Women's Tennis (WTA)

Zvonareva rolls in Pattaya opener

Vera Zvonareva zipped past Ksenia Pervak 6-3, 6-2.
Pattaya City, Thailand (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and defending champion Vera Zvonareva highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $220,000 Pattaya Open tennis event.

The Russian Zvonareva zipped past fellow countrywoman Ksenia Pervak 6-3, 6-2 on the hardcourts at Dusit Thani Hotel.

Zvonareva, who defeated India's Sania Mirza in last in last year's finale here, will meet Italian Alberta Brianti in the round of 16.

In other Day-2 action involving seeds, No. 4 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan leveled Japan's Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-4 and No. 8 German Julia Goerges grounded Greek qualifier Anna Gerasimou 6-4, 6-4.  continue>>

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