Mathilde Johansson News

Fourth seed Julia Goerges went by way of the upset, while sixth seed Kaia Kanepi of Estonia returned to the WTA a winner Tuesday at the inaugural Katowice Open.

Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic was tested in a first-round affair, while second seed Alize Cornet was unable to get past the second round at the Copa Claro Colsanitas tennis event.

The Frenchwoman defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-2 7-6 in one of four opening round fixtures.

Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic started her first-round match on Tuesday and finally lost it on Thursday at the rain-plagued Pattaya Open.

Third seeded Su-Wei Hsieh tumbled out of the Pattaya Open 6-2, 6-2 to unfancied New Zealander Marina Erakovic on Monday as the women's tour resumed normal business after the Australian Open.