Bartoli sees off Ivanova

Second seed Marion Bartoli had little trouble in easing through the second round of the BMW Open in Malaysia today.

Bartoli sees off Ivanova

Second seed Marion Bartoli had little trouble in easing through the second round of the BMW Open in Malaysia today.

The 24-year-old world number 17 saw off the challenge of Russia’s Ekaterina Ivanova 6-2 6-1.

Third seed Michaella Krajicek also progressed, but had to work much harder for her win, a 3-6 6-4 6-3 success over Alisa Kleybanova.

On a day of expected results, the fourth and fifth seeds also went through.

Fourth seed Jarmila Groth saw off Misaki Dou 7-6 (8/6) 6-3 and fifth seed Lucie Safarova knocked out Dinara Safina 6-3 4-6 6-3.

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