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U.S. Open runner-up wins Spain opener

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Published: April 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM

MARBELLA, Spain, April 7 (UPI) -- Women's U.S. Open runner-up Jelena Jankovic was an opening-round winner Tuesday at the inaugural Andalucia Tennis Experience in Spain.

The second-seeded Jankovic defeated Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-1.

Three other seeds joined Jankovic in the second round: No. 4 Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Belarusian Anastasiya Yakimova 6-1, 6-3; No. 5 Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro beat Estonian Maret Ani 7-5, 7-5; and No. 6 Italian Sara Errani beat German Julia Schruff 7-5, 7-6 (8-6).

Also, Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain defeated Italian Tathiana Garbin 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.

Topics: Jelena Jankovic, Virginia Ruano Pascual
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