Bammer, Zvonareva win openers in Slovenia

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09/18/2007 - Portoroz, Slovenia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Austrian Sybille Bammer and fifth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva were among Tuesday's first-round victors at the $145,000 Slovenia Open.

Bammer blew past her countrywoman Yvonne Meusburger 6-2, 6-1, while Zvonareva zipped past France's Olivia Sanchez 6-3, 6-3 on the hardcourts at SRC Marina in the beautiful coastal city of Portoroz.

Two other seeds moved on, as No. 6 Emilie Loit of France dropped German Greta Arn 6-2, 6-4 and No. 8 Russian Vera Dushevina drilled Croatian qualifier Nika Ozegovic 6-2, 6-1.

France's Nathalie Dechy outlasted German Angelique Kerber 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), while veteran American Meghann Shaughnessy got past Slovakian qualifier Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-4. Shaughnessy will meet fourth-seeded Slovenian crowd favorite in the round of 16.

Other first-round wins came for Italians Karin Knapp and qualifier Nathalie Vierin, Croatian qualifier Ana Vrljic and Czech Iveta Benesova, who toppled last year's Portoroz runner-up Maria Elena Camerin 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5). Knapp is rewarded with a second-round match against top-seeded Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin. Camerin gave way to Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek in last year's finale here.

Three other matches were either suspended or postponed because of rain and darkness on Tuesday, including ones for seventh-seeded Argentine Gisela Dulko and ninth-seeded American Meilen Tu.

The 2007 Portoroz winner will pocket $21,140.

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