PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Former No. 1-ranked Ana Ivanovic reached the second round of the Pattaya Open on Tuesday by beating Thai wild card Nudnida Luangnam 6-0, 6-2.
The No. 19-ranked Serb swept the first eight games before her opponent managed a break in the third game of the second set.
Ivanovic next faces American veteran Jill Craybas.
In other first-round matches, Thai qualifier Nungnadda Wannasuk beat Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-4 and Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan defeated seventh-seeded Zheng Jie of China 6-4, 7-6 (6).
