Azarenka suffers early exit; Jankovic easily advances on Day 3 in Stuttgart

The first big upset at the Porsche Grand Prix took place on Wednesday, as No. 4 seed Victoria Azarenka was ousted by Gisela Dulko in straight sets, which was the only match that kicked off the second round.

Dulko had to play a tough game to beat the Belarussian, as she won the match with a score of 64 63.

No. 3 seed Jelena Jankovic was the highest seed in action on Day 3 in Stuttgart, and she won her match easily to Dominika Cibulkova, 61 61.

No. 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova came back from losing the second set to qualifier Andrea Petkovic to win with a score of 64 57 61.

No. 6 seed Nadia Petrova also took it to a three-setter, against Jie Zheng, and eventually won, 64 57 64.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Singles - Second Round

Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (4) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 64 63

Singles - First Round

(3) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 61 61

(5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. (Q) Andrea Petkovic (GER) 64 57 61

(6) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 64 57 64

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 62 60

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Alizй Cornet (FRA) 63 61

(WC) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 64 63