BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Bojana Jovanovski claimed a straight-set win Tuesday in first-round play of the Baku Cup tennis tournament in Azerbaijan.
Jovanovski, who won her first WTA title at the Baku Cup last year, defeated Nigina Abduraimova 6-3, 6-3 by recording three breaks in each set. She ended up winning 57 percent of the points when receiving serve.