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Garrigues ousts Pierce
HOBART, JAN. 9. Former Australian Open champion Mary Pierce's comeback to competitive tennis hit another hurdle on Wednesday when she injured an ankle during her 5-7, 4-6 second round loss to Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Tasmanian international.
The 26-year-old Frenchwoman arrived in Hobart after straining her hamstring in a weekend exhibition in Hong Kong and now faces a race against time getting ready for next week's Australian Open after twisting her ankle.
The results: Rita Grande bt Barbara Schwartz 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Mary Pierce 7-5, 6-4; Alina Jidkova bt Paola Suarez 1-6, 6-1, 6-2; Meilen Tu bt Stephanie Foretz 7-5, 6-0; Amy Frazier bt Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Nicole Pratt bt Jennifer Hopkins 6-1, 6-3; Janette Husarova bt Marta Marrero 6-2, 6-0; Martina Sucha bt Martina Muller 7-5, 6-4. - Reuters
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