Bartoli downs Rodionova, McHale upsets Kuznetsova

Sports

Bartoli downs Rodionova, McHale upsets Kuznetsova

Close

Marion Bartoli beat Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the New Haven Open.

23 August,2011 11:09 am

Fourth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France beat Australias Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the New Haven Open on Monday.After cruising 6-1 in the first set, Bartoli struggled in the second before breaking Rodionova to secure her first-round win.Nineteen-year-old American Christina McHale upset sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 7-5, 6-3.In other matches, 20-year-old Polona Hercog of Slovenia upset Nadia Petrova of Russia 7-5, 7-5, fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland downed Russias Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-2 amd No. 8 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova needed three sets to advance past fellow Russian Vera Dushevina 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.