Top-seeded Farina Elia upset in Slovenia

PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The inaugural Slovenia Open lost its top seed Tuesday when German Vanessa Henke upset Silvia Farina Elia 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.

In another upset, Estonian Maret Ani defeated fifth-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1.

Three seeds avoided Day-2 upsets, as No. 2 Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Bulgarian Tszvetana Pironkova 6-1, 6-1, No. 3 Czech Kveta Peschke beat Slovakian Martina Sucha 7-5, 6-0 and No. 7 Czech Iveta Benesova beat Croat Ana Vrljic 6-2, 7-5.