Kirilenko advances at Italian Open (AP) Maria Kirilenko rallied to beat 18th-seeded Nadia Petrova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Wednesday in the first round of the Italian Open The match began on Tuesday but was stopped due to rain with Kirilenko ahead 2-1 in the third set. The 26th-ranked Kirilenko won the first clay-court title of her career at the Estoril Open last month. Publish Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 04:29:31 PDT Read more...