Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan won her first round women’s singles match at the Ordina Open on Tuesday as defending champion Anna Chakvetadze of Russia defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1).
Chan, 18, beat her more experienced opponent, 59th-ranked Swede Sofia Arvidsson, 7-5, 7-5.
Chakvetadze next faces eighth-seeded Alona Bondarenko, who beat New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach her fifth quarter-final of the year. She has yet to win one.
French Open finalist Dinara Safina, seeded third, fired eight aces past Camille Pin of France to win 6-1, 6-4.
Meanwhile, second-seeded Richard Gasquet was upset by fellow Frenchman Marc Gicquel 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the second round of the men’s event.
Gicquel fended off seven break points to and earned the only break for his first win over Gasquet in three encounters.
His win earned a quarter-final clash with Austria’s Jurgen Melzer, who upset fifth-seeded Igor Andreev of Russia 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
Playing at Ordina for the first time, top-seeded David Ferrer beat Italian qualifier Massimo Dell’acqua 6-2, 7-6 (3) to earn a showdown with two-time Ordina champion Mario Ancic.
Sixth-seeded Ancic beat Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-2, 6-4.
The 24-year-old Croatian has won 12 matches in a row at Den Bosch, but missed last year due to illness.
■CHEN LOSES IN LONDON
BY TONY PHILLIPS
STAFF REPORTER
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