Updated: May 21, 2007, 6:01 PM ET

Li turns away Zec-Peskiric in Strasbourg opener

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STRASBOURG, France -- Fourth-seeded Li Na of China defeated Masa Zec-Peskiric of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Strasbourg International.

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Eighth-seeded Akiko Morigami of Japan lost to Caroline Maes of Belgium 7-5, 6-4, and ninth-seeded Emilie Loit of France beat Sun Tiantian of China 7-5, 6-3.

Varvara Lepchenko of Uzbekistan downed Vasilisa Bardina of Russia 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and will next face top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France. Vera Dushevina of Russia topped Karin Knapp of Italy 6-4, 6-4.


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