Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Pavlyuchenkova beats Tatishvli at Monterrey Open

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -Third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Anna Tatishvli of Georgia 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Monterrey Open.

Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic played later Tuesday against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia.

The Monterrey Open - unlike tournament in Latin America in the last month - is being played on hard courts rather than the clay favored by most Latin Americans and Spaniards. The 32-player field has only two players from Spain and none from Latin America.

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