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| Tuesday, September 9 Updated: September 10, 7:57 PM ET Dokic's struggles continue in Indonesia SportsTicker |
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BALI, Indonesia -- Fourth seed Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia was upset, and fifth seed Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand was an easy winner Tuesday in the first round of the $225,000 Wismilak International.
Dokic has not won two straight matches since the first two rounds at Wimbledon. No. 7 Emilie Loit of France was ousted by Croatian qualifier Ivana Abramovic 6-7 (4), 5-7. In other matches, Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland bounced American wild card entry Corina Morariu 6-4, 6-3, and Chinese qualifier Jie Zheng eliminated Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2. Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany ousted qualifier Tian Tian Sun of China 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, and will meet second seed Elena Dementieva of Russia in the second round. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo of Spain was a 6-1, 6-4 winner over American Sarah Taylor. Sanchez Lorenzo next faces another American in top seed Chanda Rubin, who along with Dementieva received a first-round bye. The winner collects $35,000 and 145 points toward the rankings. |
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