Last year Steph Cornish reached the final of a weak tournament here. This year's field is considerably stronger, with Jennifer Ren only just grabbing a low seeding. The first seed she is scheduled to meet is top 50 player Katarina Paliivets, though there is a useful Ukrainian blocking her path to that meeting.
A long first set appears to have decided the match in Jen's favour, allowing her a crack at the second seed. There was an early exit in the doubles though.
R2
(15) Jennifer Ren (GBR) d. Ganna Poznikhirenko (UKR) 7-6(11) 6-2
R3
(15) Jennifer Ren (GBR) v (2) Katarena Paliivets (CAN)
Jen's best ever win in rankings terms, though the Canadian has not won many matches on clay. The Chilean she faces next (Fernanda Brito) has a better record on this surface.
-- Edited by DavidC on Thursday 18th of February 2010 06:40:18 PM
