Ivanovic to face Yakimova

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:22

The other qualifiers to make it into round two are Czech Petra Cetkovska, who will play third seed Elena Demetieva, and Kristina Barrois of Germany, while Indian wildcard Sania Mirza also made it through with victory over Mariya Koryttseva.

Two-time tournament winner Daniela Hantuchova faces Belgian Yanina Wickmayer while second seed Jelena Jankovic, the highest-ranked player in the bottom half of the draw, lies in wait for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.

Vera Dushevina, Roberta Vinci, Samantha Stosur, Edina Gallovits, Nuria Llagostera Vives, Tamira Paszek and and Karin Knapp also won.

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