3 of 8 seeds succeed; Erakovic ousted

Only three out of eight seeds triumphed at the ASB Classic in Auckland, NZ on Wednesday while the other five seeds all fell in straight sets to qualifiers and not seeded players.

No. 1 seed Elena Dementieva was in the group of winning seeds, after she beat home player Marina Erakovic in straight sets, 62 63.

No. 2 seed Caroline Wozniacki also kicked her opponent, veteran Jill Craybas, out of the draw in straight sets, 64 75, along with No. 5 seed Shahar Peer, who defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in three sets, 63 46 62.

The No. 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 seeds lost easily in straight sets.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Singles - Second Round

(1) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 62 63

(2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 64 75

Edina Gallovits (ROU) d. (3) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 63 63

(Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (4) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 75 62

(5) Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 63 46 62

Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. (6) Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 64 63

Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (7) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 63

Anne Keothavong (GBR) d. (8) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 62 64