ISTANBUL, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy, winner of the French Open, suffered a second round exit at the Istanbul WTA tournament here on Thursday.
The world number eight lost to Britain's Elena Baltacha 6-4, 6-2.
She served very well and played well at the most important moments, the 30-year-old Shiavone said.
I didn't play so well so I'm a little bit upset, but it can happen, she added.
I'm really proud. It's my third top 10 win and I've had such a great year, said Baltacha, the world number 59.
I'd like to think this is the real Elena Baltacha. I'm beginning to perform much more consistently, and I'm improving a lot. I still have a few things to work on but I feel every week I'm adding a lot of positives, she said.
Baltacha was the first British woman to beat a top 10 player in over a decade. Her first top 10 wins came this year - beating Li Na at Indian Wells and Eastbourne.
In the three weeks off after Wimbledon, one of the things I worked on with my coach was trying to expose my opponent then run around and finish with a forehand, said Baltacha.
Baltacha will face German sixth seed Andrea Petkovic for a place in the semifinals.