Jelena Jankovic celebrates after beating Martina Hingis in Sydney on Monday. (Reuters)

Sydney: Martina Hingis is out of the Sydney International after just one round. Unseeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic continued her winning form with a three-set win over three-time Australian Open champion and fifth-seeded Hingis 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday.

Jankovic will play Australian wild card Samantha Stosur in the second round. Earlier, Stosur and Tatiana Golovin of France advanced with straight-set victories. Stosur beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-1, 6-4 and Golovin defeated Chinese qualifier Peng Shuai 6-4, 7-5.

In men’s play, Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus made a successful return to Australian courts with a straight-sets victory over Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis. Baghdatis won 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Eighth-seeded Sebastien Grosjean of France was upset 6-4, 6-4 by Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. (AP)