WTA-Palermo International Results

Results Tuesday from the Palermo International, a €93,576 (US$147,000) WTA event on clay at the Country Time Club (seedings in parentheses): First Round Rossana de los Rios, Paraguay, def. Aravane Rezai (3), France, 6-4, 6-1. Margalita Chaknashvili, Georgia, def. Yanina Wickmayer (6), Belgium, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, def. Katie O'Brien, Britain, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0. Xinyun Han, China, def. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 6-4, 6-0. Mariya Koryttseva (7), Ukraine, def. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Olivia Sanchez, France, def. Ekaterina Bychkova, Russia, 7-6 (1), 4-0, retired. Corinna Dentoni, Italy, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, def. Emilie Loit, France, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0,... [read full story]