Bartoli advances in Rome tennis

ROME, May 3 (UPI) -- Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli was among opening-round winners Sunday in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis tournament in Rome.

Bartoli eliminated China's Peng Shuai 6-0, 7-6 (7-3).

Kaia Kanepi also moved to the next round, turning back American Vania King 6-4, 6-3.

Slovak Daniela Hantuchova rolled over Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-4, 6-1, and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain ousted Anne Keothavong of Britain 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Other first-round winners included Sybille Bammer, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Yaroslava Shvedova, Patty Schnyder, Ayumi Morita, Lucie Safarova and Francesca Schiavone.