MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Rising Russian
tennis star Alisa Kleibanova moved into the third round of the
$4.5 million Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Friday with a
straight-sets win.
The tournament's No. 24 seed beat Kazakhstan's Galina
Voskoboyeva 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 22 minutes, converting five
of 11 break points.
Kleibanova is at a career-high 26 on the WTA rankings,
having climbed seven places this year.
The 19-year-old Muscovite will play either No. 12 seed
Marion Bartoli of France or Belarusian qualifier Anastasia
Yakimova.
Russia's Elena Dementieva, seeded fourth, won an
all-Russia encounter later in the day, beating Anastasia
Pivovarova 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Russia's Maria Kirilenko did not fare so well, falling
to 15-seeded Italian Flavia Penetta 4-6, 5-7 in an hour and 47
minutes.
In the men's, Russia's Marat Safin defeated Spain's
Oscar Hernandez 6:4, 2:6, 6:1 in their second round tie.
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