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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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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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