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Friedsam, ranked 280th in the world, recently
returned after missing more than a year due to shoulder surgery.
She won five of the final six games in the first set and jumped
to a 5-2 lead in the second before holding off Cornet.
Lucky loser Liudmila Samsonova of Russia also delivered an
upset, as she defeated fourth-seeded Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia
6-2, 7-5. Eighth-seeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland beat
Brazil's Gabriela Ce 6-1, 7-6 (4), and France's Fiona Ferro was
a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Italy's Giulia Gatto-Monticone.
Baltic Open
Chloe Paquet recorded a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over second-seeded
Caroline Garcia in a battle of Frenchwomen at Jurmala, Latvia.
Top-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia survived a scare
before outlasting Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4.
The World No. 11 was trailing 4-3 in the final set to her
147th-ranked foe before breaking Jakupovic's service twice while
winning the final three games.
Also, sixth-seeded Russian Anastasia Potapova defeated Austria's
Barbara Haas 6-2, 6-3; Romania's Patricia Maria Tig posted a
6-4, 6-4 win over Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina, and Poland's
Katarzyna Kawa rolled to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Croatia's Jana
Fett.
--Field Level Medi
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