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Safina cruises; Safarova upset

Associated Press

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

PORTOROZ, Slovenia -- Top-ranked Dinara Safina cruised into the quarterfinals of the Slovenia Open by routing fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak 6-1, 6-2. Safina was playing her first tournament since losing to Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semifinals. She needed just 1 hour, 17 minutes on Wednesday to oust the 18-year-old qualifier. Safina saved three break points in the third game of the first set and cruised from there, though Pervak did manage a break to make it 4-2 in the second. Safina will ...

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