BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP)—Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan brushed aside Sofia Shapatava of Georgia 6-0, 6-0 Monday in the first round of the inaugural Baku Cup.
Voskoboeva never faced a break point and lost just four points on her first serve, wrapping up the victory in 54 minutes on the outdoor hard court of the Baku Tennis Academy.
Vesna Dolonts of Russia also advanced by defeating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-3, while sixth-seeded Elena Baltacha of Britain lost 6-1, 7-5 to another Ukrainian, Mariya Koryttseva.
Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva is set to play her first match on Tuesday.