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DUBAI, Feb 25: Venus Williams bounced back from injury with a straight sets win over Australian No 1 Alicia Molik at the 585,000-euro WTA Dubai Open here Wednesday , as fellow American Jennifer Capriati lost her comeback match against Greece's Eleni Daniilidou.
Williams, the second seed, was the recipient of a first round bye and came away a 6-3, 6-4 winner in her second round tie against unseeded Molik. Williams next meets the winner of the tie between Russian teenager Svetlana Kuznetsova and Germany's Anca Barna for a place in the semi-finals.
But Capriati, another former world number one who has been sidelined for three months with a back injury, was not so fortunate and was beaten in her first match to former top 20 player Daniilidou.
Capriati, who was seeded third and had hoped to earn herself a semi-final on Friday with Williams, was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in a wind-affected match.
Marseille ATP results
MARSEILLE (France) Feb 25: Results from the third day of the 600,000-euro Marseille ATP tournament here on Wednesday:
First Round:
Marc Rosset (SWI) bt Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 6-1, 7-6 (7/4);
Cyril Saulnier (FRA) bt Julian Knowle (AUT) 6-1, 6-3;
Gregory Carraz (FRA) bt Juan-Carlos Ferrero (SPA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (7/3), 6-3. -Agencies
