US tennis player Madison Brengle returns the ball to Australian Daria Gavrilova, during the Mexico WTA Open women's single tennis match, in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on February 26, 2018. Pic/ AFP

Australian wild card Daria Gavrilova and Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko advanced to the second round of the Mexican Open in Acapulco on Monday, after eliminating unseeded Americans Madison Brengle and Lauren Davis, respectively. Gavrilova, the third seed, rallied to beat Brengle in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in two hours and 21 minutes. Gavrilova won despite making 11 double faults compared to just three for Brengle. Gavrilova won 66 percent of her first serve points but had her serve broken five times.