Michaella Krajicek was the beneficiary of misfortune Tuesday at the WTA stop in Hasselt, advancing into the second round after No. 7-seeded Russian
Anna Chakvetadze was forced to retire trailing 1-6, 1-3 with a right wrist strain.
Seeds safely into the second round Tuesday were (2)
Nathalie Dechy (d. Yakimova), (3)
Francesca Schiavone (d. (Q) Kanepi), and (4)
Dinara Safina (d. Foretz).
Unseeded winners were Aussie Sam Stosur (d. Llagostera Vives, bagel in the second), American
Jill Craybas (d. Sucha), and Czech
Lucie Safarova (d. Salerni).
Wednesday in Hasselt will feature Santangelo vs. Srebotnik, Callens vs. Schruff, Minella vs. Vinci, Sprem vs. Savchuk, Clijsters vs. Bychkova, Camerin vs. Schiavone, and Loit vs. Tu.
