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Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino outdid Roberta Vinci on Sunday for her first Top 20 win. The road only gets tougher, though, as next up for the Spaniard will be World No.3 Maria Sharapova.

The second round of the BNP Paribas Open kicked off on Friday, with Marion Bartoli and the two highest seeds on the bottom half - Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska - all moving on.

Lourdes Domínguez Lino, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta were sent home from the Copa Claro Colsanitas, but No.1 seed Jelena Jankovic cruised.

Flavia Pennetta edged Alexandra Panova at the Copa Claro Colsanitas in the Italian's first match since August. Fellow Italian Francesca Schiavone also moved on.

Every week, wtatennis.com will be serving up a summary of stats in WTA Odds N' Ends.

The WTA 125K Series crowned its third champion on Sunday afternoon, as Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino defeated Catalina Castaño to win the Copa Bionaire on the red clay of Cali, Colombia.

Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino cruised in her semifinal at the Copa Bionaire, while Catalina Castaño held on in a three-setter.

No.174 in the world, third WTA main draw, 5-2 down in her opening match - it was a longshot...

The Top 2 won in straight sets but Caroline Wozniacki had to dig deep and regroup in Beijing.

Venus Williams, Samantha Stosur and Ana Ivanovic are among the stars in action on the first day of the French Open.