Family Circle Cup Heats Up

Serena is still rolling; the 5th seed scored an impressive victory over Gisela Dulko, in what appeared to be a very tough second round match-up.  Russia's Anna Chakvetdaze continues her roller coaster season in 2008, the young Russian exits Charleston early at the hands of Sorana Cirstea.  Dinara Safina and Agnes Szavay held their 5th seed in the opening round of doubles, with a nail biting victory over the American wildcard tandem of Glatch/Lepchenko.  Here's the complete tournament rundown:

Results - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Singles - Second Round
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (3) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 62 16 62
(5) Serena Williams (USA) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 63 64
(6) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 75 46 61
(8) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 61 64
(10) Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 75 36 64

Singles - First Round
(13) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (Q) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 61 60
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d. (14) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 46 60 75
Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) d. (15) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 64 10 ret. (low back injury)
Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (16) Michaella Krajicek (NED) 63 36 64
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 62
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Milagros Sequera (VEN) 64 46 75
Jill Craybas (USA) d. (Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 62 62
Edina Gallovits (ROU) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 63 30 ret. (left knee injury)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d. Olga Puchkova (RUS) 46 75 60
(WC) Bethanie Mattek (USA) d. Yuan Meng (CHN) 63 46 62

Doubles - First Round
(5) Safina/Szavay (RUS/HUN) d. (WC) Glatch/Lepchenko (USA/USA) 61 36 103 (Match TB)
(7) Medina Garrigues/Ruano Pascual (ESP/ESP) d. A.Radwanska/Zahlavova Strycova (POL/CZE) 57 76(8) 107 (Match TB)
King/Sun (USA/CHN) d. Haynes/Sequera (USA/VEN) 64 63