BASTAD, Sweden (AP) -Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced to the second round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday after defeating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-1, 6-3.
The ninth-ranked Wozniacki broke Arvidsson twice in the first set and once in the second. Wozniacki, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon last week, saved all three break points she faced on the clay surface.
Second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova defeated Sandra Roma of Sweden 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, while No. 3 Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 7-5.
Maria Kirilenko of Russia and 15-year-old Ellen Allgurin of Sweden also advanced with straight-set wins, while Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic won after Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine retired with a right wrist injury when trailing 6-3, 4-1.
However, fourth-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia was upset 6-1, 7-6 (1) by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain.
The Swedish Open returned to Bastad for the first time since 1990, when it moved to Stockholm. The men's tournament, held in Bastad since 1948, starts next week.
