Ivanovic ousted in three sets on Tuesday

Ana Ivanovic was the first big seed to be ousted in her debut match, as the Serbian went to three sets against Kateryna Bondarenko and failed to win, while No. 1 seed Dinara Safina nearly suffered the same fate as Ivanovic, winning a tough three setter against a wildcard on Day 2.

Ivanovic was in her worst form, and despite winning the first set and having a match point in the third set in the tiebreak at 6-5 on serve, Bondarenko was strong enough to win, demolishing the former French Open champion with a score of 26 63 76(6).

Safina was in the same position but had a better chance of winning against wildcard Olivia Rogowska of Australia. The Russian was able to go through after a 67(5) 62 64 win.

No. 29 seed Maria Sharapova kicked off the night session on Tuesday, and easily breezed past Tsvetana Pironkova with a score of 63 60.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Singles - First Round

(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (WC) Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 67(5) 62 64

(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (Q) Camille Pin (FRA) 61 62

(5) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 63

(6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs. Julia Goerges (GER) 63 62

(9) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 64 60

Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (11) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 26 63 76(7)

(13) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 63 63

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (16) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 64 63

(19) Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) 46 63 76(6)

(21) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 63 62

(23) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Aravane Rezai (FRA) 76(4) 67(4) 61

(24) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 61 63

Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (27) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 67(4) 63 62

(29) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 63 60

(30) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 36 63 62

Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (32) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 62 62

Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 26 63 62

Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (Q) Monique Adamczak (AUS) 46 64 75

Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 57 64

Sara Errani (ITA) d. Arantxa Rus (NED) 60 63

Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Jarmila Groth (AUS) 62 63

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Masa Zec Peskiric (SLO) 63 63

Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. (WC) Mallory Cecil (USA) 60 61

Julie Coin (FRA) d. (Q) Eva Hrdinova (CZE) 63 63

Kristina Barrois (GER) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) 64 64

Melanie Oudin (USA) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 62

Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)

Stéphanie Dubois (CAN) d. (WC) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 60 64

(Q) Shenay Perry (USA) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 64 62

(Q) Petra Martic (CRO) d. Severine Brémond Beltrame (FRA) 64 62

(Q) Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 60 46 61

(WC) Christina McHale (USA) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 63 61