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Mauresmo beaten at German Open

Published: May 11, 2007 at 4:23 PM

BERLIN, May 11 (UPI) -- Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo Friday lost, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, to Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko in the quarterfinals of the German Open in Berlin.

The match was completed after being suspended Thursday by darkness and rain.

"I'm going directly to Rome and I hope that I'll be able to get as much practice as possible on the courts," said the second-seeded Mauresmo, whose recent court time has been limited after an appendectomy in late February.

She is entered in next week's Italian Open.

The former Wimbledon champion won this tournament in 2001 and 2004 and was runner-up in 1998.

The quarterfinal between top-ranked Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic was suspended until Saturday because of darkness.

Earlier, Henin completed a 6-1, 6-3 third-round rout of Maria Elena Camerin, while third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova topped No. 7 and defending Berlin winner Nadia Petrova, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic also is a semifinalist.

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