WTA Cincinnati: Elina Avanesyan through to second round

Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu was defeated by Armenian Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Tennis Majors reported.

Avanesyan, ranked No 60, will face No 8 seed Jelena Ostapenko next at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.