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French Open champion Schiavone beaten in first round

June 22, 2010 00:04 IST
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Italy's newly crowned French Open champion Francesca Schiavone fell at the first hurdle at Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 to Russian Vera Dushevina.

Schiavone, who took a fairytale first Grand Slam win at Roland Garros earlier this month, showed much of the tenacity that saw her triumph in Paris in the opening set, taking the tiebreak 7-0 on Court Two.

But Dushevina, the world number 56, found her rhythm in the second and raced through the decider to book a place in the second round for the fourth straight year.

Dushevina will now play Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova for a place in the third round.

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