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Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Hingis advance; Hantuchova upset

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

NEW YORK -- Maria Sharapova shanked a backhand wide, prompting her opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she won the match -- or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself. Uh, not quite. That little celebration by 51st-ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy was for winning one game Tuesday night, allowing her to narrow Sharapova's lead to 6-0, 5-1. A few minutes and one hold of serve later, Sharapova's 50-minute day was done and she was into the second round at the tourna ...

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