A round-up of Monday's WTA Tour action as Anastasija Sevastova eased into the second round of the Ericsson Open.
Second seed Anastasija Sevastova eased into the second round of the Ericsson Open in Bastad with a comfortable victory over Anna Blinkova.
The world number 17 from Latvia needed just 54 minutes to see off the Russian, winning 6-3 6-1.
Most of the other leading players, including top seed and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, were not in action on a rain-affected opening day mainly featuring qualifying rounds.
Wozniacki begins her campaign against France's Pauline Parmentier on Tuesday.
Among the qualifiers to battle through to the main draw was Cornelia Lister, the world number 550 from Sweden, after a tough day of action.
Lister first played two hours against Danka Kovinic before a retirement allowed her to progress to the second qualifying round. She then overcame a rankings deficit of 391 places to beat American Louisa Chirico in two hours 14 minutes.
Fourth seed Qiang Wang, the world number 48, was among the early winners at the JiangXi Open in Nanchang, China. She overcame British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-4 6-1.
