Russian Anastasia Zakharova lost to Belgian Elise Mertens at the start of the WTA tournament in Monastir (Tunisia).
The match lasted just over an hour and ended with a score of 6:2, 6:0 in favour of Mertens, who received the first seed of the tournament.
In the next round, Mertens will face German Eva Lis.
Another Russian, Maria Timofeeva, withdrew from the match against Belgian Gretje Minnen.
WTA 250. Jasmin Open Tunisia. Monastir (Tunisia). Hard. Prize fund – more than 250 thousand dollars
First round
Elise Mertens (Belgium, 1) – Anastasia Zakharova (Russia) – 6:2, 6:0
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