ROME (AFP) — Former Roland Garros champion Anastasia Myskina played through a thigh injury to manage a patchy 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Italian Roberta Vinci to move into the third round of the Rome Masters.
The tenth-seeded Russian was one of three compatriots who advanced on a sunny day at the Foro Italico, joining 16th seed Dinara Safina who beat Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-4, 6-4.
Number five Elena Dementieva didn't have to strike a ball in anger as China's Shuai Peng withdrew injured before their second-round match, sending the Russian ahead.
Italo-Swiss Romina Oprandi, whose double lip piercing appears to be the only one on the WTA Tour, provided a victory for the hosts as she whipped Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2.
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