STUTTGART, Germany (AP)—Eighth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix on indoor red clay.
Kristina Barrois, a wild card entrant from Germany, defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in another first-round match.
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and the three other top-seeded players—Vera Zvonareva, Francesca Schiavone and Victoria Azarenka—all have byes into the second round.
