 Sport & Leisure
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08 Feb 07 16:38
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Bartoli Wins, Kirilenko Upset In Thailand
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Vipin Wilson
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- Golden tropical hardwoods, marble and granite from world-renowned quarries, traditional ceramics and handicrafts silk from Thailand surround you on every side.
Visit Falcon Hill, Hua-Hin
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Bangkok, Feb 8: Unseeded Nicole Pratt of Australia upset second-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia 7-6 (1), 2-6, 7-5 Tuesday at the Pattaya Women's Open.
Bartoli defeated Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-3, 6-4. Kirilenko lost to Australian Nicole Pratt 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 7-5 in 2 1/2 hours.
In another upset, Austrian Sybille Bammer defeated seventh-seeded Russian Vasilisa Bardina 6-1, 6-4.
In other action involving seeds, No. 6 Argentine Gisela Dulko beat Chinese Tiantian Sun 6-4, 6-1 and No. 8 Japanese Aiko Nakamura beat Thai qualifier Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
American Vania King moved on with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over last year's Pattaya City runner-up, Croat Jelena Kostanic Tosic.
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