Highlights from Monday's WTA action in The Magic Box. Heh.
Nice three set wins for Nads and Chakky. But what's this about Flavs having to retire in doubles due to a right thigh strain? I don't like it. I don't like it one bit.
But in other heartmelty news, Nads and Bethanie have reunited. Their love will not be denied, Puritans!
Singles - Second Round
(8) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 46 76(3) 76(5)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 62 64
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 16 62 76(4)
(Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 75 63
Singles - First Round
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (2) Serena Williams (USA) 64 ret. (knee injury)
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) 54 ret. (right foot injury)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 62 64
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 76(2)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 76(7) 61
(Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (WC) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 46 62 64
(Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 76(12) 57 61
Doubles - First Round
(5) Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez (ESP/ESP) d. Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 76(5) 62
Hsieh/Husarova (TPE/SVK) d. (6) Kirilenko/Pennetta (RUS/ITA) 43 ret. (Pennetta: right thigh strain)
(7) Hantuchova/Sugiyama (SVK/JPN) d. Dechy/Santangelo (FRA/ITA) 64 63
Azarenka/Vesnina (BLR/RUS) d. (8) Groenefeld/Schnyder (GER/SUI) 62 76(3)
Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) d. Amanmuradova/Tanasugarn (UZB/THA) 36 61 106
Mattek-Sands/Petrova (USA/RUS) d. Kleybanova/Peng (RUS/CHN) 64 61
Kudryavtseva/Makarova (RUS/RUS) d. Cirstea/Uhlirova (ROU/CZE) 26 76(2) 103
King/Niculescu (USA/ROU) d. Dushevina/Voskoboeva (RUS/KAZ) 63 75
