Tennis

Last year's runner-up Victoria Azarenka and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli highlighted Tuesday's second-round winners at the $220,000 Brisbane International, a season- opening event on the WTA Tour.

Top-seeded world No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia was beaten Tuesday by up-and-coming Latvian Ernests Gulbis in first-round action at the $484,750 Brisbane International. Last year's Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga avoided an opening-round upset here on Day 3.

Top-seeded and world No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia was beaten Tuesday by up-and-coming Latvian Ernests Gulbis in first-round action at the $484,750 Brisbane International.

Top-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva cruised to a 7-5, 6-3 win Tuesday over Taipei's Yung-Jan Chan in the first round of the WTA Tour's season-opening $220,000 ASB Classic.

Rising 20-year-old Croat Marin Cilic and Wimbledon semifinalist Rainer Schuettler were a pair of first-round winners Monday at the ATP World Tour's season-opening Chennai Open.

American star Andy Roddick opened his 2009 season on Monday with a first-round victory at the $1.11 million Qatar Open.

Third-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues highlighted Monday's winners at the WTA Tour's season-opening $220,000 ASB Classic.

Top-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic and fifth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France were both first-round winners Monday at the $220,000 Brisbane International, while fourth seed Daniela Hantuchova was sent home early in the 2009 season-opening event on the WTA Tour.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco was a first- round winner on Monday at the $484,750 Brisbane International, while American Mardy Fish was handed a three-set loss at the 2009 season-opening ATP World Tour event.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco was a first- round winner on Monday at the $484,750 Brisbane International, while American Mardy Fish was handed a three-set loss at the season-opening 2009 ATP World Tour event.