Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Kirsten Flipkens was a first round winner in the WTA Generali Ladies Linz in Austria on Monday.
The 29-year-old Belgian, currently down at 110 in the world rankings, beat American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 7-6 (7/3) to advance to round two.
Russia's Margarita Gasparyan fought off Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-3 2-6 6-3, while another German, Anna-Lena Friedsam, beat Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3 6-3.
Source: PA
