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Schiavone, Bammer advance in Prague Open

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 03:52 by Salinder Kumar

Prague, Czech Republic. -- Top seeds Francesca Schiavone of Italy and Sybille Bammer of Austria were first-round winners Monday at the Prague Open.

Schiavone defeated Israeli Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-3 and Bammer beat Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5.

Also, No. 4 Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro defeated Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova beat Slovakian Kristina Kucova 7-5, 6-4.

Russian Vera Zvonareva defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in last year's Prague finale but neither woman is playing in the tournament this year.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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