Chanel impressed Soweto Open

  Simmonds Chanel country to another man to sign up for the quarter-finals of the women in Soweto qualify opened Arthur Ashe complex.

On Monday, in the first round of the tournament, Simmonds quickly defeated compatriot South African Ilze Hattingh 6-0, 6-2 and generic Natasha Fourouclas are facing today in the second round.

Fourouclas got his ticket to the second round after beating Kim-Alice Grajdek German 6-7, 6-2, 6-0. They will now face the daunting task of the fifth-seeded Simmonds.

Yesterday Lynn Kiro was the only South African in action to the next round.

Slovenian Tadeja Majeric, seeded third in the tournament, proved too strong for Kiro, his shot from the tournament in three sets 6-0, 6-2 in the first game of the second day of the tournament.

The 17-year-old improved the game progressed and make things harder as the game went to the end of his 22-year-old opponent.

"I went into the game with nothing to lose," Kiro said. "It happened before I came up against more experienced players, helping my confidence. I tried my best.

The only other South Africans who will be in action in the second round, is Madrie Le Roux, who will be the seventh seed Samantha Murray of Great Britain faced.

Yesterday Hungary Timea Babos seeded Keren Shlomo Israeli strike. eight seeds Pole Magda Linette pace Basak Eraydin Turkey and the latest seeded player to go through Ukraine was Nadiya Kichenok (fourth seed), which we propose is Alexandra Riley.