SHANGHAI, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- No. 5 Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia, the only seed in action Tuesday, advanced to the second round of the Shanghai Open.
Dokic held a 7-6 (7-0), 4-4 lead when countrywoman Jelena Jankovic retired due to illness. The 20-year-old Dokic is seeking her third title of the year, but was upset in the first round at Bali last week.
Two other women retired due to leg cramps. Chinese wild card Tian-Tian Sun was leading Italian Tathiana Garbin, 7-5, 2-3 and American lucky loser Jill Craybas was ahead of Chinese wild card Jie Zheng, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 2-0.
German Anca Barna advanced with 6-0, 6-2 over Korean Yoon Jeong Cho, while Spain's Maria Sanchez Lorenzo beat Australian Nicole Pratt, 6-4, 6-3 and Japan's Akiko Morigami dispatched Slovakian qualifiern Martina Sucha, 6-2, 6-3.
