The Bondarenko sisters, Alona and Kateryna, sent two of the tour's hottest young stars out of Berlin today. Alona Bondarenko defeated clay specialist Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, and Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Tamira Paszek, 6-4, 6-3.
The other hot young clay star, Alize Cornet, fared no better when she was beaten by clay veteran Francesca Schiavone, in a close, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 contest.
Two other good young players did better. Agnieszka Radwanska won her match against Angelique Kerber when Kerber retired at 6-0, 5-3, and Caroline Wozniacki upset a vulnerable Tatiana Golovin, 7-5, 6-1.
Not surprisingly, the struggling Shahar Peer was also upset--wild card Sabine Lisicki defeated her, 7-6, 6-1.
Alona Bondarenko will face either Tathiana Garbin or Anabel Medina Garrigues in the second round. Kateryna Bondarenko will play Elena Dementieva.
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