Jacqueline Christian made her debut at the “WTA 500” tournament in Charleston, beating American Sachia Vickery (132 WTA) in two sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4.

Sachia Vickery is knocked out by Jacqueline Christian in the first round of the WTA Charleston

Jacqueline Christian, who is ranked 83rd in the world, went through the first round of the American tournament without any problems.

The first set was completely at the discretion of the Romanian, who lost the only game to the American, who came from the qualification.

Vickery put up more resistance in the second set, winning four games, but Jacqueline qualified after one hour and 36 minutes.

For entering the second round, the Romanian secured a check for $6,940 and 32 points in the world ranking.

In the second round, Jacqueline Christian will meet the American Madison Keys (18 WTA), the eighth favorite of the tournament.

Romanians Ana Bohdan and Gabriela Lee (ex-Talaba) also entered the WTA Charleston main draw.

The Credit One Charleston Open is a WTA 500 tournament that takes place from April 1 to 7. It is played on green clay and the total prize pool is $922,573. The champion of the title is Ons Jabert.

The main favorites from Charleston: Jessica Pegula (1), Ons Jaber (2), Maria Sakkari (3), Daria Kasatkina (4), Beatrice Haddad Maya (5), Kateryna Alexandrova (6), Elina Svitolina (7), Madison Keys (8).