Williams had lost the first set fighting to Francesca Schiavone, th
en didn't even start the second. The final score was 64.
en didn't even start the second. The final score was 64."I wanted to do well here, but I was really hindered and I didn't want it to get worse. I didn't want to risk my chances to play Roland Garros," a dejected Williams said. "It's something that has bothered me in the previous weeks. It's always hard to deal with things like this. I came here to compete and do my best. I planned on doing well. But you just live to fight another day, I guess."
No. 9 seed Caroline Wonziacki was the only seed playing in the first round along with Williams, and she won her match to Shahar Peer, 5-4, then Peer retired due to a right foot injury.
No. 3 seed Elena Dementieva was one of two seeds to be in the second round, and easily won her match to wildcard Lourdes Dominguez Lino, 63 62.
No. 8 seed Nadia Petrova won her second round match to qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 46 76(3) 76(5).
Monday, May 11, 2009
Singles - Second Round
(3) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (WC) Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 63 62
(8) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 46 76(3) 76
(5)Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 62 64
Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 16 62 76(4)
(Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 75 63
Singles - First Round
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (2) Serena Williams (USA) 64 ret. (knee injury)
(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Shahar Peer (ISR) 54 ret. (right foot injury)
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 62 64
Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 76(2)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 76(7) 61
(Q) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (WC) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 46 62 64
(Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 76(12) 57 61
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