Wins for Suarez, Petrova, Kotkina

Wimbledon: Russian 15th seed Irina Kotkina has beaten Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1 6-4.

Sun, 27 Jun, 2004 - 13:46

Wimbledon: Russian 15th seed Irina Kotkina has beaten Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1 6-4.

Her compatriot, tenth seed Nadia Petrova had it slightly tougher against Ukraine's Tatiana Perebiynis, winning 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.

Argentina's Paola Suarez, seeded ninth, needed three sets to dispose of Luxembourg's Anne Kremer, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.

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Courts Tennis Wimbledon Place: Luxembourg Person: Suarez Person: Petrova Person: Kotkina Person: Irina Kotkina Person: Magdalena Rybarikova Person: Nadia Petrova Person: Tatiana Perebiynis Person: Paola Suarez Person: Anne Kremer Event: Wimbledon

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