EASTBOURNE: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki started her grass-court season brightly, while top remaining seed Karolina Pliskova moved into round three at Eastbourne on Monday .
Newly crowned world number one Ashleigh Barty withdrew from the Wimbledon tune-up due to an arm injury after her efforts in winning the Birmingham Classic on Sunday.That means world number three Pliskova is the highest-ranked player in the draw and she became the first player into the last 16 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Russia's Margarita Gasparyan.
Wozniacki, seeded 11th, was also a comfortable winner in the first round as the Dane dispatched Kirsten Flipkens 6-3, 6-4. "I love playing here, it brings back great memories for me," said Wozniacki, who also won at Eastbourne in 2009.Wozniacki faces German Andrea Petkovic in round two.Ons Jabeur bt Evgeniya Rodina 1-6, 7-6 , 7-5Hsieh Su-Wei bt Camila Giorgi 6-3, 4-6, 6-4Caroline Wozniacki bt Kirsten Flipkens 6-3, 6-4Jelena Ostapenko bt Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-4, 6-4
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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