Ivanovic eases 2nd round at Qatar Open

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open on Monday when her opponent Carla Suarez Navarro withdrew midway through their match because of a back injury. Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, was leading 6-1, 4-1 when Suarez Navarro left the court. Trailing 1-2 in the second set, Suarez Navarro had already sought court-side treatment from the WTA Tour medical team. The 23-year-old Spaniard then briefly left the court before resuming the set. ''It is very unfortunate for her,'' Ivanovic said. ''It is never enjoyable to win a match like that, but I hope she recovers fast. I am happy with the way I played in the match.'' In the first upset of the event, Kazakhstan's Ksenia Pervak rallied from a set down to beat 10th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. It was the 20-year-old Pervak's fourth win of the season. China's Shuai Peng, seeded 14th, overcame a slight stutter in the second set to see off qualifier Fatma Al Nabhani of Oman. Peng, the 26-year-old from Tianjin, won 6-0, 7-5 in one hour 15 minutes on the Centre Court. Elsewhere, Israel's Shahar Peer 6-0, 6-0 Moroccan wildcard entrant Nadia Lalami.