KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Sorana Cirstea of Romania defeated wild-card Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 7-5, 7-6 (9) first round victory Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Open and earned a second-round match with Venus Williams.

The 40th-ranked Cirstea has never played either Williams sister.

Cirstea staved off six set points of Larcher de Brito's to win the match.

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