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Top-seeded Shvedova takes next step

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- Top-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan beat Ekaterina Ivanova of Russia 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open. Fifth-seeded Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland and Monica Niculescu of Romania also advanced to the quarterfinals. Voegele defeated 15-year-old Uzbek wild card Nigina Abduraimova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 and Niculescu broke Evgeniya Rodina of Russia five times to win 6-1, 6-4. Eighth-seeded Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan lost to Darya Ku ...

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