Maria Kirilenko won first match of the year

Kirilenko of Russia win first match of the year. She make a comeback at Charleston but lost to teenager Bencic. She recovered from injury that force her to withdraw from TOC at Sofia late last year.

In her second match this season she scored a straight set win over French qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in first round of Mutua Madrid open. She won 64,75. Well done maria. Hopefully she will continue to surge in the ranking. Last year she broke into top ten briefly, now she rank 35 in the world.