Both seeds in action win debut matches on Day 1 in Rome

The first day of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy, only two seeds, No. 11 seed Marion Bartoli and No. 16 seed Kaia Kanepi, were in action, and they both succeeded in reaching the second round.

Bartoli defeated unseeded Shuai Peng in straight sets, with a score of 60 76(3).

Kanepi had harder time on court, but still won her match in straight sets, fighting off qualifier Vania King, 64 63.

Daniela Hantuchova won her debut match to Vera Dushevina with a score of 64 61.

Unseeded Amelie Mauresmo was ousted by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in straight sets, 46 76(4) 62.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Singles - First Round

(11) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 60 76(3)

(16) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (Q) Vania King (USA) 64 63

Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. (Q) Mariana Duque Marino (COL) 76(1) 63

Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 76(5) 64

Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. Li Na (CHN) 76(3) 46 63

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 64 61

Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (Q) Alberta Brianti (ITA) 63 64

María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) d. Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) 46 76(4) 62

Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (Q) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 76(5) 62

(Q) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 64 62

(Q) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 61 63