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Pironkova passes Australian Open first round

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Bulgaria’s top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has qualified for the second round of Australian Open. At the start of the race the Bulgarian beat Heather Watson of Great Britain 6:4, 6:0 after 83 minutes of play and is playing next versus the finalist in the tournament’s last year’s edition Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. In nine matches between the two so far Pironkova has won only one. 




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