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Monterrey, Mexico (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci was a
second-round loser at the $220,000 Monterrey Open on Wednesday.
Vinci fell to Russian Nina Bratchikova 7-5, 7-5 in 1 hour, 21 minutes on the
hardcourts at Sierra Madre Tennis Club.
Fellow Italian Sara Errani faired better. The tournament's second seed breezed
past France's Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-3.
Also winners on Wednesday were eight-seeded Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain,
who downed Russia's Valeria Savinykh 6-4, 6-2, and Romanian Alexandra Cadantu,
who got past Spain's Silvia Soler-Espinosa 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in 1 hour, 56
minutes.
This week's champion will claim $37,000.
The Sports Network