Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat Tatjana Malek of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Fortis Championships. The Olympic champion from Russia will next face Gisela Dulko of Argentina, who defeated Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-4, 6-2. Fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark also advanced, beating Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3.
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