By Jilawatan

Fifth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel was upset 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Monday by Sania Mirza of India in the first round of the Japan Women’s Open.

Fourth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy beat Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 6-2. Schiavone had five aces against the unseeded Kremer at Ustubo Tennis Center.

Seventh-seeded Melinda Czink of Hungary beat Ryoko Fuda of Japan 6-4, 6-4, and Maria Kirilenko of Russia retired because of a sore left knee after losing the first set to Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-2.