STRASBOURG, France (AP)—Sybille Bammer of Austria rallied to beat Pauline Parmentier of France 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday and reach the second round of the Strasbourg International.
Bammer will face Julia Goerges, who outlasted Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. Dia Evtimova defeated Tatjana Malek of Germany 6-4, 7-5.
The 267th-ranked Evtimova reached the second round of a WTA tour event for the first time in her career and will play top-seeded Maria Sharapova.
Bammer led 4-0 in the final set but faltered as Parmentier won five straight games to get an opportunity to serve out the match. But a double-fault from the Frenchwoman helped Bammer even it 5-5.
In other matches, Jill Craybas of the United States lost to Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-1. Craybas squandered nine break points, while Arvidsson converted five of eight break chances.
Anabel Medina Garrigues cruised past Sandra Zahlavova 6-1, 6-0, and Yvonne Meusburger beat Alla Kudryavtseva 6-4, 6-3.
Arvidsson will meet third-seeded Virginie Razzano, who defeated Chang Kai-chen 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Lucie Hradecka defeated Julie Coin 7-5, 6-2, and will face Medina Garrigues.
Meusburger will take on Kristina Barrois, who edged Stephanie Foretz 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8). Barrois was scheduled to play fourth-seeded Peng Shuai, but she experienced dizziness and withdrew.