The opening round of the 2012 Mercury Insurance Open is in the books and Christina McHale advanced to the second round following a nerve-racking victory on Tuesday. McHale defeated Jarmila Gajdosova in two sets, 7-6 (5), 7-5. She will face Misaki Doi in the second round.
Mercury Insurance Open 2012: Christina McHale Advances To Round 2
In other action at this Carlsbad, Calif., event, local Vania King took care of Kai-Chen Chang in two sets, 6-1, 6-4. The second round will be quite tough, as she will take the court against Marion Bartoli. To close out the night, Melanie Oudin sent Sloane Stephens out of the tournament in three sets, 1-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0. Oudin will face Urszula Radwanska in the second round.
Here are the other results for the day:
No. 8 Chanelle Scheepers def. Coco Vandeweghe, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Marina Erakovic def. Anne Keothavong, 6-4, 6-0
Melinda Czink def. Sesil Karatantcheva, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Heather Watson def. Eleni Daniilidou, 6-3, 6-3
Yung-Jan Chan def. No. 7 Yanina Wickmayer, 7-6, Ret.
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