Tennis: Top seed Martic beats Van Uytvanck at Palermo Ladies Open

Top seed Petra Martic came through a potentially tricky first-round match against Alison Van Uytvanck at the Palermo Ladies Open on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Croatian, ranked 15 in the world, won comfortably 6-0, 6-3, as she continues her quest for a second career singles title.