Garcia survives tough opener in Luxembourg
Posted October 17, 2016 7:00 am
LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Fourth-seeded Caroline Garcia was taken to three sets before beating Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the Luxembourg Open.
The Frenchwoman needed almost 2 ˆ½ hours to beat Kontaveit, who is ranked 96 places below Garcia - 121 vs. 25.
Francesca Schiavone of Italy comfortably defeated fifth-seeded Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-2, 6-2.
Monica Niculescu, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Varvara Lepchenko and Denisa Allertova also advanced.
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