Seoul, Korea (Sports Network) - Last week's Kolkata champion Maria Kirilenko posted a first-round victory, while sixth-seeded German Martina Muller came up a second-round loser Wednesday at the $145,000 Korea Open.The fourth-seeded Kirilenko won her sixth straight match by handling Korean wild card So-Jung Kim 7-5, 6-3, while Muller failed to reach the quarterfinals here when Colombian Catalina Castano erased her in 6-4, 6-2 fashion on the hardcourts at the Olympic Tennis Courts. The Russian Kirilenko corralled her second career WTA Tout title in India this past Sunday.
In other second-round action, Japan's Ayumi Morita edged out France's Mathilde Johansson 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and Italian Flavia Pennetta handled Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-4.
One other opening-round bout saw Polish qualifier Marta Domachowska dismiss Italian Alberta Brianti 6-3, 6-2.
On Thursday, top-seeded Wimbledon champion Venus Williams of the United States will face Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn, second-seeded Hungarian Agnes Szavay, fresh off her title in Beijing, will encounter Russian Galina Voskoboeva, the surging Kirilenko will meet Chinese Meng Yuan and defending Seoul titlist Eleni Daniilidou of Greece will battle American Ahsha Rolle. Daniilidou topped Japan's Ai Sugiyama in last year's finale here.
The 2007 Seoul champion will take home $21,140.
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