Petrova cruises through; seeds go 3-3

The seeds in Quebec City had a muddled up day on Day 2, as there were three seeds who fell, and three seeds who cruised. Nadia Petrova, seeded first, was among the winners.

The three seeded winners were Petrova, who won her match in easy straight sets, to Maria Mokh, 61 62; No. 7 seed Olgo Govortsova, who defeated Vania King, 61 26 64; and No. 5 seed Aleksandra Wozniak, the home favorite, who crushed Edina Gallovits, 63 64.

The seeded losers of the day were No. 4 seed Tamarine Tanasugarn, who failed to beat Severine Bremond, 62 76(4); No. 8 seed Sofia Arvidsson, who was crushed by Galina Voskoboeva, 63 62; and No. 9 seed Sabine Lisicki, who lost to Melinda Czink in three tough sets, 62 57 63.

Other winner on Tuesday were Nathalie Dechy, who dispatched Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 63 61; qualifier Varvara Lepchenko, who beat Rossana de los Ríos, 61 63; another qualifier, Carly Gullickson, who rallied from 3-0 down in the first set to beat Ioana Raluca Olaru, 76(6) 61; and lucky loser Angela Haynes, who beat out Canada's Stéphanie Dubois in the last match of the day, 63 46 62.


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Singles - First Round
(1) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Maria Mokh (RUS) 61 62
Severine Brémond (FRA) d. (4) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 62 76(4)
(5) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. Edina Gallovits (ROU) 64 63
(7) Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Vania King (USA) 61 26 64
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d. (8) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 62
Melinda Czink (HUN) d. (9) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 62 57 63
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 63 61
(Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Rossana de los Ríos (PAR) 61 63
(Q) Carly Gullickson (USA) d. Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 76(6) 61
(LL) Angela Haynes (USA) d. Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) 63 46 62