Second-seeded Lucie Safarova rallied to advance to the second round of the Prague Open on Tuesday, beating Mariana Duque-Marino 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. For the Czech, last year's finalist at the French Open, it was her first singles victory of the season. Safarova will next face Lucie Hradecka, who beat lucky loser Andrea Hlavackova 6-4, 6-1. Also, defending champion Karolina Pliskova defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-1, 6-3 and lucky loser Barbora Krejcikova eliminated seventh-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2. Other winners included Camila Giorgi, Virginie Razzano and Marketa Vondrousova. Edmund thru In Portugal, British Davis Cup player Kyle Edmund won his second match of the season on clay as he defeated Spanish specialist Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-5 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Estoril Open. Edmund, ranked 89th, earned a clash with French third seed Benoit Paire after his victory in 87 minutes on the Portuguese clay. The 21-year-old rushed off to a 5-0 lead, with Gimeno-Traver recovering to 3-5 before losing the set. Edmund faced more of a challenge in the second set, but broke at 5-5 before serving out for a place in the second round. Edmund will be facing Paire for the first time on the ATP Tour after beating the French player ranked 21st in a Challenger last season on hardcourt. Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, the only seed playing on the second day, advanced over German Michael Berrer 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), while Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva eliminated Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-1. Second seed and 2015 finalist Nick Kyrgios prepared to turn 21 Wednesday, putting in a practice session as he enters his first clay match of the pre-Roland Garros season.
