Amelie squeaks past first round

Davydenko.

The Kremlin Cup has traditionally been an all-or-nothing event for Davydenko, but things have gone well recently.

The top-seeded Russian is seeking his third consecutive title at the $US 1 million ($AU 1,383,743) hardcourt event.

Davydenko also won here in 2004, but on the two occasions he has not triumphed, he has been ousted in the first round.

The world number five and top-ranked Russian, Davydenko will attempt to avoid another first-round setback and extend his winning streak here to 11 matches when he opens play against unseeded Frenchman Florent Serra.

The only other former champion in the draw is fourth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu, who will open with Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Frenchman took the title in 2002 and was a runner-up to Davydenko last year.

WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow Results Day 1

Singles - First Round

Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) def. Marion Bartoli (France) 6-1 4-1 ret. (left toe injury)
Amelie Mauresmo (France) def. Alizé Cornet (France) 6-7 (7-3) 6-3 6-4
Vera Dushevina (Russia) def. Nicole Vaidisova (Czech Republic) 6-1 3-6 6-3

ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow Results Day 1

Singles - First Round

Jeremy Chardy (France) d Potito Starace (Italy) 3-6 6-1 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) d Nicolas Devilder (France) 6-2 6-4
Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d Yuri Schukin (Kazakhstan) 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
2-Igor Andreev (Russia) d Yen-Hsun Lu (Chinese Taipei) 6-2 ret. (right ankle)