0
ANTWERP (Belgium), Feb 13: Anna Kournikova booked a second round clash with Venus Williams at the $585,000 Antwerp Open on Tuesday, brushing aside Germany’s Marlene Weingartner 6-2 6-1 in convincing fashion.
Results (first round):
7-Anne Kremer (Luxembourg) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-4 6-1; Anna Kournikowa (Russia) beat Marlene Weingartner (Germany) 6-2 6-1; Silvia Farina Elia (Italy) beat Marta Marrero (Spain) 6-1 6-2; Meilen Tu (U.S.) beat Jelena Bovina (Russia) 6-4 3-6 7-5; Els Callens (Belgium) beat Anca Barna (Leimen) 7-5 7-6 (12-10); Eva Dyrberg (Denmark) beat Joannette Kruger (South Africa) 3-6 6-1 6-3
First round: Arnaud Clement (France) beat Jeff Tarango (U.S.) 6-4 6-3; Nicolas Escude (France) beat Nicolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-2 6-3; Julien Boutter (France) beat Jan Vacek (Czech Republic) 7-6 (7-1) 1-6 6-1; Andrei Stoliarov (Russia) beat Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-5); Marc Rosset (Switzerland) beat Thierry Ascione (France) 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-1); Gregory Carraz (France) beat Renzo Furlan (Italy) 6-3 6-3; Fabrice Santoro (France) beat Sargis Sargsian (Armenia) 6-1 3-6 7-6 (13-11)
First round: Olivier Rochus (Belgium) beat 6-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 2-6 6-3 6-1; 1-Jiri Novak (Czech Republic) beat Stefano Galvani (Italy) 6-2 7-5; Vladimir Voltchkov (Belarus) beat Alex Calatrava (Spain) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2); 2-Rainer Schuettler (Germany) beat George Bastl (Switzerland) 7-6 (7-1) 6-3; Ivo Heuberger (Switzerland) beat Michael Kohlmann (Germany) 6-2 6-4; Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Martin Lee (Britain) 7-5 6-3; Irakli Labadze (Georgia) beat Denis Gremelmayr (Germany) 6-3 6-3
First round: Alicia Molik (Aus) bt Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spa x3) 6-4, 6-3; Tamarine Tanasugarn (Tha x 4) bt Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Swi) 7-5, 7-6 (7/4); Tatiana Garbin (Ita) bt Roberta Vinci (Ita) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Kristie Boogert (Ned) bt Adriana Gersi (Cze) 6-2, 6-2; Eleni Danilidou (Gre) bt Rita Grande (Ita x 6) 6-2, 6-4; Rachel McQuillan (Aus) bt Lenka Nemeckova (Cze) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0; Bahia Mouhtassine (Mar) bt Jana Kandarr (Ger) 6-3, 6-4; Maria Vento-Kabchi (Ven) bt Barbara Rittner (Ger) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/6); Nicole Pratt (Aus x 8) bt Asa Svennson (Swe) 7-6 (7/6), 6-2.—Reuters/AFP
