Mutua Madrid Open 2011: Defending champ Rezai beaten in opening round

Defending Mutua Madrid Open champion Aravane Rezai was beaten in the opening round of this Premier event on Sunday by Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson 3-6, 6-3, 4-6.

Rezai made waves last season when she beat higher-ranked players such as Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams to clinch her biggest title to date. However, she seemed to have lost the momentum, losing in the first round in Madrid against a player ranked more than 60 places below her.