Top seed Agnes Szavay made an early exit at Budapest, so did Lucie Safarova, one of the favorites at the Gaz de France Grand Prix.
Against world No. 123 Andreja Klepac from Slovenia, Szavay struggled and was beaten easily in straight sets, 62 63. Szavay, who had a fabulous year reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon and more, appeared not as confident on clay, falling in her opening match, recieving a first round bye.
No. 2 seed Alize Cornet had a better day, as she also played her first match of the tournament, and unlike Szavay, won it in straight sets . The French teen beat Magdalena Rybarikova 62 62. Ranked No. 20, Corent has played extremely well on clay, reaching the Rome and Acapulco finals, semifinals at Amelia Island and Charleston and third round at Roland Garros.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld made a great comeback as she played only her second match of 2008. She outplayed favorite No. 5 seed Lucie Safarova in the first match of the day, winning 61 64. Groenefeld, who hadn't played a Tour event in nearly a year, was pleased with her performance on Wednesday; ranked No.14 in the world in April 2006, Groenefeld will need to rely on her experience as she faces No.2 seed Cornet for a semifinal berth.
Also through to the quarterfinals is Croatian Karolina Sprem, who beat Tzipora Obziler, 62 61. Sprem, whose best prior result this year was a third-round finish at Amelia Island, could face No.3 seed Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals.
Against world No. 123 Andreja Klepac from Slovenia, Szavay struggled and was beaten easily in straight sets, 62 63. Szavay, who had a fabulous year reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon and more, appeared not as confident on clay, falling in her opening match, recieving a first round bye.
No. 2 seed Alize Cornet had a better day, as she also played her first match of the tournament, and unlike Szavay, won it in straight sets . The French teen beat Magdalena Rybarikova 62 62. Ranked No. 20, Corent has played extremely well on clay, reaching the Rome and Acapulco finals, semifinals at Amelia Island and Charleston and third round at Roland Garros.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld made a great comeback as she played only her second match of 2008. She outplayed favorite No. 5 seed Lucie Safarova in the first match of the day, winning 61 64. Groenefeld, who hadn't played a Tour event in nearly a year, was pleased with her performance on Wednesday; ranked No.14 in the world in April 2006, Groenefeld will need to rely on her experience as she faces No.2 seed Cornet for a semifinal berth.
Also through to the quarterfinals is Croatian Karolina Sprem, who beat Tzipora Obziler, 62 61. Sprem, whose best prior result this year was a third-round finish at Amelia Island, could face No.3 seed Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals.
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