Henin Advances, Seeds Go 2-for-2 on Day One at Charleston

Former No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne continued her steady progress after a return from injury last month, on Monday ousting No. 10 seed Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the WTA stop in Chalreston.

"It was good when I was up 2-1, then 4-1 in the first set, but I lost my concentration and wasn't as aggressive," said the unseeded Henin-Hardenne. "She was playing better and learned where I was going to be."

Another seeded upset was orchestrated by Czech Klara Koukalova, who shocked No. 9 Elena Likhovtseva in straight sets.

Seeded winners on the day were No. 11 Ai Sugiyama (d. (Q) Fedak in three), and (16) Fabiola Zuluaga (d. (Q) Beltrame).

Two qualifiers also advanced into the second round in Canadian Marie-Eve Pelletier (d. (WC) Craybas from a set down) and Ukrainian teen Viktoriya Kutuzova (d. (Q) Brandi from a set down).

Other unseeded winners were Czechs Denisa Chladkova (d. Camerin in three), Nicole Vaidisova (d. (Q) Peer from a set down) and Iveta Benesova (d. (Q) Voskoboeva from a set down), China's Shuai Peng (d. Irvin), Japan's Akiko Morigami (d. Garbin), Russian Alina Jidkova (d. Randriantefy in three), Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives (d. Sucha in three), and Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld (d. (WC) Gullickson).

On tap for Tuesday on the dirt are Amy "Joltin' Joe" Frazier vs. Tatiana "Hot Pants" Golovin, Pierce vs. Washington, Strycova vs. Martinez, Daniilidou vs. Shaughnessy, Jidkova vs. Dementieva, Morigami vs. Petrova, Razzano vs. Raymond, Farina Elia vs. Kostanic, Benesova vs. Vera "The Crying Game" Zvonareva, Asagoe vs. Lee-Waters, Stosur vs. Ruano Pascual, Marrero vs. Anabel "Funky Cold" Medina Garrigues, and Pratt vs. Srebotnik.