BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 9 (UPI) -- Top seeds Lucia Safarova and Alize Cornet were both beaten in straight sets Tuesday in first-round play of the Hungarian Grand Prix tennis tournament.
Safarova, seeded No. 1, was routed by Valeria Solovyeva 6-1, 6-0. Solovyeva took nearly two-thirds of the points off Safarova's serve and cashed in half of her 10 break chances. She also fought off all nine break opportunities Safarova had.