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Brussels - French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Brussels Open.
Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia also advanced, defeating Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2, 6-3.
On a good day for seeded players, No 7 Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania came from behind to beat Polona Hercog of Slovenia 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and eighth-seeded Peng Shuai of China also needed three sets to beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-0, 1-6, 6-3.
American lucky loser Irina Falconi also advanced to the second round, defeating Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-3. Fellow American Abigail Spears beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1, and Japan's Ayumi Morita beat Zheng Jie of China 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki plays on Wednesday.
Results from the WTA Brussels Open on Tuesday (x denotes seeding):
First Round
Peng Shuai (8), China, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-0, 1-6, 6-3.
Alexandra Dulgheru (7), Romania, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Irina Falconi, United States, def. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3.
Abigail Spears, United States, def. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa, 6-3, 6-1.
Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-2, 6-3.
Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 5-2, retired.
Ayumi Morita, Japan, def. Zheng Jie, China, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Francesca Schiavone (3), Italy, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-2, 7-5.
Yanina Wickmayer (6), Belgium, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
