Venus Williams ousted in Moscow
Published: Wed, Oct. 08, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Wed, Oct. 08, 2008 02:43AM
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closeVenus Williams was beaten in the opening round for the second time in 12 tennis tournaments this season, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday in Moscow.
The Wimbledon champion, who also lost in the first round at Memphis in March, dropped to 1-3 against Pennetta.
On the men's side, the winners included two-time defending champion Nikolay Davydenko and Marat Safin, runner-up to Davydenko in 2006.
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STOCKHOLM OPEN: Top-seeded David Nalbandian cruised past American Bobby Reynolds 6-1, 6-1 in Sweden. Second-seeded Mario Ancic of Croatia also advanced to the second round.
BA TENNIS TROPHY: Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka was upset 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5) Tuesday by German qualifier Philipp Petzschner in the first round in Vienna, Austria.
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