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Krunic out of Chinese Taipei tournament

TAIPEI - Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic has ended her campaign at the WTA tournament in Chinese Taipei after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the opening round on Tuesday.

Wild card Safarova will next face Latvian Anastasia Sevastova.

Photo: Tennis Federation of Serbia

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Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Ousted from Second Round in Madrid

Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova was defeated in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday.

Pironkova was defeated with 3;6, 1:6 by Lucie Safarova in a match, which lasted 73 minutes, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian suffered a heavy defeat and could not offer a considerable resistance to Safarova throughout the match.