Local hero CiCI Bellis has made a proper start into her 2017 Bank of the West Classic campaign, winning her round one match against Alize from France in straight sets.
The 18 year-old American who recently cracked the Top 50 after turning pro less than a year ago is truly the hometown hero in Stanford, living in the neighboring town of Atherton, just a few minutes drive from the tournament site.
The tournament will kick into higher gear on Wednesday as Maria Sharapova is due to play her second round match against Lesia Tsurenko, followed by the first match of top seed Garbine Muguruza in the evening.