Mauresmo sees double
Published Date:
23 September 2008
By Ian Ransom
FORMER world No1 Amelie Mauresmo slumped to her second first-round defeat by Slovak teenager Dominika Cibulkova in a week when she lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing yesterday.
The 29-year-old Frenchwoman, who has been plagued by injuries this season, was bundled out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo last week by Cibulkova after blowing four match-points.
Up a set yesterday and leading 4-3 in the second, Mauresmo's wasteful ways came to the fore again, as errant groundstrokes combined with a crumbling first serve, allowed her 19-year-old opponent to close out the match.
Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova overcame the disappointment of her first-round exit at the Pan Pacific Open, the world No13 cruising to a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 victory over Gisela Dulko, of Argentina, while Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues also advanced.
The world No3, Russia's Dinara Safina, withdrew with a lower back injury.
The full article contains 162 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
22 September 2008 9:35 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
