Madrid: French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova went out in the first round of the Madrid Open when she was upset 6-3 2-6 6-0 by Shahar Peer on Saturday.
The world number five, seeded fifth on the clay in the Spanish capital, dropped serve six times in the match and had no answer to the unseeded Israeli's shotmaking in the deciding set.
Meanwhile, world number one Roger Federer was unconcerned by his form on clay after losing 2-6 6-7 to Spaniard Albert Montanes in an error-prone performance in the semi-finals of the Estoril Open on Saturday.
Federer who will defend his French Open title later this month told Portuguese television: I'm not worried, the French is too far away."
RESULTS
Women's singles, first round: (prefix denotes seeding)
12-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 3-6 6-4 6-4; Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Sara Errani (Italy) 6-7(3) 6-1 7-5 Shahar Peer (Israel) beat 5-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-3 2-6 6-0; Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 2-6 6-1 6-4.
