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Bartoli advances in Stanford title defense
PALO ALTO, Calif., France's Marion Bartoli got off to another good start in Palo Alto Tuesday, topping Ashley Harkleroad in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic.
The fourth-seeded Bartoli cruised past her American opponent 6-1, 6-4 on the Stanford University hard court and advanced to the second round of the tournament she won last year in a stunner over Venus Williams . Bartoli finished second in the tournament in 2008.
Bartoli won the first set easily and rallied to win the second after being down a break early in the set.
The No. 6 seed, Shahar Peer of Israel, battled her way past Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus ousted Japan's Ayumi Morita 6-0, 6-2 in a match that was over in just 53 minutes.
PALO ALTO, Calif., France's Marion Bartoli got off to another good start in Palo Alto Tuesday, topping Ashley Harkleroad in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic.
The fourth-seeded Bartoli cruised past her American opponent 6-1, 6-4 on the Stanford University hard court and advanced to the second round of the tournament she won last year in a stunner over Venus Williams . Bartoli finished second in the tournament in 2008.
Bartoli won the first set easily and rallied to win the second after being down a break early in the set.
The No. 6 seed, Shahar Peer of Israel, battled her way past Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus ousted Japan's Ayumi Morita 6-0, 6-2 in a match that was over in just 53 minutes.