Agence France-PresseFebruary 27, 2013 08:01
Qualifier Zarina Diyas stunned eighth seed Kristyna Pliskova in three sets to reach the second round of the BMW Malaysian Open on Wednesday.
Pliskova of the Czech Republic is the second seed to fall, joining sixth seed Donna Vekic of Croatia, who lost in the opening round on Tuesday.
Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia also came close to crashing out but managed to keep her nerves to edge out compatriot Vera Dushevina 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the rain-interrupted match.
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