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Bartoli forced to quit in Cincinnati


World No.13 Marion Bartoli is out of the Cincinnati tennis championships after quitting her first round match on Tuesday in dramatic fashion.

The Frenchwoman, who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2007, was the top seed in Cincinnati.

Bartoli was trailing American Jamea Jackson 6-7, 2-2 in their first round match when she pulled out with abdominal pain.

That leaves Russian Nadia Petrova as the favourite for the title in Ohio, and the second seed looked impressive during a 6-3, 6-0 victory over compatriot Galina Voskoboeva.

Another two seeds went through to the second round fifth seed Amelie Mauresmo from France and sixth-seeded Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak at the Cincinnati tennis championships.

Mauresmo battled past compatriot St


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Tim Farthing, Tennishead Editorial Director & Owner, has been a huge tennis fan his whole life. He's a tennis journalist and entrepreneur as well as playing tennis to a national standard. He also helps manage his local club and volunteers for his local tennis organisation. He's a specialist in content about the administration of professional tennis and tennis coaching for all levels.