 Olga Govortsova of Belarus servs the ball to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the New Haven Open at Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale on August 21, 2012 in New Haven, Connecticut. (JOE SCARNICI/Getty Images/AFP) |
NEW HAVEN, CT - Olga Govortsova joined French Open runner-up Sara Errani and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli as second-round winners Tuesday at the $637,000 New Haven Open at Yale, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Govortsova advanced after top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska retired in the second set due to a right shoulder injury. Govortsova led 6-0, 2-1 before the WTA No. 2 Radwanska's retirement.
The 22-year-old Govortsova will face seventh seeded Maria Kirilenko on Wednesday.
Kirilenko advanced via walkover when her scheduled second-round opponent, German Mona Barthel, pulled out of the draw due to an illness.
The fourth-seeded Errani erased Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4, 6-3, while a fifth-seeded Bartoli snuck past rising American Sloane Stephens 6-1, 0-6, 6-3 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.
Errani and Bartoli will square off in Thursday's quarterfinals.
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One final opening-round match saw Chinese Zheng Jie drop Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 6-2 on Day 3.
The 2012 New Haven champion will collect $107,000.