2-time champion Ivanovic wins Linz opener

AP, Linz :
Ana Ivanovic overcame a left thigh injury to beat Pauline Parmentier of France 6-3, 6-2, while Italy’s Camila Giorgi routed fourth-seeded Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round of the Generali Ladies on Tuesday.
Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 2010 and reached the final last year, lost her opening service game. But the second-seeded Serb went on to dominate the match until asking for medical treatment while trailing 2-1 in the second set.
The eighth-ranked Ivanovic, who is chasing her fifth title of the season, didn’t concede a game afterward to set up a second-round match against Madison Brengle. The American qualifier was leading 7-5, 3-1 when her Romanian opponent Irina-Camelia Begu retired.
The 42nd-ranked Giorgi had four aces and saved all four break points for Petkovic to clinch her third win of the season against the German, who is ranked 16th.
Giorgi next plays Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who beat Donna Vekic of Croatia 7-5, 6-1.