Pennetta wins in 1st round at Acapulco (AP) Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta defeated Russian Ekaterina Bychkova 6-4, 6-1 on Monday in the first round of the Mexican Open. Pennetta, from Italy, has reached the finals in the Mexican Open four times, and won in 2005. "There are a lot of matches before the finals, it's one step at a time," Pennetta said after the match. Publish Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:45:08 PST Read more...