Petkovic drops just one game against Bogdan in Budapest

Seeds Pauline Parmentier (3), Aleksandra Krunic (4) and Andrea Petkovic (6) faced no trouble in their opening matches in Budapest.

Published : Feb 19, 2019 09:29 IST

Andrea Petkovic in action
Andrea Petkovic in action
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Andrea Petkovic in action

Andrea Petkovic dropped just one game against Ana Bogdan to cruise into the second round of the Hungarian Ladies Open.

Sixth seed Petkovic took just 57 minutes to see off Bogdan in Budapest, winning 73 per cent of points on her first serve to advance in comfortable fashion.

The German will take on 17-year-old Anastasia Potapova, a 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-4) victor against Heather Watson, in round two.

Tamara Korpatsch put up more of a fight in the second set but was unable to avoid a 6-0 7-5 loss to fourth seed Aleksandra Krunic.

Pauline Parmentier overcame Ana Konjuh 7-5 6-3, while Arantxa Rus downed Fiona Ferro 7-5 6-3.

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