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Vera Zvonareva reaches 2nd round at Wimbledon

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Updated: 2011-06-20 22:51
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Vera Zvonareva reaches 2nd round at Wimbledon
Vera Zvonareva of Russia hits a return to Alison Riske of the US at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 20, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] 
WIMBLEDON, England - Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva held on to beat Alison Riske of the United States 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Monday in the first round at Wimbledon.

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The Russian struggled for part of the match on Court 1, but broke her opponent to take a 5-3 lead in the third set before serving it out for victory.

Zvonareva was originally seeded No 3 but moved up a spot when Kim Clijsters withdrew because of injury.

 

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