Current No. 1 Dinara Safina avoided any embarrassment with a 7-5 6-1 victory over unseeded Belgian Kirsten Flipkens.

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In the women's draw, top seed Victoria Azarenka came from a set down to beat Belgian No. 28 Kirsten Flipkens 3-6 6-3 6-0.

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Russian qualifier Valeria Savinykh upset No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (6), 6-4 and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium beat No. 23 Klara Zakopalova 6-1, 6-0.

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