DAVENPORT VS PARMENTIER AT US OPEN
Pauline Parmentier of France reacts as she misses a serve by Lindsey Davenport (USA), who is seeded second,during the US Open on September 1, 2005 in New York City. Davenport went on to win 6-1, 6-1. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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Third-seeded Alize Cornet and No. 4 Julia Goerges each logged a first-round victory in rainy conditions Tuesday at the first Nuremberg Versicherungscup.
Third-seeded Lourdes Dominguez Lino and No. 4 seed Francesca Schiavone each advanced Tuesday with first-round wins at the Copa Claro Colsanitas.
No. 8-seeded Klara Zakopalova rallied for a first-round victory Monday at the 21e Open GDF Suez tennis tournament in Paris.
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska won in straight sets Wednesday but second-seeded Julia Goerges was ousted at the ASB Classic in New Zealand.
Nudnida Luangnam and Jamie Hampton posted first-round upset wins Monday at the ASB Classic tennis tournament in New Zealand.
Pauline Parmentier stunned second-seeded Zheng Jie in straight sets Thursday in advancing to the quarterfinals of the HP Japan Women's tennis tournament.
No. 1-seeded Samantha Stosur collected a first-round victory but third-seeded Christine McHale was ousted Monday at the HP Japan Women's Open tennis tournament.
Kim Clijsters, playing in what she has said will be her final tournament, lost Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka and defending champion Samantha Stosur were among the winners Monday in a rain-filled first day of the 2012 U.S. Open.
Top seed Angelique Kerber of Germany withdrew from the Texas Open with a left-shoulder injury, one day after falling to Li Na in the finals at Cincinnati.
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