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Razzano of France upset at Strasbourg

STRASBOURG, France, May 20 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Virginie Razzano of France was upset by Taipei's Yung-Jan Chan 6-1, 6-0 Tuesday at the Strasbourg International tennis tournament.

Fifth-seeded Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik beat German Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 6-1.

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Eighth-seeded Chinese Zi Yan was trailing Mara Santangelo 5-6 in the first set when the Italian retired from their bout with a left foot injury, putting Zi in the round of 16.

Ukrainian qualifier Tatiana Perebiynis defeated American Ashley Harkleroad 6-2, 6-1 and Swiss Timea Bacsinszky beat former top 10 Australian Jelena Dokic 6-4, 6-2.

Wednesday's second-round matches will include top-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, last year's Wimbledon runner-up, and reigning Strasbourg champion Anabel Medina Garrigues.

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