Still o-fer
Kournikova ousted by qualifier at USTA event
Posted: Wednesday May 14, 2003 9:19 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Top-seeded Anna Kournikova lost to
rookie Bruna Colosio 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the first round of the
USTA Women's Pro Tennis Championship on Wednesday.
Colosio, ranked No. 384 in the world, won two qualifying matches
earlier this week to earn a berth in the 32-player field. The
72nd-ranked Kournikova, who was bothered by a left thigh injury
that forced her to withdraw from the Cloister Cup over the weekend,
was the only player in the top 100 entered in the USTA Pro Circuit
clay court event.
Colosio held serve just once in the third set but broke
Kournikova in each of her five service games. Kournikova served 15
double faults in the match, including two in the final game.
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