Karatancheva d. Niemeier

Karatancheva beat Niemeier 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 in the first round at the W50 Pazardzhik. Karatancheva won 107 of 203 points (53%). Karatancheva hit 2 aces to 1 and won 56% of points behind the first serve (35/62) against 54% for Niemeier. Karatancheva converted 8 of 9 break points and saved 11 of 16 faced; Niemeier converted 5 of 16. Niemeier double-faulted 16 times. The match was played on clay in Bulgaria.