Trevisan out with injury, Putintseva advances in Palermo

PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Top-seeded Martina Trevisan has withdrawn from the Palermo Ladies Open because of a back injury but No. 2 seed Yulia Putintseva advanced after comfortably winning her opening match. Putintseva of Kazakhstan beat Jaimee Fourlis 6-3, 6-1 and will face Diane Parry in the round of 16 after the Frenchwoman beat American Lauren Davis 7-6 (5), 6-2. Trevisan was replaced by lucky loser Carolina Alves, who went on to lose 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to Elina Avanesyan. Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia rallied to beat French compatriot Chloe Paquet 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2.