Ivanovic finally makes nice start to week; Chakvetadze ousted

Ana Ivanovic finally made a good start to her week, and she hopes she can keep it that way, for she will battle even higher ranked players later on in Beijing.

The Serb, seeded 2nd, won her first match to Alize Cornet in tough, but straight sets, 61 76(1). Ivanovic suffered early loses after her French Open win, and also had a thumb injury which held her back, but she seems to be back on track after the win.

No. 4 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova breezed past compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva in straight sets, 62 63; No. 5 seed Vera Zvonareva had a tough time against Francesca Schiavone, but won 76(5) 62; while Anna Chakvetadze continued her disappointing season with a loss against Dominika Cibulkova, 63 62.