Svetlana Kuznetsova showed few signs of fatigue from her late Singapore arrival, as the Russian kicked off the White Group action with a thrilling victory over defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska.
The first break of the match went to Radwanska and one game later the Pole had a considerable lead, 4-1. The eighth-seeded Kuznetsova fought back by winning both the break points she earned and won the first set when Radwanska netted a forehand.
In the second set, Radwanska was again the first to go up, 2-0, and even though the seed No.