Tennis, WTA – Argentina Open 2023: Sierra gets past Lepchenko

Argentinian Solana Sierra won against American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Argentina Open at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club on Tuesday night.

Sierra, ranked No 209, will face American Robin Montgomery next.

Buenos Aires WTA 125, other first-round results (Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Luisina Giovannini vs. Anna Rogers: tuesday
• Julia Riera (7) beat Selena Janicijevic: 7-5, 6-3
• Miriam Bulgaru beat Amina Anshba (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Elizabeth Mandlik (3) beat Martina Capurro Taborda: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Robin Montgomery beat Sara Errani (2): 6-3, 6-4
• Renata Zarazua (6) beat Eva Vedder: 7-6 (3), 7-5
• Maria Lourdes Carle (8) beat Gabriela Ce: 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Valeriya Strakhova beat Guillermina Naya (WC): 7-5, 5-7, 2-1 ret.
• Ipek Oz beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou: 7-6 (1), 6-0
• Diane Parry (1) beat Ekaterine Gorgodze (Q): 6-1, 6-2
• Laura Pigossi (5) beat Leyre Romero Gormaz: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Polona Hercog beat Carole Monnet (9): 6-4, 0-2 ret.
• Conny Perrin beat Carolina M. Alves: 6-2, 6-1
• Julieta Lara Estable (WC) beat Lucciana Perez Alarcon (WC): 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
• Jamie Loeb beat Despina Papamichail: 6-3, 6-2