Pavlyuchenkova, Goerges win in Korea
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia and Germany's Julia Goerges were among the winners Monday in the first round of the Korea Open.
The third-seeded Pavlyuchenkova rallied for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues, the 2009 runner-up at this event. Pavlyuchenkova is a two-time winner this year, taking the Monterrey Open in April and the Portugal Open in May. She was a third-round loser most recently at the U.S. Open.
Goerges, seeded sixth this week, eased past Japan's Misaki Doi, 6-3, 7-5. Her best result this year was a fourth-round appearance at the Australian Open and Monday's win was just her second in her last eight events.
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Spain's Lara Arruabarrena pulled off a mild upset with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine. She'll next play Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru, a 6-0, 7-6 (7-0) winner over Korean wild card Han Sung- Hee.
Vera Dushevina of Russia and Virginie Razzano were also first-round winners Monday. Dushevina posted a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Spain's Silvia Soler- Espinosa, while Razzano thumped Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino, 6-1, 6-1.
Korean wild card Lee Ye-Ra advanced with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Russia's Daria Gavrilova and will next face Pavlyuchenkova in the second round.
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The top seeds for this event are Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska and Russian Maria Kirilenko. Kirilenko won this event in 2008 after finishing as the runner-up the previous year.