No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open.
Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second round.
No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China ousted Britain’s Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-3. Czech Katerina Siniakova knocked out No. 7 Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-5, 6-2. Also advancing were France’s Leolia Jeanjean and Jessika Ponchet and Czechs Lucie Havlickova, Tereza Valentova, Dominika Salkova and Barbora Palicova.
–Field Level Media
