Petrova ousted in Paris

Defending champion and fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova lost in her first round match against Kateryna Bondarenko 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4 at the Open Gaz de France. Since Petrova won the title last year she has yet to win another. She did reach two other finals in 2007, but she lost in both of those. Bondarenko will face Ukrainian qualifier Yuliana Fedak in the second round.

Also winning was two-time Paris champion Amelie Mauresmo. She defeated American Julie Ditty 6-1, 6-2 and will face Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the second round. Mauresmo reached the semis last year before losing to Petrova in three sets.

Top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze will face Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy in the second round after Dechy defeated Shuai Peng of China 6-4, 7-6(8).

Lopez replaces Ferrer on Spanish Davis Cup team

The Spanish Davis Cup team lost its top player as world #37 Feliciano Lopez will replace #5 David Ferrer. The rest of the team consists of #12 Tommy Robredo, #29 Fernando Verdasco, and #31 Nicolas Almagro. Also missing from the Spanish team are Rafael Nadal and Juan Carlos Ferrero who are Spain’s other top-rated players.

The Spanish team will take on Peru in Lima over the weekend. Luis Horna, Ivan Miranda, Matias Silva, and Mauricio Echazu make up the Peruvian team. This will be the first match between these two countries.