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Russia's Chakvetadze wins tennis tournament in Slovenia
In a final match that lasted 61 minutes the unseeded Russian defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden in straight sets 6-1, 6-2
© RIA Novosti. Anton Denisov03:07 26/07/2010
Russia's Davydenko plans to stay in tennis and play at 2012 Olympics Russia's Anna Chakvetadze took her first tennis title in almost two and a half years after she won the Banka Koper Slovenia open in Portoroz.
In a final match that lasted 61 minutes the unseeded Russian defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
Chakvetadze who reached her career high of World No. 5 in 2007 began the tennis tournament in Portoroz in the Women Tennis Association (WTA) rank of 103rd.
The victories in Slovenia will see Chakvetadze returning back to top 75.
MOSCOW, July 26 (RIA Novosti)
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