CINCINNATI, July 16 (UPI) -- Third seed Sania Mirza and seventh seed Akiko Morigami grabbed first-round victories Monday at the women's Western & Southern Financial Open.
Mirza of India defeated American Abigail Spears 6-4, 6-3, and
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Japan's Morigami beat Camille Pin of France 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-2) in a match that lasted almost three hours.
In unseeded play, American Lilia Osterloh defeated Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3.
Top seed Anna Chakvetadze is to play her first-round match Tuesday against Tatiana Poutchek, while second seed Patty Schnyder meets Jill Craybas.
