ROME, May 12 (UPI) -- Vera Zvonareva and Agnes Szavay took solid victories Monday in first-round play of the $1.34 million Italian Open tennis tournament.
Zvonareva, who won a tournament in the Czech Republic two weeks ago, extended her personal winning streak to six matches with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Ai Sugiyama. She's advanced to at least the quarterfinals in eight of her nine tournaments this year.