Bammer routs Maes to advance in Diamond Games
ANTWERP, Belgium -- Sybille Bammer of Austria won her sixth straight match, routing Caroline Maes 6-2, 6-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Diamond Games.
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Bammer is coming off the first title of her 10-year career, winning the Pattaya Women's Open on Sunday.
Qualifier Virginie Razzano beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-4, 6-1, and will face two-time defending champion Amelie Mauresmo on Thursday.
Olga Poutchkova led 7-6 (2) when Severine Bremond retired with a groin strain. On Wednesday, she'll meet Kim Clijsters, who is in her farewell season and will play in her last home tournament.
In other matches, Nathalie Dechy swept past Julia Schruff 6-1, 6-1, and Tatiana Golovin defeated Katarina Srebotnik 6-0, 6-2.
Elena Likhovtseva beat Vera Dushevina 6-4, 6-1, and Vera Zvonareva routed American qualifier Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 6-0.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
