WARSAW, Poland (AP)—Elena Dementieva was upset by Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 at the Warsaw Open on Wednesday, her third straight early round exit on clay.
Dementieva, a former French Open finalist, received a bye into the second round. She has only two wins at three tournaments in her buildup to the French Open, which starts Sunday.
The 100th-ranked Pironkova will play Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, who defeated Timea Bacsinsky of Switzerland 6-2, 6-4.
In other second-round matches, third-seeded Li Na of China defeated wild-card Katarzyna Piter of Poland 6-0, 6-3. Li will play Sara Errani of Italy, who defeated Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 7-6 (7), 6-3.
Zheng Jie of China cruised past Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-1, and will face top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the quarterfinals.
Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4, while Greta Arn of Hungary defeated Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4. They will meet in the quarterfinals.
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