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New Zealander Marina Erakovic maintained her winning form on grass with a straight sets defeat of Canadian Stephanie Dubois in the opening round of a tennis tournament in Birmingham today.
Erakovic won 6-4 6-4 to advance to the second round of the US$200,000 ($267,272) DFS Classic.
Last week she won a US$50,000 tournament in Surbiton, London and will want to continue her form ahead of her first appearance at Wimbledon starting on June 23.
Having climbed to 64 in the world, Erakovic is still waiting to learn if she has earned enough ranking points to be eligible to represent New Zealand at the Beijing Olympics.
- NZPA
