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Tennis-Petrova, Safina ease through in Luxembourg
"Before I came here I couldn't hit three successive balls in the same place so my goal was just to win a match," said the tall Russian, whose brother Marat won this year's Australian Open. Safina, who regularly suffers from nerves, also said she had struggled to adapt to the indoor surface having played on clay last week in Moscow. "I was playing on clay for the Fed Cup and had two days practising with different balls, then I come here and it's completely different so I was very nervous but with every set I am feeling better," she added. Safina will next play the gritty Vinci who ousted third seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in a thrilling match 7-6 5-7 6-4. Vinci went a break behind in every set but battled hard to keep in touch before her positive net play was rewarded with victory. The in-form Groenefeld will play Petrova in the last eight after thrashing Israel's Anna Smashnova 6-1 6-2, while Dechy beating Madagascar's Dally Randriantefy 6-1 6-2.
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