MASON, Ohio Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Que., ousted Evgeniya Rodina of Russia 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the US$175,000 Cincinnati Open on Monday.
Unseeded Camille Pin of France upset seventh-seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0.
Pin, who is ranked 78th on the WTA Tour, said she focused on keeping the 57th-ranked Makarova off-balance by changing tempo in the first meeting between the two.
I knew she was a tough player, said Pin. When I watched her play, I knew there were certain ways she liked to play, and I tried not going to where she liked.
In other first-round matches, 92nd-ranked Nathalie Dechy beat No. 102 Olivia Sanchez 6-2, 6-2 in an all-France battle, and 107th-ranked Julie Ditty of the United States upset 96th-ranked Meng Yuan of China 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
The 26-year-old Pin lost to seventh-seeded Akiko Morigami in the first round of last years Cincinnati tournament in a three-set match that went to tiebreakers in the last two sets.
I knew I could win here, she said. Last year, I got to match point, and Morigami went to the finals.
Canadas Dubois ousts Rodina in first round of Cincinnati Open
MASON, Ohio Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Que., ousted Evgeniya Rodina of Russia 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the US$175,000 Cincinnati Open on Monday.
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