ROME, May 14 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Ana Ivanovic lost to a tournament qualifier Wednesday during second-round play at the $1.34 million Italian Open in Rome.
Ivanovic, ranked No. 3 in the world and poised to move up in the wake of the retirement of No. 1-rated Justine Henin, was defeated 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 by Tsvetana Pironkova, ranked 64th and a qualifier to the Rome tournament.