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New Zealand tennis No 1 Marina Erakovic will face France's Pauline Parmentier in the first round of the US Open.
Erakovic's form has taken a hit since her efforts at the French Open and Wimbledon pushed her into the world top 50.
Last week the 20-year-old Aucklander was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic Games, suffering a 5-7 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 loss to Japan's Ayumi Morita, a player ranked 96 places below her own 49th World Tennis Association (WTA) ranking.
This week Erakovic had another first round loss when she was beaten 7-6 7-5 by American Jamea Jackson at the Forest Hills Classic in New York.
Parmentier, who is ranked No 47 in the world, was also eliminated in the first round of the Forest Hills tournament, in which she was first seed.
If Erakovic beats Parmentier in the first round of the US Open, she faces a possible clash with Russian Olympic champion Elena Dementieva.
- NZPA