Sania Mirza downs sixth seed Pennetta

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Sania Mirza defeated No.6 seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the first round of the Paris Indoor Open here.

PARIS (PTI): Sania Mirza defeated No.6 seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the first round of the Paris Indoor Open here. Sania beat Pennetta 6-2, 7-6 (7/5). The only seed in action yesterday, Pennetta was upset by the rising Indian teen in a brilliant display of attacking tennis. Sania will play Tatiana Golovin of France, who beat Marta Domachowska of Poland.

Russian Vera Dushevina defeated Croatian qualifier Ivana Lisjak, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 yesterday to set up a second-round encounter with top seed Amelie Mauresmo from France, who won her first Grand Slam two weeks ago at the Australian Open.
Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova downed Czech Lucie Safarova, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. She next will face fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.

Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain outlasted Italian qualifier Tathiana Garbin, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Medina Garrigues awaits second-seeded Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the second round.
Israeli Anna Smashnova dispatched French lucky loser Severine Bremond, 6-1, 6-2, to establish a second-round encounter with third-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova.