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King advances to second round

Reuters

Monday, April 13, 2009

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- American Vania King produced a first-round upset in the Family Circle Cup on Monday, by knocking out 14th seed Olga Govortsova 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3. The 20-year-old King, ranked 121st in the world, mounted a spirited fight after trailing Belarusian Govortsova 5-3 in the second set and then took charge in the third. China's Peng Shuai advanced to the second round with a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 win over Russia's Anastasia Pivovarova. Peng, the 10th seed, will face the winner o ...

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