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Rezai, Govortsova win Istanbul openers

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 03:48 by Salinder Kumar

Istanbul, Turkey. -- Fourth-seeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai and seventh-seeded Belarusian Olga Govortsova were first-round winners Monday at the Istanbul Cup.

Rezai defeated Ukrainian Viktoriya Kutuzova 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. Govortsova beat Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

Wild card Turk Pemra Ozgen beat Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2.

Also, Swiss Timea Bacsinszky beat Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-2; Italian Maria Elena Camerin beat Turk Ipek Senoglu 6-0, 6-2; and Poland's Marta Domachowska beat Austrian Patricia Mayr 1-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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