Serena Williams is already into the second round with a straight sets win over Varvara Lepchenko.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci beat Liezel Huber and Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 6-2 in the decisive doubles rubber.

CNN: Nadal poised for Chile comeback double

The United States fought back to level at 1-1 against Italy as Varvara Lepchenko beat Roberta Vinci 2-6 6-4 7-5 in Rimini.

CNN: Rafael Nadal overcoming his 'bad feeling'

Varvara Lepchenko, Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Vania King and Melanie Oudin all advanced to the second round without losing a set.

WSJ: Heard on the Field

Shvedova's reward for toppling Li is a clash with Czech fourth seed Kvitova , who thrashed Uzbekistan-born American Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 6-1 to reach the event's last eight for the first time.

CNN: June 4, 2012 -- Updated 1944 GMT (0344 HKT)

Spanish 26th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues went through 6-3 6-3 against Czech Eva Birnerova, while Slovakian 20th seed Daniela Hantuchova recovering from dropping the opening set to Uzbekistan-born American Varvara Lepchenko to win 4-6 6-3 6-2.

CNN: No. 1 Wozniacki wins Melbourne opener

On the road from the Cretan port of Heraklion to the south coast, there is a Chinese shop in almost every settlement even, for example, in Agia Varvara, whose other features are one paved intersection, a bread shop and a garage.

ECONOMIST: The Greeks and the Chinese

Williams, who next plays 26th seed Dominika Cibulkova after she came from a set down to beat Varvara Lepchenko, has never won the French Open and in 13 previous appearances, her best finish was a final place in 2002 when she lost to sister Serena.

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