Australia’s Samantha Stosur beat Alize Cornet 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 6-4.
Stosur is ranked a career-high No. 17 and has won eight of her last 10 matches. Stosur took Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova, who withdrew due to a rib injury.
If Flavia Pennetta can beat Ioana Raluca Olaru today, that will set up an intriguing second-round match between Pennetta and Stosur. Pennetta beat Stosur earlier this month at the Los Angeles Championships.