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Dementieva wins battle of Russians
FILDERSTADT, Germany -- Elena Dementieva overcame fellow Russian Nadia Petrova and an inconsistent serve to reach the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She won 6-3 6-3 and was joined by compatriot Anastasia Myskina, who recovered from a disastrous start to advance 0-6 6-1 4-0 when Alexandra Stevenson retired with a back strain. Another Russian threatened an upset, but was unable to deliver, as seventh seeded American Chanda Rubin edged past Vera Zvonareva 1-6 6-4 6-3. Zvonareva controlled the opening set but Rubin levelled at one set all before five consecutive breaks of serve in the final set left Rubin serving for victory at 5-3. Even then, she had to fend off a break point before finally closing out the match. Fifth seed Amelie Mauresmo of France was also stretched in the first set before beating Meghann Shaughnessy 7-6 6-2. Shaughnessy surrendered just one point in her first three service games and then led 40-0 on Mauresmo's serve at 3-2. But Mauresmo survived that threat with the aid of two aces and went on to take the tiebreak before dominating the second set. Dementieva, who with Myskina has been one of the most successful players on the WTA Tour in recent weeks, had her serve broken four times by French Open semi-finalist Petrova. But for her part, Petrova struggled with her inconsistent groundstrokes and volleys.
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