Australian Samantha Stosur defeated Russian sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the $2 million WTA hardcourt tournament on Tuesday. The Aussie will next face either France's Virginie Razzano or Italy's Flavia Pennetta.

Serbian standout Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round by rallying to defeat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.