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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Second-seeded Elena Dementieva overcame
early jitters to beat Alina Jidkova in the second round Tuesday at
the Family Circle Cup. Dementieva won the matchup of Russians 6-4, 6-4. She won her
first match on clay this season despite double-faulting 11 times
and converting just 38 percent of her first serves. Dementieva, who withdrew from last week's tour stop at Amelia
Island, Fla., played with her right thigh wrapped in an athletic
bandage and rubbed the leg once after lunging for a ball in the
second set. She said the leg was taped as a precaution against
further injury. Upset were sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva, who lost to Iveta
Benesova 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, and No. 12 Silvia Farina Elia, ousted by
Jelena Kostanic 6-4, 7-6 (6). No. 15 Mary Pierce continued her comeback with a 6-3, 6-2 win
over Mashona Washington. Pierce has been plagued by a right
shoulder injury. Thirteenth-seeded Tatiana Golovin beat Amy Frazier 6-3, 6-4, and
No. 14 Shinobu Asagoe took Lindsay Lee-Walters 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2.
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