The meeting ended with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4 in favor of the Russian tennis player.
The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes.
In the next round, Alexandrova will play with the winner of the pair Heather Watson - Jody Burrage.
Earlier it was reported that Potapova lost to Sakkari in the first round of the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi.