France's Varvara Gracheva fended off 5 of 6 break points to defeat No. 3 seed Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-3 in the Round of 32 at the ATX Open on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. Stearns, who had six aces with six double faults,

The first round has been hard for top seeds at the ATX Open tennis tournament. Already out are the Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7 seeds in the first round.

When Peyton Stearns spoke with the media after losing in the first round at the 2024 ATX Open, there was clear disappointment in the state of her game. Heading into the 2025 tournament, there was hope the former Longhorn would have a much better showing.

Australia's Kimberly Birrell delivered in two tiebreakers, beating defending champion Yuan Yue of China 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the ATX Open on Monday in Austin, Texas.