Krajicek wins Den Bosch opener, gets engaged
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Den Bosch, The Netherlands (SportsNetwork.com) - Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek won her opening match at the Topshelf Open on Monday, then got engaged after the match.
Following Krajicek's 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Slovakia's Jana Cepelova, she was surprised by boyfriend Martin Emmrich, a German on the ATP World Tour. He proposed on the court and Krajicek said yes.
"It was a huge surprise," said Krajicek. "We spoke about marriage a couple of times before, but I didn't expect it now. It's very special. I'm really happy and I feel so lucky that he did it like this. We met here one year ago and I think it's such a very special place to do it."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Other winners Monday included Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens, Spain's Garbine Muguruza and the Czech Republic's Klara Koukalova.
The sixth-seeded Flipkens, last year's runner-up, thumped Slovenia's Polana Hercog, 6-4, 6-0, while the seventh-seeded Muguruza eased past Dutch wild card Lesley Kerkhove, 6-4, 6-2. Koukalova, the eighth seed, outlasted Spain's Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-2.
American qualifier Coco Vandeweghe advanced with a three-set win over New Zealand's Marina Erakovic, while German qualifier Mona Barthel advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Russian Maria Kirilenko. Germany's Annika Beck knocked off Israeli qualifier Julia Glushko in straight sets and the Ukraine's Elina Svitolina dropped just three games in a pasting of Japan's Kurumi Nara.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The top four seeds are all set for play Tuesday.
Simona Halep, the defending champion and top seed, will take on qualifier Olga Govortsova of Belarus, while second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia will meet Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova. Third seed Eugenie Bouchard of Canada will square off against American Vania King and fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain will battle Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic.