Kim makes happy return, Williams hits exit

Third seed Venus Williams' return to Canada ended in a shock 1-6 7-5 6-4 second-round defeat by Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko at the Toronto Cup on Tuesday. Kim Clijsters' return, however, had a much happier ending as the hugely popular 2005 champion continued her comeback from a two-year absence with a business-like 6-3 6-4 first round victory over British qualifier Elena Baltacha. Williams, who has won 41 career titles but never won a match at the Canadian cup. In other first-round action, ninth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus eased past China's Peng Shuai 6-3 6-3 while 11th-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic needed three sets to beat Slovakian qualifier Magdalena Rybarikova 2-6 6-3 6-2. Italian 12th seed Flavia Pennetta advanced with a routine 6-3 6-3 win over Russian Maria Kirilenko while 16th seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia beat Italy's Sara Errani 6-4 6-2.