Venus survives a valiant challenge from Lucie, Vika forces Morita to retire after kicking her in the leg, Agi dishes A-Bond some carbs, and in a shocking twist, Alize and Chakky won. Oh, and Flavia avoided the Italian tumble today as she was the only Italian not to lose, though she was pushed to three.
So goes Rome.
Singles - Second Round
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 62 46 62
(6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 60 ret. (left thigh strain)
Singles - First Round
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 63 62
(10) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 60 61
(12) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 67(2) 64 61
(13) Alize Cornet (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 63 75
(14) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 61 76(4)
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. (15) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 62 63
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Sara Errani (ITA) 61 36 64
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (WC) Karin Knapp (ITA) 62 63
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 60 67(8) 64
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (Q) Jill Craybas (USA) 16 63 62
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (WC) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 63 76(4)
(Q) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 63 63
Doubles - First Round
(5) Hantuchova/Sugiyama (SVK/JPN) d. Husarova/Wozniacki (SVK/DEN)
36 64 108
(7) Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) d. Koryttseva/Poutchek (UKR/BLR) 76(5) 75
