Tennis, WTA – Florianopolis Open 2023: Ce upends Jones

Brazilian wildcard Gabriela Ce moved into the second round of the Florianopolis Open when American qualifier Makenna Jones retired on Monday evening.

Ce, ranked No 403, led 3-6, 6-6 when Jones, ranked No 242, pulled out on Monday evening.

The Brazilian will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 5 seed, and Romanian qualifier Anca Alexia Todoni next.

Florianopolis WTA 125, other first-round results (, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Martina Capurro Taborda vs. Carolina Bohrer Martins
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Conny Perrin
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Polona Hercog
• Diane Parry vs. Anca Alexia Todoni
• Renata Zarazua vs. Panna Udvardy
• Leolia Jeanjean vs. Petra Marcinko
• Sara Errani vs. Sara Bejlek
• Miriam Bulgaru vs. Laura Pigossi
• Emma Navarro vs. Solana Sierra
• Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Fiona Ferro
• Carolina M. Alves vs. Carole Monnet
• Ipek Oz beat Anna Bondar (6): 7-5, 6-0
• Diana Shnaider (2) beat Jamie Loeb (Q): 6-2, 6-0
• Despina Papamichail beat Julia Riera: 6-4, 7-6 (2)