It extended the 23-year-old’s unbeaten streak on clay to 12 matches following titles in Roeun and her maiden WTA 1000 trophy in Madrid earlier this month.
Despite stumbling when serving for both sets, the Ukrainian maintained control throughout to set a second-round meeting with Katie Volynets or Clara Burel on the back of 20 winners, including 12 off the forehand.
More to come …
