Top seed Naomi Osaka defeated seed No.25 Danielle Collins 6-4 6-2 (here’s our detailed report about that match) and will next face Belinda Bencic, who dispatched Ekaterina Alexandrova with the same scoreline.
Besides Collins, three other seeded players got eliminated from the draw on Monday: No.11 Anastasija Sevastova retired trailing 5-0 in the first set against No.21 Anett Kontaveit, No.15 Julia Goerges fell to Mona Barthel, and No.24 Lesia Tsurenko was conquered by a higher seeded player, No.