Sofia Kenin beat Vitalia Diatchenko 6-4 6-3 in 1 hour and 24 minutes scoring her first WTA Tour win since her triumph at the Australian Open.
Kenin took a re-match against Diatchenko, who beat the young US star 6-4 6-1 in their only previous head-to-head match at Wimbledon 2018.
Kenin earned an early break in the first game of the opening set after a double fault. She went up a double break in the fifth game to open up a 4-1 lead as Diatchenko hit her backhand into the net.
Diatchenko pulled one break back with a dropshot, as Kenin was serving for the set. Diatchenko won three consecutive games from 1-5 to 4-5 despite three double faults after saving two set points in the ninth game. Kenin served out the first set on her third set point with a volley.
Kenin converted on her sixth break point in the first game of the second set. Diatchenko broke straight back in the second game to draw level to 1-1. Kenin converted on her third break point chance to take a 2-1 lead. Kenin saved two break points before holding her serve with a backhand winner down the line.
Kenin broke serve in the seventh game after two double faults from Diatchenko, who broke straight back at love after a backhand return winner. Kenin broke again on her second match point when Diatchenko hit a forehand into the net.
Kenin set up a second round match against Romanian qualifier Jaquelin Cristian, who cruised past Priscilla Hon 6-2 6-0.
Caroline Garcia saw off Ysaline Bonaventure 7-5 6-2 after 1 hour and 21 minutes to reach the quarter final. The French player has won two consecutive matches since she reached the quarter finals in Mallorca last June.
Garcia dropped eight of the first ten points to trail 0-2 after a forehand error and a double fault. Garcia broke straight back in the third game at love in the third game, as Bonaventure sent a backhand wide. Garcia saved the only break point in the eighth game with a service winner.
Bonaventure saved two break points in the 11th game, but Garcia converted her third chance, as Bonaventure sent her forehand into the net. Garcia closed out the first set at love with a service winner. Garcia broke serve in the third game of the second set to take a 2-1 lead. Garcia saved two break-back points to hold serve for 3-1 with a forehand winner down the line and an unreturnable serve.
Garcia earned a double break after four deuces in the fifth game to open up a 4-1 lead. The home player served out at 30 on her first match point with a forehand volley.
Garcia will face number 5 seed Alison Van Uytvanck, who came back from one set down to beat Viktoriya Tomova 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2) after 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Camila Giorgi came back from one set down to beat Alizé Cornet 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 to secure her spot in the quarter final, where she will face either Irina Bara or Daria Kasatkina.
Giorgi saved the first break point in the opening game to hold her serve The first set went on serve until the fifth game, when Cornet converted on the first of her two break points to take a 3-2 lead. The French player saved a break-back point chance to open a 4-2 lead and held on her service games to win the first set 6-4.
Cornet saved three consecutive break points to hold her serve in the sixth game to draw level to 3-3. Both players went on serve until the tie-break. Giorgi earned her mini-break on the 11th point and closed the tie-break 7-5 with a smash.
Giorgi earned a double break in the first and seventh games to win the third set 6-2.
