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    Chakvetadze cruises into last eight in Paris

    PARIS
    Thu Feb 7, 2008 7:41am EST

    PARIS (Reuters) - Top seed Anna Chakvetadze advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Open with a 6-1 6-3 win over local favorite Nathalie Dechy on Thursday.

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    Chakvetadze took command of the second-round match by charging into a 3-0 lead.

    Dechy fought back to level but the Russian was soon back in control, breaking serve again to take the set and later wrapping up the contest when her opponent hit a backhand wide on the first match point.

    The 20-year-old Chakvetadze next meets former world number Amelie Mauresmo of France or Greek Eleni Daniilidou for a place in the semi-finals.

    (Reporting by Patrick Vignal, Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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