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ANTWERP, Belgium, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Russian Elena Dementieva and Swiss Patty Schnyder were among Tuesday's first round winners at the Proximus Diamond Games in Belgium.
The fifth-seeded Dementieva, who won in Tokyo two weeks ago, got past Estonian qualifier Maret Ani 6-3, 6-2, while the lefthanded Schnyder, seeded sixth, beat promising Dutch wild card Michaella Krajicek 6-0, 6-4.
No. 9 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia dispatched Czech Zuzana Ondraskova 6-1, 6-0.
In other action, France's Tatiana Golovin defeated Belgian wild card Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) and will face top-seeded Kim Clijsters on Wednesday.
Poland's Marta Domachowska downed Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 6-2 and Serbian Ana Ivanovic won over Italian Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-3.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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LOS ANGELES, June 1 (UPI) --
Music producers Brandon Jenner and Leah Felder have married in Hawaii in an intimate sunset ceremony, People.com reported Friday.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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