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Hungarian world champion and three-time Olympic silver medallist Laszlo Cseh (front) and Zsuzsanna Jakabos swim as they test their new Arena swimming suits in Budapest May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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    Mauresmo pulls out of German Open

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    Mon May 5, 2008 2:29pm EDT
    France's Amelie Mauresmo reacts during her match against Australia's Casey Dellacqua at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 18, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Amelie Mauresmo of France pulled out of the German Open on Monday because of a rib injury.

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    The former world number one had been due to play a first-round match against compatriot Aravane Rezai on Tuesday.

    She was replaced in the main draw by Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan.

    The claycourt tournament started with a surprise on Monday when unseeded German Sabine Lisicki beat 14th seed Shahar Peer of Israel 7-5 6-1 in the first match on the Steffi Graf Stadium court.

    The top eight seeds have byes through to the second round of the $1.3 million tournament, which runs until Sunday.

    Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic are the top two seeds in a strong field.

    (Reporting by Kevin Fylan; Editing by Sonia Oxley)
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