WTA Andorra: Alison Van Uytvanck dismisses Yanina Wickmayer in the first round

Second seed, Alison Van Uytvanck, 26, 55th in the world, indeed beat Yanina Wickmayer (WTA 334), 33, former 12th player in the world, in two sets: 6-4 and 6-4 in 1 hour and 28 minutes of play.

The two players had not met face to face on the circuit since 2014.

Alison Van Uytvanck will be opposed in the round of 16 to a young 18-year-old American, Katrina Scott (WTA 166), victorious the day before from the French Jessika Ponchet (WTA 101), 26, 7-6 (7/4), 6 -7 (7/9), 7-6 (8/6) after 3 hours and 43 minutes of play.

The Chinese Shuai Zhang, 33, 24th in the world, is seeded number 1 in the meeting in Andorra.

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