Acapulco, MX (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and reigning Acapulco champion Sara
Errani rolled to a first-round victory on Tuesday, while former French Open
champion Francesca Schiavone survived a scare in her first-round match at the
Mexican Open tennis event.
Errani, the 2012 French Open runner-up and last week's Dubai runner-up, needed
just 1 hour, 25 minutes to dispose of Alexandra Cadantu of Romania 6-3, 6-2 on
the red clay at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess.
Schiavone had a little more trouble in her first-round bout against American
Grace Min, but the eighth-ranked Italian battled back from a second-set
misstep to earn a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 decision.
Second-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain cruised past Mathilde Johansson
6-1, 6-0, while third-seeded Alize Cornet had a bit tougher time in her first-
round tilt, but was able to sneak past Columbian Catalina Castano for a 6-1,
2-6, 6-3 victory.
In other ranked action in Tuesday's first round, eighth-seeded Romina Oprandi
of Switzerland slipped past American Alexa Glatch 6-4, 6-2, 7-5.
Spanish qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 victory
over Russian Alexandra Panova, while Stephanie Foretz Gacon of France battled
back against American Julia Cohen to take a 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 triumph.
Also on Tuesday, Spainaird Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor rolled past Pauline
Parmentier of France 6-1, 6-4, while Torro-Flor's compatriot, Silvia Soler-
Espinosa, held off Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) to advance to
the second round.
The 2013 Acapulco champ will collect $40,000.
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