Zvonareva Porsche Stalls at Filderstadt

Russian No. 6 seed Vera Zvonareva, the lone seed in action at the WTA stop in Filderstadt, was upset by unseeded countrywoman Elena Likhovtseva in the highlight at the German event Tuesday.

"I played well for both sets until I got 5-2 up and then I let her in the game," said Likhovtseva, who attempted to throw in the choke but eventually won 6-3, 7-5. "I know Vera's game quite well because we practice together and tried to vary my serve and try out different spins."
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Other unseeded winners were Slovak Daniela Hantuchova (d. (Q) Osterloh 6-1 in the third), veteran Mary Pierce (d. Suarez), Colombian qualifier Fabiola "The Fabulous One" Zuluaga (d. (WC) Weingartner 0-and-0), and French wildcard Nathalie Dechy (d. Maleeva in three).

On tap for Wednesday at the Porsche Grand Prix are Dementieva vs. Raymond, Bovina vs. Groenefeld, Petrova vs. Jankovic, Molik vs. Davenport, and Kostanic vs. Patty "Handshake" Schnyder.

"I think I have a good chance of reaching the top spot by the end of the year," Davenport said during the lead-up to her Wednesday debut.