Bartoli advances in 1st round in Indonesia

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) Marion Bartoli of France defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the round-robin stage of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Aravane Rezai rallied to stop fourth-seeded Sabine Lisicki 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Second-seeded Samantha Stosur defeated Agnes Szavay, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, and Yanina Wickmayer topped Kimiko Date Krumm 7-6 (5), 6-3.

The 12-woman event features four groups of three players, followed by a single-elimination semifinals and final.

Updated November 4, 2009

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