Two seeds able to pass first round tests; Bondarenko's go 1-1 on Day 2

On Day 2 of the Generali Ladies Linz, the seeds struggled but managed to pass their tests, but one of the Bondarenko's didn't succeed, while the other had the opposite result.

Nadia Petrova, seeded fifth and champion her in 2005, had a tough start to her week, as she won in three sets to Kateryna Bondarenko, 36 63 61.
No. 6 seed Marion Bartoli had better results, as the Frenchwoman won her first round match to Ai Sugiyama of Japan, 64 26 76(8), on her seventh match point.

In other match results, Maria Kirilenko defeated qualifier Olga Savchuk, 62 75; Alona Bondarenko, the succeeder of the Bondarenko's on Tuesday, reserved a spot in the second round after her win to Ekaterina Makarova, 63 63; and Nuria Llagostera Vives also made a nice debut, winning her first round match to Samantha Stosur, 26 64 62.

The final match of the day saw Yvonne Meusburger fall to No. 8 seed Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets, 64 62.


Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Singles - First Round
(5) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 36 63 61
(6) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 64 26 76
(8)Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (WC) Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 64 62
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (Q) Olga Savchuk (UKR) 62 75
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. (Q) Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 63
(Q) Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 26 64 62