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Dementieva, Wozniacki among winners

Associated Press

Monday, January 5, 2009

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament. The Russian player, ranked fourth in the world, struggled in the first set but settled into her game in the second, beating the unseeded Chan. "She was on fire at the beginning and put a lot of pressure on me," Dementieva said. "I didn't expect such a high level and it took me a while to get into the game." Second-s ...

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