Fifth-seeded romania tennis player Sorana Cirstea beat wild-card Johanna Larsson from Sweeden, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Swedish Open on Monday, and will face argentinian Gisela Dulko in the second round on Wednesday.

Sorana Cirstea beat Johanna Larsson after a good fight in the final set, after being behind (1/3, 3/5), but then she raised her game when she needed to, and closed the set with the score of 7-5. In the next round, romanian star will face argentinian tennis player Gisela Dulko, world No. 45. In the first round, Dulko beat the polish Marta Domachovska, 6-4, 6-0.

Other players who advanced to the second round of the clay-court tournament in Bastad are Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Kirilenko, Flavia Pennetta, Dominika Cibulkova.