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 | Pironkova dropped again in the first round after a loss of Skiavone17-05-2011 |
The best Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova dropped out in the first round of the clay courts in Brussels (Belgium) in prize money 618,000 dollars.
Pironkova lost to No. 5 in the world and third-seeded Francesca Skiavone (Italy), 2:6, 5:7. The meeting began with five straight breaks, and then led the Italians with 4:2 and after 32 minutes won the first set 6:2. The second part was very controversial, Pironkova lead with 2:0, 2:2 Italians equalized, get to 5:5, but in the end smetka Skiavone won the second set, and thus the match. Skiavone, Roland Garros champion, reached the fourth consecutive victory over Pironkova of four games. No. 7-seeded Alexandra Dyukgeru (Romania) side Polo Herzog (Slovenia) with 2:6, 6:4, 6:2, and Peng Shuai (China) beat Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium), 6:0, 1:6 , 6:3. World No. 1 Caroline Voznyatski (Denmark) started participating in the tournament on Wednesday.