It was good for Sloane as she is coming back from injury and has also been falling down the rankings. So a good run at this tournament could see her back in the top fifteen.
The shock of the day was the qualifier Camilia Giorgi beat the defending champion Maria Sharapova in three sets.
It was a very close match but somehow Camilia was able to find that next gear win the third set and the match.
This would have been a tough loss for Maria as she had a lot of ranking points to defend.
Maria probably hoping that this loss is a minor set back and she can regain the points and her form in forthcoming tournaments.