Tournament fourth seed Italian Francesca Schiavone has cruised into the second round of the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland beating France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-2 6-3.
Israel's Shahar Peer easily beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 7-5 6-3 to move into the second round.
While Spain's Carla Suarez broke twice in her match with Romania's Edina Gallovits taking the clash 6-4 7-5.
