Williams keeps up winning form in Acapulco
Date published :
24 Feb 2010 - 06:38:00
Defending champion Venus Williams continued her good form with a 6-2 6-3 win over Mathilde Johansson in the opening round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco.
The top seed is fresh from her hard-court title at Dubai last weekend and had few problems with her Swedish opponent on the clay in Mexico.
"It was a really good first match," Williams said. "I was just trying to get my rhythm on the clay and make the transition."
Third seed Gisela Dulko overcame a mid-match slump to defeat Lucie Hradecka 6-1 2-6 6-2 while fifth seed Carla Suarez Navarro did not drop a game in coasting past Hungary's Greta Arn 6-0 6-0.
Roberta Vinci, the seventh seed, made it a good day for the seeded players as she rallied from a set down to beat Arantxa Parra Santonja 2-6 6-3 6-4.
Qualifiers Laura Pous Tio and Catalina Castano both progressed after they recorded surprise wins of Patricia Mayr and Klara Zakopalova respectively.
Elsewhere, there were first-round victories for Kaia Kanepi, Mariya Koryttseva and Edina Gallovits.
