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Ekshibarova advances to Tashkent Open second round

Associated Press

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- Vlada Ekshibarova of Uzbekistan won her first WTA match Tuesday, upsetting sixth-seeded Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Tashkent Open. Ekshibarova led 3-0 in the second set before Kudryavtseva won three straight games, but the 18-year-old Uzbek then won the next three. Third-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus also won, defeating Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3. She will next face Anne Kremer of Luxembourg, who beat Yuliana ...

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