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New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has breezed into the second round of an ITF tournament in Monzon, Spain.
Erakovic, the second seed, beat Spain's Estrella Cabeza-Candela 6-2 6-4 in the first round today and will play Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the US$75,000 ($95,008) tournament.
Erakovic is in Europe playing a number of clay court tournaments to prepare for the French Open for which she gained direct entry into the main draw after reaching a career high world ranking of 86 recently.
- NZPA