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Li scrapes past Dushevina

BEIJING: Chinese No. 1 Li Na dropped four service games but still managed to reach the second round of the China Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russian Vera Dushevina here on Tuesday.

Zheng Jie became the fourth Chinese to reach the second round when she downed American Jill Craybas 6-4, 6-3. However, her doubles partner Yan Zi crashed out 7-5, 6-2 to Croatian qualifier Jelena Kostanic. At Portoroz (Slovenia), Iveta Benesova upset third-seeded Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Slovenia Open.

The results: At Beijing (WTA China Open): First round: Jelena Kostanic bt Yan Zi 7-5, 6-2; Eleni Daniilidou bt Sofia Arvidsson 6-4, 6-1; Li Na bt Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-4; Ai Sugiyama bt Alicia Molik 6-2, 7-6(2); Zheng Jie bt Jill Craybas 6-4, 6-3.

Elena Vesnina bt Emma Laine 7-6(0), 5-7, 6-3; Jelena Jankovic bt Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-0, 6-1; Sun Tiantian bt Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Peng Shuai bt Catalina Castano 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

At Portoroz (Slovenia) (WTA Slovenia Open): Maret Ani bt Camille Pin 6-4, 7-6(3); Iveta Benesova bt Sybille Bammer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Tsvetana Pironkova bt Sanja Ancic 6-1, 6-1. — Agencies

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