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Stefanie Vögele hat die Startrunde an den US Open successfully come through. The player from Aargau defeated Alberta Brianti in three sets. Also in round two is the former world number one Kim Clijsters.
Vögele She had to fight hard for her first victory in a major main draw: the Aargau native made a flying start to 4–0 and then led 5–3, before becoming too passive and allowing the Italian back into the match. Brianti then won the Tiebreak 12:10, nachdem Vögele zwei Satzbälle had not taken advantage of.
Another meeting with an Italian woman
In den nächsten beiden Sätzen war dann Vögele was firmly in control again and eventually won 6:7, 6:1 and 6:3 after around two hours.
Nächste Gegnerin ist Francesca Schiavone, also from Italy. Either way, the US Open a success for the Fed Cup player: wrist problems and illness had left it uncertain for a long time whether she could compete at all.
Clijsters zurück auf der Grand-Slam-Bühne
Kim Clijsters hat ein erfolgreiches Comeback auf der Grand-Slam stage. The Belgian, who had received a wildcard, beat Ukraine's Viktoria Kututsowa 6:1, 6:1.
Nächste Gegnerin der US Open-the 2005 champion is the Frenchwoman seeded No. 14 Marion Bartoli sein.
From sport.sf.TV,
http://sport.sf.tv/nachrichten/archiv/2009/08/31/tennis/voegele_uebersteht_erste_huerde
Weitere Ergebnisse des ersten Tages der US Open Damen 2009:
Amelie Mauresmo - Tatjana Malek 6:3 6:4
Victoria Asarenka - Alexandra Dulgheru 6:1, 6:1
Marion Bartoli - Rosanna de los Rios 6:1 6:0
Serena Williams - Alexa Glatch 6:4 6:1
Jill Craybas - Carly Gullickson 6:3 7:6
Kai-Chen Chang - Kaia Kanepi 6:0 2:6 6:2
Magdalena Rybarikova - Valerie Tetreault (CAN) 6:3 4:6 6:1
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova - Marta Domachowska 2:6 6:2 6:3
Francesca Schiavone - Yvonne Meusburger 6:1 6:2
Maria Kirilenko - Maria Korytzewa (Ukraine) 6:2, 6:1
Agnieszka Radwanska - Patricia Mayr 6:1 6:2
Sania Mirza - Olga Gowortsowa (BLR) 6:2 3:6 6:3
Melinda Czink - Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6:3 6:4
Vania King - Anastasija Jakimowa (BLR) 2:1 Aufgabe Yakimova
Samantha Stosur - Ai Sugiyama 6:4 4:6 6:4
Flavia Pennetta - Edina Gallovits 6:0 6:4
Aleksandra Wozniak - Laura Granville 6:1 7:6
Vera Swonarewa - Nuria Llagostera Vives 6:0 6:4
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