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Petrova advances in Korea
TOP-SEEDED Nadia Petrova easily advanced to the second round of the Korea Open in Seoul yesterday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jarmila Groth of Australia.
The Russian was broken in her first service game but recovered to win in just 63 minutes.
Play was suspended on Tuesday because of torrential rain, meaning 12 matches had to be completed yesterday. Petrova will next play Vania King of the United States, who beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-4, 7-5.
Second-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia overcame Australia's Anastasia Rodionova 7-6 (6), 6-1 while third-seeded Maria Kirilenko ousted Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-3, 6-1.
No. 4 Maria-Jose Martinez of Spain, No. 6 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan and No. 8 Agnes Szavay of Hungary also advanced.
In Uzbekistan, top-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania rallied to beat Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open.
Second-seeded Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan also advanced, beating American veteran Jill Craybas 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland advanced to her second quarterfinal this season, beating eighth-seeded Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the first upset of the tournament.
Third-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia had to retire with flu when trailing 7-6 (4), 3-2 against compatriot Evgeniya Rodina.
The Russian was broken in her first service game but recovered to win in just 63 minutes.
Play was suspended on Tuesday because of torrential rain, meaning 12 matches had to be completed yesterday. Petrova will next play Vania King of the United States, who beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-4, 7-5.
Second-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia overcame Australia's Anastasia Rodionova 7-6 (6), 6-1 while third-seeded Maria Kirilenko ousted Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-3, 6-1.
No. 4 Maria-Jose Martinez of Spain, No. 6 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan and No. 8 Agnes Szavay of Hungary also advanced.
In Uzbekistan, top-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania rallied to beat Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open.
Second-seeded Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan also advanced, beating American veteran Jill Craybas 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland advanced to her second quarterfinal this season, beating eighth-seeded Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the first upset of the tournament.
Third-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia had to retire with flu when trailing 7-6 (4), 3-2 against compatriot Evgeniya Rodina.
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