Top-seeded Mirza upset in Morocco

Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina upset top-seeded Sania Mirza of India 6-2, 7-5 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Grand Prix SAR Princess Lalla Meryem.

American Jill Craybas defeated Yulia Beygelzimer 6-4, 6-1. Milagros Sequera of Venezuela also advanced when Virgine Razzano of France retired at 3-6, 7-6 (7) because of a left thigh injury.

Fourth-seeded Anastasia Rodionova was beaten by Julie Ditty 7-5, 7-5, but No. 7 Camille Pin and No. 8 Anne Kremer both advanced.

Pin beat Stephanie Dubois 6-1, 6-4, and Kremer downed Fatima Zahrae El Allami of Morocco 6-0, 6-2.

Aleksandra Wozniak, Caroline Wozniacki, Neha Uberoi, Timea Bacsinszky, Sandra Kloesel and Youlia Fedossova also won first-round matches.

Wozniak beat Laura Pous Tio of Spain 6-4, 6-1; Wozniacki downed Ahsha Rolle of the United States 6-3, 6-4; and Uberoi topped Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-3.

Bacsinszky beat Olga Savchuk of Ukraine 6-0, 6-3; Kloesel defeated Nadia Lalami of Morocco 6-0, 6-3; and Fedossova knocked out Alina Jidkova of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Romania's Ioana Raluca Olaru progressed after beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 7-5, 6-4.