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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Sabine Lisicki kicked off her 2012 season with a straight-set win Monday at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.
Lisicki lost both break points she faced and had seven double faults but still came away a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Virginie Razzano. Even with the serving issues -- she was good on just 52 percent of her first serves -- Lisicki took more than 60 percent of the points on serve.
Flavia Pennetta, at No 4 the only other seeded player on Monday's schedule, got by Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Pennetta had five breaks in 11 receiving games.
Mona Barthel stopped Jelena Dokic 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Elena Baltacha escaped a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 challenge from local favorite Sacha Jones and Sara Errani raced past Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-1 in 51 minutes.
Also Monday, Christina McHale advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Alexandra Dulgheru and Lucie Hradecka topped Alberta Brianti 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
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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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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif., June 1 (UPI) --
Animal authorities in California said a man rescued a puppy that was apparently dumped onto a busy a highway.
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