Sadikovic opens with Ladies Championship Gstaad victory

Omnisports 23:47 - 10 July 2016

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Switzerland's Amra Sadikovic enjoyed an opening victory at the Ladies Championship Gstaad on Monday.

Amra Sadikovic gave the home fans something to cheer in the opening round of the Ladies Championship Gstaad with victory over Rebecca Peterson.

The Swiss - who lost to Serena Williams in the opening round at Wimbledon - battled through in three sets against her Swedish opponent, Sadikovic winning 6-2 3-6 6-3.

Fellow qualifier Mandy Minella also booked a place into round two after she came from a set down against Ons Jabeur to win 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4

Monday also saw victories for Irina Khromacheva, Anett Kontaveit and Evgeniya Rodina, while Claire Feuerstein emphatically won the third set 6-0 to beat Silvia Soler-Espinosa.