Bondarenko, Wozniak upset in Hobart

Hobart -- Third-seeded Kateryna Bondarenko dropped a tight second-round match at the $220,000 Moorilla Hobart International tennis tournament in Australia.

Bondarenko, a Ukrainian, won more points -- 76-75 -- than Italy's Sara Errani but fell 7-6 (10-8), 6-4. Half of the 22 games in the match resulted in service breaks but Errani got one more than Bondarenko in the second set to claim the win.

No. 2-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer played more to form, taking out Australian Jelena Dokic 6-2, 6-2 in an efficient 56 minutes. Peer lost only 11 points in eight service games and didn't face a break point.

Fifth-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro claimed a 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 win over Alicia Molik but No. 6-seeded Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak was upset by Belgian Kristen Flipkens 7-5, 6-2 in a match that was delayed by rain in the first set.

Flipkens draws Errani and Suarez Navarro goes against Peer in Thursday's tournament quarterfinals.

The tournament wraps up Saturday with a title match worth $37,000 to the winner.

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