TENNIS in DEPTH.

Top seed Vera Zvonareva, playing for the first time since withdrawing from the third round of Wimbledon due to a right ankle injury, fell victim to Mariya Koryttseva, 62 16 64. Koryttseva’s win over the world No.7 was her first Top 10 win; in fact she had never beaten anyone ranked higher than No.30 previously.

“It’s very difficult to come back after injury. I had a very experienced opponent out there today and I knew I had to come up with a better game than her. I tried my best, fought until the end and saved a couple of match points, but I wasn’t able to win,” Zvonareva said. “Even though I didn’t do as well as I wanted to here, I really enjoyed my time in Istanbul. I’m very impressed with the city and the tournament and I hope I’ll be back.”

Tuesday’s other stunner was 33-year-old Rossana de los Ríos upending fellow veteran and No.2 seed Patty Schnyder, 76(3) 26 63. It was de los Ríos’ first win against the 30-year-old Schnyder in four career match-ups, though they hadn’t played since 2002. Next up for the Paraguayan is the red-hot Andrea Petkovic, who is riding a six-match winning streak after capturing her first Tour singles title last week at Bad Gastein and winning her first round match here over Sandra Zahlavova on Tuesday.

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