Stosur stuns Peer at East West Classic

Carson, Calif. -- Qualifier Samantha Stosur upset 12th-seeded Shahar Peer Monday in first-round action at the East Wests Bank Classic in Carson, Calif.

The scores were 6-1, 6-1.

Of the other three seeded players seeing first-round action, two won their matches and one was leading late Monday night.

No. 13 Virginie Razzano led Melinda Czink, 2-1, while Sybille Bammer, seeded 14th, beat Ahsha Rolle 6-0, 6-4, and Sania Mirza, seeded 16th, beat Eva Hrdinova 6-3, 6-4.

In other first-round action, Petra Kvitova beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Marta Domachowska downed Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-4; Olga Govortsova eliminated Darya Kustova 6-3, 6-4; and Bethanie Mattek ousted Abigail Spears, 6-2, 6-4.

Also, Jill Craybas beat Anne Keothavong 6-3, 6-2; Yung-Jan Chan topped Aravane Rezai 6-1, 6-4; Tamira Paszek beat Aiko Nakamura 6-4, 6-2; and Olga Savchuk beat Gisela Dulko, 6-4, 6-3.

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