The meeting lasted one hour and 40 minutes and ended with the score 6:7 (6:8), 1:6.

On account of the Russian tennis player, two filings right through, four double faults and three realized break points out of seven.

The Croatian made a mistake once on the pitch, was able to serve four aces and converted six break points.

In the next round, Martic will play with the winner of the pair Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) - Amanda Anisimova (USA).

Earlier it was reported that Russian Veronika Kudermetova was defeated by Spaniard Paula Badosa in the first round match of the WTA tournament in Madrid.