A good start to the Connecticut Open for Canada's Eugenie Bouchard.
The 23-year-old topped American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round of the final W-T-A Premier tournament before the U-S Open.
Bouchard faces top seed Agnieszka Radwanska in Round 2. Radwanska had a first-round bye.
In doubles play, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Yifan Xu of China posted a 6-3, 6-7 (14), 10-3 win over Andreja Klepac of the Czech Republic and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain.