Rus too strong for O'Brien

Rus too strong for O’Brien

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:29

O’Brien defeated Rika Fujiwara of Japan 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 on Thursday to set up the match with Rus.

But O’Brien lost the first set 6-4, and left-hander Rus, 18, closed out the match by taking the second-set tie-break 8-6.

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By Tim Farthing

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