THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA, Spain -- Maria Kirilenko opened defence of her Barcelona Open title with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Camille Pin of France on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Russian took advantage of Pin's erratic serve for six breaks on the outdoor clay. Two seeded players failed to reach the second round, -- Kaia Kanepi and Sorana Cirstea. Lucky loser Masa Zec Peskiric of Slovenia overcame 12 double-faults and rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over the fourth-seeded Kanepi, while Belorussian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova posted a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over the eighth-seeded Cirstea. Zec Peskiric had replaced third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues after the Spaniard pulled out with an abdominal strain.
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