LUGANO: Results from the WTA tournament in Lugano on Monday (x denotes seeding):

1st rd

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS x6) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6)

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2

Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL x4) bt Tereza Smitkova (CZE) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4

Sorana Cirstea (ROU) bt Mona Barthel (GER) 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-4