LINZ, Austria -- Ana Ivanovic started her quest for a third Generali Ladies title by defeating Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday. The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. "She made me work hard, especially in the second set." Ivanovic next plays another former French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Earlier, Camila Giorgi of Italy upset last years finalist Julia Goerges of Germany 6-2, 6-3. The 105th-ranked Giorgi, who won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw, avoided break points and converted the second match point on her serve. "It was a good match," said the Italian, who broke Goerges three times. "I feel well on these hardcourts and I will try to keep going." 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The Windsor, Ont., native will be especially important to a team that has lost veteran quarterback Anthony Calvillo to retirement and is expected to go with the less experienced Troy Smith and Tanner Marsh this season.PRATTVILLE, Ala. - South Africas Paula Reto birdied her final hole Friday for a 6-under 66 and a three-stroke lead in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic.Reto had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on her opening nine a€” the back nine on Capitol Hills Senator layout. The 24-year-old former Purdue player finished with eight birdies and two bogeys to reach 13-under 131.I was just really patient with myself, said Reto, playing her first season on the LPGA Tour after a year on the Symetra Tour. I hit a couple good irons, especially early in the round. I hit a couple close, 5 feet, so that was nice, got the momentum going pretty early. It was nice to birdie the last hole yesterday as well as today, that was really nice. Just trying to stay patient and not think too much, just simple things.She started playing golf when she was 16.I moved from South Africa with my family in 05, Reto said. We moved to Florida and I used to play field hockey and ran track. So I tried to start a team over here in Florida and the track and the field hockey wasnt as good, so my dad used to play golf and he said, So, why dont you just try golf.So got in my freshman year of high school and tried golf. I loved itt and ended up just dropping track and field hockey and just kept playing and loved the game.ddddddddddddSouth Koreas Mi Jung Hur, tied for the first-round lead with top-ranked Stacy Lewis at 64, was second after a 70. Hur had four birdies and two bogeys.I had a cold last night, so it was really hard to focus today, Hur said. I finally wake up on the back nine and had a good nine holes.Lewis, the 2012 winner in the event that was dropped from the schedule last year after losing its title sponsor, was third at 9 under after a 71. She had five birdies and four bogeys.Just got in trouble a couple times off the tee and made some bogeys that I shouldnt have, Lewis said. Really just got in some bad places where I couldnt make par.The hole locations are a lot tougher today. Especially, you look at yesterday, some holes we had front pins and today theyre back pins. Thats an ex