Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) defeated Turkey's Aysegul Mert in the first round of qualifying at the Adana WTA 125 event (hard court). The match finished 7-6(3), 6-2, according to api.tennis, and the Russian advanced to the second round of qualifying.
Tikhonova, seeded fifth, sits at No. 256 in the rankings with 301 points, while Mert is ranked No. 976 with 23 points, according to rank.tennis. This was their only career meeting, and Tikhonova came out on top.
In the second round of qualifying, Tikhonova faced Hrunčáková and won 6-1, 6-2.