The results, for the most part, were kept to form on both sides.
For the ladies, Vera, Vika, and Mono withdrew/retired due to illness (Vera/Vika) and injury (Mono). I don't know what Mono was thinking. She already complained of running out of gas in Brisbane, but then she turns around and tries to play this tourney anyway and now she's injured. Vika's withdrawal was expected given her run in Brisbane, but too bad for Bepa. How many times do I have to tell you? Do NOT eat the shrimp cocktail at the player's party. That shit's been sitting out.
Dina, Lena, Cone, and Boots kept their strong starts going, while Domi barely put up a fight, falling listlessly to Boots. And of course, every tournament director's nightmare came true: MaKiri lost in the first round.
(2) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 62 61
(3) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 75 61
Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (7) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 62 64
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 61 62
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (Q) Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 63 60
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. (LL) Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 61 36 63
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (Q) Angelique Kerber (GER) 61 75
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. (LL) Jill Craybas (USA) 62 63
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 62 62
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 61 62
(Q) Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. (WC) Emelyn Starr (AUS) 60 61
(Q) Melanie South (GBR) d. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 11 ret. (left calf strain)
(WC) Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) d. (LL) Karin Knapp (ITA) 64 62
As for the boys, FeLo ran into a very hot (playing wise) Jarkko. He almost beat Tsonga last week in that epic three setter.
[5] I Andreev (RUS) d [Q] F Dancevic (CAN) 76(2) 63
[7] T Robredo (ESP) d J Melzer (AUT) 63 64
J Nieminen (FIN) d F Lopez (ESP) 62 76(9)
M Ancic (CRO) d [Q] X Malisse (BEL) 64 67(5) 63
M Llodra (FRA) d [Q] D Gremelmayr (GER) 60 62
S Bolelli (ITA) d [LL] P Starace (ITA) 76(1) 64
