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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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Chakvetadze cruises into last eight in Paris

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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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