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 | Remove champion Kuznetsova Roland Garros17-02-2011 |
Twice vitseshampionka Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) qualified for the quarterfinals of the strongest tennis tournament in Dubai with a prize fund 2.05 million dollars. Seeded Kuznetsova beat 16th-seeded third and a champion of Roland Garros Skiavone Francesca (Italy), 1:6, 6:0, 7:5. So Russian revenge for his defeat of second round of the Australian Open last month with 4:6, 6:1, 14:16 for a record length of a meeting of the Grand Slam 4:44. Kuznetsova closed the match with her seventh machbol, but this time the meeting continued "only" two hours. "I felt that I play well, but the victory of the few times I slipped away. It was just one point that I left, but never managed to get her. It was strange. For a moment I remembered Melbourne. However, I am glad that success, "said the Russian, which side in the second round best Bulgarian tennis player
Tsvetana Pironkova. The next opponent for Kuznetsova will be eighth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland), which is only 68 minutes to deal with Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 6:3, 6:2. No. 2 Vera Zvonareva (Russia) also fell in the third round after defeat by compatriot Alisa Kleybanova with 3:6, 2:6. "I do not play well. Allowed too many mistakes. Just today the court was not me. This is one of my worst games," said Zvonareva. Fourth-seeded Samantha Stosur (Australia) do not qualify for the quarterfinals after 6:3, 6:4 shveytsarkata over Patty Schnyder.
Last year's Shahar Peer polufinalistka also move forward after tough luck with 3:6, 6:4, 6:1 over Belgian Yanina Wickmayer.