Pennetta wins in Palermo

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:40

Second seed Patty Schnyder, who last won in Palermo 11 years ago, also looked impressive in a 6-4 6-0 first-round win over Russian teenager Anastasia Pivovarova.

The winning run of Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, who surprised Caroline Wozniacki to win the title in Bastad last week, ended in a 6-2 6-3 defeat to home favourite Tathiana Garbin.

There were also second round wins for seventh seed Aravane Rezai, who came from behind to beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-7 (2/7) 6-4 6-2, and Olga Govortsova, who surprised sixth seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-2.

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By Tim Farthing

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