Two-time champion Ana Ivanovic made a flying start to the Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets 6-0,6-2 in her first round robin match. Ana has won the event twice and is unbeaten at the tournament of champions. She will face Elena Vesnina in her second round robin encounter. 3rd seed Maria Kirilenko was trailing 0-5 in the opening set against Alize Cornet and forced to retire due to a knee injury. Later Kirilenko withdrew from the tournament and Elina Svitolina has replaced the Russian. Tournament's top seed Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3,6-3.
The
No.3-seeded Kirilenko was trailing the No.7-seeded Cornet in the first
set, 5-0, when she was forced to stop play due to a left knee injury -
afterwards she announced she is out of the tournament. - See more at:
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3516064/title/cornet-advances-kirilenko-withdraws#sthash.cohSFV8N.dpuf
The
No.3-seeded Kirilenko was trailing the No.7-seeded Cornet in the first
set, 5-0, when she was forced to stop play due to a left knee injury -
afterwards she announced she is out of the tournament. - See more at:
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3516064/title/cornet-advances-kirilenko-withdraws#sthash.cohSFV8N.dpuf
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