Alize Cornet

The first three main draw matches at the Generali Ladies Linz took the courts on Monday, with no surprises as one Top 20 player and a pair of Top 30 players moved safely through to the second round.
 

Alize Cornet of France defeated Zheng Jie of China 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies.
 
The eighth-seeded Cornet broke Zheng three times in each set and saved seven break points on her own serve.
 
In other first-round play, Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia had six aces while defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 6-1, 7-5.
 

Russia's Maria Kirilenko upset eighth-seeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-2 on the opening day of the Zurich Open here Monday, as former world number one Amelie Mauresmo crashed out.
 
There was little to separate Kirilenko and Hantuchova in the first set of a match that rarely rose above the ordinary, as many of the games were closely fought and play went to deuce 16 times.
 
After breaks in the first two games, Hantuchova fought off five more break points until, with the Slovak leading 5-4, both players called for a medical time-out.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo survived a brave challenge from fellow Frenchwoman Alize Cornet before prevailing 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the first round of WTA Moscow.
 
Mauresmo, who has dropped outside the top 20 this season after being plagued by injuries and poor form, was trailing 4-3 in the final set but won the last three games to secure her first win since reaching the fourth round of the US Open.
 

Jelena Jankovic will be back on top of the world in Moscow, the perfect occasion for her to prove that she deserves the number one ranking.
 
Each week 'In or Out' offers tips on players who could be worth picking with your two weekly transfers, hopefully giving you an edge over your rivals. This week's tournament is the indoor hardcourt Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
 
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Qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko rallied to upset 15th-ranked Flavia Pennetta 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the Porsche Grand Prix.
 
The Ukrainian next plays either Venus Williams or Anna-Lena Groenefeld, who played later Tuesday.
 
Another qualifier also advanced when Tsvetana Pironkova beat teenager Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-1. The Bulgarian next plays third-seeded Dinara Safina, who had a bye into the second round, along with the other top three players in the tournament - Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva.
 

French hopes of a first-up Hopman Cup tennis triumph have been given a massive boost following confirmation that Alize Cornet will team up with Gilles Simon to represent the country.
 
Cornet, ranked No. 18 in the world, burst onto the scene at the Italian Open earlier this year when she beat Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvatadze en route to the final.
 
Simon is ranked No. 17 in the world and has won three ATP tournaments this year.
 

Russia's Elena Dementieva secured a spot in the season-ending WTA Championships with a 6-0 6-3 win over France's Alize Cornet at the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.

The Olympic champion required just 69 minutes to win her opening match and book her place in the quarter-finals of the $1.34 million Tokyo tournament.
 

The third seed, ranked fourth in the world, has won twice on the WTA Tour this year, including victory at last month's Beijing Olympics, going one better than her silver in 2000.
 

Sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska posted a decisive 6-1 6-4 victory over wild card Aiko Nakamura of Japan in their first-round match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.
 
A native of Poland, Radwanska was too much for Nakamura, claiming the win during their first career meeting.
 
The 19-year-old, who was beaten by Venus Williams in the fourth round of the US Open, is eyeing her fourth title this season and first since winning at Eastbourne in June.
 

The Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo offers a particularly strong field and an especially gruelling task for Fantasy owners. We hope to offer some guidance with our weekly picks.
 
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