Russian Vera Dushevina has qualified for the second round of the WTA Tennis Madrid Open winning over Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in the starting game. In her next match Dushevina is to meet current World number 1 Serena Williams. Earlier Sunday Russian Maria Sharapova was defeated by Czech Lucie Safarova. The prize money of Madrid Open is 3.5 million euros.
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