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Dementieva, Szavay, Razzano, Dechy, Cornet advance at Gaz de France

Associated Press

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

PARIS -- Elena Dementieva of Russia and Agnes Szavay of Hungary overcame resistance from unseeded opponents Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open Gaz de France. The fourth-seeded Dementieva defeated Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7), 6-2 while No. 7 Szavay beat Tathiana Garbin 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Kvitova traded two breaks of serve with Dementieva, forcing a tiebreak where two unforced errors cost the Czech qualifier the first set. "During the tiebreaker, it was so close," Dementieva said. "I ...

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