Ivanovic and Lisiki win opener in Stuttgart

Ana and Sabine had a smooth kick start of the tournament defeating their opponent in straight sets.

It took only 62 minutes  for Ana Ivanovic to defeat home favorite Andrea Petkovic. The Serb blasted 6 aces in 9 service games to break Andrea 4 times and drop the service only once.  Ana will play Nadia Petrova in the second round. The Russian defeated Pfizenmaier 7-6 (2) 6-4.

The Germans lost Andrea Petkovic, but they “retained” Sabine Lisicki. The German player had an easy win against the Italian qualifier Nastassja Burnett 6-3 6-4. in 1 hour and 24minutes.

 

Sabine will play either Jelena Jankovic or Sam Stosur in the 2nd round

Petra Kvitova, CAroline Wozniacki and Julia Goerges will play their opener on Wednesday.

2013 WTA Stuttgart - Draw