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Myskina, Hantuchova win Dubai openers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Russian Anastasia Myskina and Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova led Monday's first-round winners at the $1 million Dubai Duty Free Women's Open.

Myskina beat Chinese Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, and Hantuchova defeated Chinese Na Li 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

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Also, Russian Vera Dushevina beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-1; Czech Lucie Safarova beat Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 6-3; and Russian Elena Likhovtseva beat last year's Dubai runner-up Jelena Jankovic 7-5, 7-5.

The Serbian Jankovic lost to American Lindsay Davenport in last year's Dubai final.

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