PALERMO, Italy, July 12 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Roberta Vinci capped first-round play at the SNAI Open in Italy with a straight-set victory Tuesday.
Vinci converted all six of her break-point changes en route to a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Sesil Karatantcheva. Vinci didn't face a break point in the first set but had to fight through three drops of serve before putting the match away in the second.