Dementieva, Myskina win Porsche openers

FILDERSTADT, Germany, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Russian seeds Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina were opening-round winners Tuesday at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Fifth-seeded Dementieva defeated Czech Zuzana Ondraskova 6-2, 6-4 and eighth-seeded Myskina beat German favorite Stephanie Gehrlein 6-1, 6-4.

Seventh-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder reached the second round with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Serbian Ana Ivanovic.

Also, Italian Francesca Schiavone beat Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-3.

Wednesday, top-seeded and defending champion Lindsay Davenport will meet Schiavone in the second round and French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne will play Italian Flavia Pennetta.