Monday, September 08, 2008

Six local player ousted; Domachowska, Groenefeld advance in Bali

After the US Open ended last week, the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic kicked off on Monday (badly), with six local players (three wildcards and three unseeded players) being ousted on the first day in Bali, Indonesia.

The first local to fall was 22-year-old Sandy Gumulya, to top seed Francesca Schiavone in straight sets, 62 60. Schiavone was the runner-up her in 2005, and she is probably the favorite.

Peng Shuai of China eased past Japanese Ayumi Morita, 62 61.

Marta Domachowska also had similar results in her first round match, defeating Lavinia Tananta, 62 63.

Chinese player Yuan Meng was pushed to the limits by Yaroslava Shvedova, but eventually passed the test in three sets, 57 62 75.

Anna-Lena Groenefeld was featured in a match that lasted nearly two hours, battling against Tamira Paszek and winning 64 75.

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