Vera Zvonareva delighted the Kremlin Cup crowd with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory over sixth seed Amelie Mauresmo in Moscow.
It was the local hope’s first success against the French star in eight attempts, overcoming the loss of the first set to battle her way into the second round.
Mauresmo had started the stronger, winning the first four games on the way to taking the first set, but the Russian earned a break of serve early in the second set to level the match.
And another break in the first game of the decider gave Zvonareva the edge, before the world number 11 battled back to level at 4-4.
However, Mauresmo made three unforced errors in the next game to allow the Russian to break again, and the 24th-ranked Zvonareva successfully served out for the match.
It was another disappointing result in a poor season for Mauresmo, who has found it difficult to reach peak fitness following a bout of acute appendicitis.
Zvonareva’s win began a streak of surprise results as the strong Russian contingent contiued their giant-killing ways.
Former US Open finalist Elena Dementieva defeated seventh seed Patty Schnyder 6-3 6-4 in the second round, while Vera Dushevina came from a set down to see off fifth seed Marion Bartoli 2-6 6-0 6-4.
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