Gavrilova into second round

DARIA Gavrilova has battled her way into the second round of the Hong Kong Open on a day of mixed results for Australia.

Gavrilova, who reached the final of this tournament last year, came from a set down to beat Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas 3-6 7-5 6-1.

However, there were defeats for Samantha Stosur, who went down to Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino, and Australian wildcard Priscilla Hon, who lost to top-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-3.