Sherif, World number 54, needed only 63 minutes to dispatch her opponent, who is ranked 95th. 

In the next round, the 27-year-old will face on Wednesday Anastasia Potapova of Russia, who is ranked 25th in the world and advanced to the second round with a 2-0 (6-1, 6-2) victory over Taylor Townsend on Sunday.

Earlier this month, Sherif made a strong showing at the Madrid Open, where she reached the quarterfinals after impressive wins over No. 30 Camila Giorgi and No. 5 Caroline Garcia before falling to world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka.

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