Daria Gavrilova through to 2nd round in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) Daria Gavrilova reached the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Monday by beating Russian wild-card entry Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 7-5.

In her first match since reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, Gavrilova had problems holding serve against the 18-year-old Kalinskaya and was a break down in the second set.

The Australian will next face third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova.