Ana Ivanovic defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-3 to send the Wimbledon finalist out in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday.
Ivanovic, the world No. 12 and former French Open winner, needed just one hour to beat the 24-year-old Berliner.
Gone in 60 minutes: Ana Ivanovic beat Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-3 at the Porsche Grand Prix
Done and dusted: Former French Open champion Ivanovic was almost unstoppable on her favoured clay
It left three of the six home players out of the most important German women's competition at the first hurdle.
Wild card Julia Goerges gave the supporters reason for cheer with a surprise 6-1, 7-5 win over Romania's Sorana Cirstea. The 94th-ranked German will next face Ivanovic on Thursday.
Amazing grace: Ivanovic of Serbia hits a forehand during her match at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart
Patriot games: Lisicki became the third of six German players to lose in the first round on home soil
Italy's Sara Errani booked her quarterfinal place by defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 6-3.
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic was playing Russia's Alisa Kleybanova later, with Germany's Andrea Petkovic facing Italy's Flavia Pennetta.
Wild card: Julia Goerges gave the home crowd something to cheer about and will play Ivanovic next
Lovely ladies: Ivanovic (C) dines out with Serbian players Bojana Jovanovska (R) and Jovana Jaksic (L)
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