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Zheng jolts Safina; Sharapova advances

Associated Press

Thursday, August 6, 2009

CARSON, Calif. -- Zheng Jie of China upset top-ranked Dinara Safina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the third round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Thursday night, beating the Russian for the first time in five career meetings. "It's amazing for me because I never beat Safina before. I'm very happy," Zheng said. "Before the start of the match, I knew it was very tough. I wanted to try and play more aggressive." Safina, the defending tournament champion and runner-up at the Australian and French o ...

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