Top three seeds Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Kiki Bertens coasted in their opening-round matches at the Luxembourg Open.
VTB Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia – WTA Premier
First round
[LL] A. Konjuh (CRO) d [6] B. Strycova (CZE) 64 16 62
[7] A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d [Q] K. Siniakova (CZE) 76(2) 57 75
A. Cornet (FRA) d S. Rogers (USA) 76(6) 63
K. Mladenovic (FRA) d [WC] A. Kalinskaya (RUS) 64 62
Y. Putintseva (KAZ) d [Q] L. Tsurenko (UKR) 63 ret. (left foot)
[Q] A. Blinkova (RUS) d A. Sevastova (LAT) 46 61 76(10)
E. Makarova (RUS) d [Q] N. Gibbs (USA) 75 61
J. Goerges (GER) d D. Kovinic (MNE) 76(3) 63
J. Jankovic (SRB) d J. Ostapenko (LAT) 63 63
D. Gavrilova (AUS) d L. Safarova (CZE) 62 62
VTB Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia – ATP 250
First round
[6] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d [Q] J. Melzer (AUT) 36 63 76(2)
[7] P. Lorenzi (ITA) d [LL] F. Gaio (ITA) 64 64
[Q] D. Medvedev (RUS) d M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 64 40 ret.
S. Robert (FRA) d M. Granollers (ESP) 52 ret.
D. Lajovic (SRB) d [PR] J. Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(4) 64
F. Fognini (ITA) d R. Berankis (LTU) 61 62
E. Donskoy (RUS) d [Q] A. Karatsev (RUS) 63 51 ret. (thigh strain)
If Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250
First round
G. Elias (POR) d I. Dodig (CRO) 62 61
D. Brown (GER) d G. Muller (LUX) 46 63 63
[Q] T. Kamke (GER) d [WC] E. Ymer (SWE) 64 60
N. Almagro (ESP) d Y. Sugita (JPN) 36 76(1) 63
[WC] M. Ymer (SWE) d F. Verdasco (ESP) 62 61
European Open, Antwerp, Belgium – ATP 250
First round
[Q] M. Copil (ROU) d [6] J. Sousa (POR) 46 63 63
D. Schwartzman (ARG) d [7] N. Mahut (FRA) 76(2) 75
F. Mayer (GER) d [WC] T. Robredo (ESP) 62 62
[Q] J. Kovalik (SVK) d G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 63
J. Struff (GER) d M. Youzhny (RUS) 67(3) 63 60
K. Edmund (GBR) d I. Marchenko (UKR) 76(7) 76(5)
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open – WTA International
First round
[1] P. Kvitova (CZE) d S. Hsieh (TPE) 75 60
[2] C. Wozniacki (DEN) d M. Brengle (USA) 62 62
[3] K. Bertens (NED) d A. Beck (GER) 64 64
[Q] L. Davis (USA) d [6] M. Doi (JPN) 61 62
[8] J. Larsson (SWE) d P. Parmentier (FRA) 64 62
M. Barthel (GER) d [Q] C. Witthoeft (GER) 61 64
A. Petkovic (GER) d [WC] M. Minella (LUX) 16 75 64
[Q] K. Pliskova (CZE) d [WC] O. Dodin (FRA) 36 63 64
[Q] T. Smitkova (CZE) d S. Cirstea (ROU) 63 63
S. Lisicki (GER) d V. Golubic (SUI) 63 36 62
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