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Defending champ Ivanovic figures out qualifier at German Open

Associated Press

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

BERLIN -- Defending champion Ana Ivanovic overcame a slow start before defeating qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova 7-6 (0), 6-2 Wednesday at the German Open. Top-ranked Justine Henin cruised past Chan Yung-jan 6-0, 6-2; fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic defeated Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-0; and Victoria Azarenka upset sixth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze 1-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Ivanovic couldn't break Amanmuradova's serve in the first set, but shut her out in the tiebreaker with precise drop shots and forehand winners. ...

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