Schnyder, Safina win Antwerp openers

ANTWERP, Belgium, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Swiss Patty Schnyder and sixth-seeded Russian Dinara Safina were among Monday's first-round winners at the Proximus Diamond Games.

Schnyder defeated Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 6-1, and Safina beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-1.

In other Monday play, seventh-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze beat Greek Eleni Daniilidou 6-4, 6-2 and Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek defeated German Martina Muller 6-3, 6-2.

This week's top seeds are Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo, Belgian favorite Kim Clijsters and last week's Paris winner Nadia Petrova, all with first-round byes.