Samantha Stosur has made a second-round exit from the Swedish Open, after losing in straight sets to Spain's Lara Arruabarrena.
The Australian fought hard in the first set, but Arruabarrena dominated as she won four of five break points to claim the 7-6 (7-5) 6-0 victory on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, top-ranked Serena Williams sailed through her opening match with a 6-2 6-1 win over Belgian qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure.
Four days after winning her sixth Wimbledon title, Williams ousted Bonaventure from the clay-court tournament in 53 minutes despite a first-serve percentage of 64.
Williams, the 2013 Bastad champion, next faces Czech player Klara Koukalova, who beat the American on clay six years ago.
Seventh-seeded Johanna Larsson of Sweden advanced to the second round after beating Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands 6-1 6-3 and will play Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany.
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