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from The Globe and Mail

Mauresmo, Kuznetsova ousted from Australian Open
JOHN PYE

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo tumbled out of the Australian Open on Sunday, falling 6-4, 6-3 to unseeded Lucie Safarova.

Third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, the 2004 U.S. Open champion, followed Mauresmo out, losing 6-4, 6-2 to Israel's Shahar Peer.

Safarova, the 19-year-old Czech player who had only won one match in six previous Grand Slam tournaments, faced just two break points in the fourth-round match and continually forced the French star into problems on her own serve.

"It's amazing. I still can't believe it," said Safarova, ranked 70th. "I'm so happy. It's incredible."

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