Bartoli ousted from Warsaw Open

Marion Bartoli was the major casualty on the second day of the Warsaw Open yesterday

Marion Bartoli was the major casualty on the second day of the Warsaw Open yesterday.

The French fourth seed succumbed to a first-round defeat at the hands of Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic. Bartoli made a strong start under grey skies in the Polish capital but her unseeded opponent fought back to seal a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 triumph.

Eighth seed Melanie Oudin of the USA also slumped to an early exit as she was swept aside 0-6, 2-6 by Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova.

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