MOSCOW, January 4 Russian Vera Zvonareva started with a victory at the tennis tournament Summer Set 1 in Melbourne, Australia, the prize fund of which exceeds 239 thousand dollars. In the first round, 37-year-old Zvonareva (81st number in the WTA rating) beat American Alison Risk (51) — 7: 5, 6: 3. The match lasted 1 hour 44 minutes. Zvonareva's next opponent will be the winner of the match between Chinese women Zheng Saisai and Zheng Qinwen.