Russian
Vera Zvonareva posted the lone upset Tuesday at the WTA stop in Linz, ousting No. 8 seed
Francesca Schiavone 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
No. 7
Anna Chakvetadze was the lone seeded winner, beating
Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-2.
Other winners into the second round were qualifier
Agnieszka Radwanska (d. Groenefeld),
Mary Pierce (d. Sugiyama),
Nathalie Dechy (d. Paszek from a set down), and
Mara Santangelo (d. A.Bondarenko in three).