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 Yan Zi and Yuan Meng have each snatched a first round victory in the Australian Open, lighting China's hope in the year-opening grand slam event.
21-year-old Yan struggled to eliminate French 11th seed Nathalie Dechy, 7-6, 6-2 and 6-3.
Her teammate Yuan eased past Melinda Czink of Hungary in straight sets 6-4, 6-2
China's Zheng Jie, however, was beaten 2-1 by Russian rival Anna Chakvetadze.
Editor: Donald
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