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Swiss sixth seed Patty Schnyder suffered a first-round defeat at the Zurich Open yesterday, losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova.
Schnyder had been hoping to win her second Zurich title following her 2002 tournament triumph, but threw away a 3-0 lead in the third set to let her teenage opponent take control.