TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Nadia Petrova beat China's Peng Shuai 6-1, 6-4 to reach the Pan Pacific tennis second round here on Monday.
Peng, beaten in the Guangzhou quarterfinals four days ago, put up little resistance as her Russian rival dominated the court for a convincing victory.
Marion Bartoli of France downed host player Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-1, 6-4 with a string of powerful strokes, taking a 5-0 lead in the first before beating the Japanese in straight sets.
World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Russian Maria Sharapova were among the top seeds to receive byes into the second round.
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