic will next face Russian qualifier Ludmilla Samsonova, who beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2. Fifth seed Elise Mertens lost 6-4 6-1 to Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Agencies

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