Former Wimbledon finalist Bartoli opens Bank of West Classic with a win : Sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France beat Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-3 on Monday night to open her campaign at the Bank of West Classic. Coming off a third-round loss at Wimbledon, Bartoli dominated the first set against Amanmuradova, but had trouble with her serve early in the second. She double-faulted twice in losing the first game, then fell behind 3-1 in the second set before rallying to win the final five games. "I won the first set so easily I think my concentration was a little off in the second set," said Bartoli, a finalist at Wimbledon in 2007. "She was hitting the ball really hard, especially from the baseline, and I had to get back on track. I think she was getting tired because she had to run so much in the first set." In...
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