seeded Elena Dementieva overcame a stubborn challenge from fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko Monday to earn a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the Eastbourne Championships. Dementieva failed to win three break points in a 14-minute opening game and she had to fight off two break points on her serve before holding for 2-2. But Kirilenko faltered in making a forehand error to give Dementieva a 3-2 lead, and after holding serve at love she broke again when her opponent double-faulted on break point. Despite double-faulting twice on set point Dementieva served out the set, and then broke to lead 1-0 in the second set when Kirilenko made another forehand error. Dementieva all but sealed her victory by breaking again for 5-2 with a forehand winner. Nadia Petrova won the last five games to defeat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Fourth-seeded Fabrice Santoro of France beat American Robert Kendrick, and eighth-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain overcame Russia's Evgeny Korolev 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. Ferrer advances In the Netherlands, third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain launched his title defense at the Ordina Open Monday with a 6-2, 7-5 win over hometown wildcard Jesse Huta Galung. Marcos Baghdatis' match against second-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain was rescheduled to Tuesday due to darkness. Thiemo de Bakker couldn't use the home support to wrap up a win against Germany's Bjorn Phau after the match was also called off at 7-6 (3), 2-6, 1-1. Ferrer joins sixth-seeded Marc Gicquel in the second round after the Frenchman defeated Belgium's Steve Darcis 6-2 6-3. Fourth-seeded Rainer Schuettler of Germany saw off Nicolas Devilder of France 6-4, 7-6 (6) in Monday's late match. Mischa Zverev of Germany was 4-1 down when his retirement allowed Michael Llodra of France to advance to the second round. Oscar Hernandez and Jeremy Chardy also won Monday. Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco reached the second round with an easy 6-3, 7-5 win over Pablo Andujar Sunday. Ramon Sluiter, another Dutch wild card, was also among the winners Sunday dispatching Daniel Gimeno-Traver. Also Monday, No. 6 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia saw off Roberta Vinci of Italy, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to advance while Ksenia Pervak of Russia ended Petra Cetkovska's chances of reaching the second round with a 7-5, 7-6 (6) win. No. 3 Flavia Pennetta of Italy beat Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round. Holder Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand ousted the Czech Republic's Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-1, 6
