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Paszek, Stephens Cruise Into Main Draw

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Austrian Tamira Paszek, the World No. 87, proved too strong for 18-year-old Briton Heather Watson in the final round of qualifying at the Estoril Open on Monday.

Paszek defeated the 2009 US Open junior champion by a 6-0, 6-3 score-line in 88 minutes, despite strong support for the below par Watson.

Paszek broke serve six times in total, winning the first six games, on a hot day at the Estadio Nacional, venue of the WTA International clay-court tennis tournament.

American Sloane Stephens, 18, improved to 11-8 on the season by qualifying for the main draw with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Russian Valeria Savinykh.

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World No. 110 Anastasiya Yakimova won her 15th match of the year, converting six of seven break point opportunities in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Greek Eleni Daniilidou in 81 minutes.

Spain's Beatriz Garcia Vidagany needed two hours and 10 minutes to beat Sesil Karatantcheva of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 for a place in the main draw.

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