Jankovic, Schiavone fall in Cincy upsets

Seeded players Jelena Jankovic and Francesca Schiavone each were eliminated by way of upset Monday on the first day of the Western & Southern Open. The 13th-seeded Jankovic, who won the Cincinnati title in 2009, was ousted by China\'s Peng Shuai in a marathon 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (10-8) battle. Jankovic failed to convert on numerous match points in a bout delayed by rain in the final set. Meanwhile, ex-French Open titlist Schiavone, seeded 14th, fell to wild card and fellow Italian Camila Giorgi 6-1, 6-3 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Also Monday, 11th-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Uzbekistan qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova. Other Day 1 winners included Hungarian lucky-loser Timea Babos, Greek Eleni Daniilidou, Swedish qualifier Johanna Larsson, Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues and German Julia Goerges. Germany\'s Mona Barthel and Polish qualifier Urszula Radwanska also advanced with victories.