1st Round action begins with the women of the Sony Ericsson WTA as Justine Henin plays her final event as a wildcard entrant. Henin easily won her opening match of the tournament. As this is her 3rd event since coming back from a 2 year retirement, Henin will have WTA ranking after this tournament.
Henin struggled with her 1st serve, only hitting 48%. However, she was never broken and only faced 4 break points. Her groundstrokes easily overpowered her opponent, Magdalena Rybarikova.
None of the seeded players will see action in the 1st Round.
