Fifth-seeded Fiona Ferro falls at Hamburg
French seeded players Fiona Ferro and Caroline Garcia were ousted in the first round Wednesday at the Hamburg European Open in Germany.
Ferro, the No. 5 seed, lost in straight sets to Italy's Sara Errani 7-5, 6-3 in 92 minutes. Germany's Jule Niemeier upset the eighth-seeded Garcia 6-4, 6-2 in one hour, 41 minutes.
Sixth-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland also lost, falling 7-5, 7-6 (1) to Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic defeated Romania's Irina Bara 6-2, 7-6 (5) in one hour, 36 minutes.
Other Round of 32 winners included Germany's Andrea Petkovic, Anna Zaja and Tamara Korpatsch, Poland's Magdalena Frech and Slovakia's Kristina Kucova.
--Field Level Media
