Aces and Faults: Mary Pierce loses in first round at Luxembourg
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Sep 27, 2006 | Print
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Aces
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario has been nominated for the 2007 Tennis Hall of Fame ballot. (International Tennis HOF Ballot Names Six 2007 Hopefuls)
Chanda Rubin won her first professional tennis match since 2005 yesterday at Luxembourg. Rubin knocked out Martina Muller 6-3, 6-0 to set up a meeting with No. 3 seed Patty Schnyder. (Rubin wins at Fortis Championships)
Faults
Mary Pierce exited the FORTIS Championships 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the hands of Alona Bondarenko. Pierce has won just eight matches this season and has seen her ranking slip down to No. 18 in the world. (Pierce crashes out)
Second seed Maria Kirilenko was stunned with a three set 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 loss yesterday from Vera Dushevina at the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul. (Dushevina beats second seed Kirilenko at Korea Open tennis tournament)
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