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New Swedish Open champion Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain ousted third-seeded Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Palermo Open on Tuesday.
Martinez Sanchez beat three seeds en route to her second title
of the year at Bastad on Saturday, and came into Palermo unseeded
again.
Cornet, meanwhile, has struggled. It was her third loss in four
matches since the French Open.
Home favourite and top seed Flavia Pennetta began her 10th bid to
win Palermo, easing into the second round with a 6-2, 6-3 win over
Arantxa Parra Santonja from Spain.
Pennetta reached the final in 2004 and lost last year in the
semifinals to compatriot Sara Errani, who won the tournament.
Errani, seeded fifth, began her title defense by defeating
Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva 6-4, 6-4.
Sixth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia beat Jill Craybas of
the United States 6-3, 6-1, but No. 8 Gisela Dulko of Argentina, a
semifinalist in Bastad, was knocked out by Anna-Lena Groenefeld of
Argentina 6-4, 6-1.
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