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Schiavone eases past Kremer in Japan

Associated Press

Monday, October 12, 2009

OSAKA, Japan -- Fourth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy beat Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Japan Women's Open. Schiavone had five aces against the unseeded Kremer at Ustubo Tennis Center. Sania Mirza of India also advanced, eliminating fifth-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, and seventh-seeded Melinda Czink of Hungary beat Ryoko Fuda of Japan 6-4, 6-4. Maria Kirilenko of Russia was forced to retire due to soreness in her left knee after los ...

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