ESPN Tennis

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- Elena Vesnina of Russia advanced to the second round of the Tashkent Open on Tuesday, winning 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 after qualifier Sun Shengnan of China double-faulted twice while serving for the match.

The second-seeded Vesnina won on her seventh match point. Sun was leading 5-3 in the second set but served two consecutive double-faults in the ninth game. Vesnina then won four straight games to force a third set.

"It was a true present," Vesnina said. "Since then I was in control of the game."

Slovakian qualifier Dominika Cibulkova upset seventh-seeded Galina Voskoboeva of Russia 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (2); and eighth-seeded Anastassia Rodionova downed Belarus qualifier Olga Govortsova 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Also in the first round, Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland 6-3, 6-4, and Olivia Sanchez of France beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus topped Sanja Ancic of Croatia 7-5, 6-0; Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus edged Chan Chin-wei of Taiwan 6-4, 7-5; and Hana Sromova of the Czech Republic ousted Stephanie Dubios of Canada 6-2, 6-2.

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