Jovanovski wins in Baku

Jovanovski, of Serbia, lost the first three games before taking the next six.

In the second set, she broke serve twice but dropped her serve in each subsequent game and twice double-faulted on match points.

Also on the oudoor hard-courts of the Baku Tennis Academy, Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic eliminated eighth-seeded Vesna Dolonc of Serbia 6-1, 6-2.

Pliskova fired six aces and saved all three of her break points.

Results from day two of the WTA Baku Cup (x denotes seeding):

Women's singles:

First round:
Magda Linette (POL) bt Julia Cohen (USA) 6-2, 6-3
Kristna Plskov (CZE) bt Vesna Manasieva (SRB x8) 6-1, 6-2
Shahar Peer (ISR) bt Ilona Kremen (BLR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Tereza Martincova (CZE) bt Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1
Tereza Martincova (CZE) bt Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1
Nastassja Burnett (ITA) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-2, 6-3
Tetyana Arefyeva (UKR) bt Veronika Kapshay (UKR) 6-7 (6/8), 6-0, 6-0
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB x1) bt Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 6-3, 6-3