Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki get to the second round in Cincinnati
Ivanovic
There was some struggle for the Serbian beauty that defeats her good friend Sorana Cirstea 6-1 7-5. After winning the first set with no problems thanks to a early 4-0 lead, Ana had to face a completely different situation in the second set when she was 1-4 down. Then the world no.11 found aain her tennis to win the match in straight sets. Match Stats.
Wozniacki
Caroline had quite a smooth match against world no. 56 Magdalena Rybarikova to win 6-2 6-3 (match stats). Caroline will face Shuai Zhang for the first time in her career in the next round.
Townsends
American qualifier (and possible “new sensation”) Taylor Townsends had a great win against Koukalova (6-3 4-6 7-5) to play Flavia Pennetta in the second round.
Cibulkova
The Australian Open runner-up crashes out in the opener against Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-3.
