Dimitrov is sure that it is the Spaniard whom he will be facing in the next round.
■PARIS OPEN
AP, PARIS
Top-10 player Agnieszka Radwanska crushed Oxana Lyubtsova 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the WTA Paris Open on Tuesday, and could sympathize with the Ukrainian.
Lyubtsova qualified for her first main draw on the WTA Tour, then won only four points on her serve.
Fourth-seeded Radwanska will next face Alisa Kleybanova, who defeated Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 7-6 (3).
The only other seed in action, No. 5 Alize Cornet of France, cruised past qualifier Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-1, 6-3.
Cornet recovered from her nervous breakdown in a Fed Cup tie against Italy last weekend, although she asked twice for her coach on the court against Sevastova.
Monica Niculescu of Romania and Frenchwomen Nathalie Dechy and Emilie Loit also advanced to the second round. Niculescu beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-4, 6-3, Dechy edged Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 and Loit eliminated Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4.
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