The 1st round is still underway at the final Premier Mandatory tournament of the WTA calender and quite a few seeds stumbled at the 1st hurdle
(Rank/Seed)
5/4 Kvitova improved from her early Tokyo exit, beating Hantuchova 62 63
7/6 Errani damaged her chances of qualifying for the WTA Championships when she was forced to retire against qualifier and compatriot Giorgi. She was leading 5-4 when she called it a day with a left thigh injury
8/7 Li put behind the horrors of last years 1st round exit to defeat Schiavone 62 63
10/9 Bartoli beat in form Jovanovski 63 63
12/11 Ivanovic didn't face break point in beating McHale 63 62
13/12 Cibulkova was forced to retire down 46 14 with a hip injury
Makarova upset (14/13) Kirilenko 63 63, though she has been nursing a back injury since Seoul
Qualifier Dominguez Lino pulled off a big surprise against in form (16/15) Vinci 67(4) 76(4) 62
Last year's semi finalist Niculescu revived her recent lack of form to thrash (17/16) Safarova 62 60!
(20/-) Lepchenko debuted in her 1st tournament as a top 20 player with a win over Pironkova 75 64
* Just a mention of Laura Robson's qualification and subsequent 64 64 win over Date Krumm
