Alize Cornet breezed through to the second round of the Samsung Open in Lugano.
The Frenchwoman, seeded sixth, made light work of Swiss wildcard Jil Teichmann, winning 7-6 (7/2) 6-0.
Eighth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich also progressed, after a lengthy rain break, as she beat Holland’s Richel Hogenkamp 7-6 (7/4) 6-0 while Donna Vekic was forced indoors to see off Alexandra Cadantu 6-0 7-5.
Before the weather turned near the Italian border, seventh seed Mihaela Buzarnescu was a casualty as she was downed 5-7 6-3 6-2 by Aryna Sabalenka.
There were also wins for Polona Hercog and Camila Giorgi while three first-round games will be completed on Thursday due to the inclement conditions.
At the Claro Open Colsanitas in Bogota, Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino beat qualifier Victoria Rodriguez 6-2 7-6 (7/3), and will face Sara Sorribes Tormo after she beat Carol Zhao 3-6 6-1 6-1.
Valentini Grammatikopoulou took more than two and a half hours to prevail against Miyu Kato 7-5 6-4 6-4, wildcard Emiliana Arango beat fourth seed Veronica Cepede Royg 6-0 2-6 6-4, and qualifier Renata Zarazua upset eighth seed Ajla Tomljanovic 1-6 6-4 7-6 (8/6).
There were also wins for Elitsa Kostova, who beat Nao Hibino 6-2 6-4, and Ana Bogdan who saw off Mariana Duque-Marino 6-1 7-6 (7/2).
