Peer, Razzano win Bangkok openers

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10/09/2007 - Bangkok, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer and red- hot Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $200,000 Bangkok Open.

Peer got past Hungarian Melinda Czink 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, while a fourth-seeded Razzano won her 11th straight match by dousing Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-0, 6-3 at Rama Gardens Hotel. Razzano captured her first career titles in her last two events, as she ran the table in Guangzhou two weeks ago and then prevailed in Tokyo last week, including a championship match victory over Wimbledon champion and former world No. 1 Venus Williams, this week's second seed.

Two other seeds won their openers Tuesday, as No. 5 Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova held off Argentine qualifier Maria Emilia Salerni 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and No. 7 Italian Flavia Pennetta pasted Thai wild card Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-0, 6-2.

A mild upset came when Czech veteran Klara Zakopalova took out sixth-seeded Japanese Aiko Nakamura 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

Additional wins came for Russians Olga Poutchkova and Anastassia Rodionova and heavy Thai crowd favorite Tamarine Tanasugarn, who was leading Edina Gallovits 7-5, 3-1 when her Romanian opponent retired. Tanasugarn was last year's Bangkok runner-up to American Vania King.

This week's top seeds are Serbian star Jelena Jankovic and the American Williams. Jankovic will meet Chinese Zi Yan here on Wednesday, while Williams will encounter Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki.

The aforementioned King will open defense of her title against her fellow American Jill Craybas on Day 3.

The 2007 Bangkok titlist will claim $28,161.

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