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QUEBEC, Canada (AP) -- Former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport continued her comeback with a 6-3 6-3 victory over seventh seed Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Bell Challenge on Tuesday.
Davenport, playing in her third tournament since giving birth in June, had little trouble in dispatching the 19-year-old German in the first meeting between the two players.
The 31-year-old American plays Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round.
Davenport, who won her first tournament back in Bali and reached the semifinals in Beijing, accepted a wild card for her first appearance in the event.
Wozniak is one of only two Canadians to pass the first hurdle, with Stephanie Dubois beating American Abigail Spears 6-1 6-4.
The only other seeded player in action on Tuesday was Olga Poutchkova of Belarus.
The eighth seed, thrashed 6-0 6-0 in the final last year by Marion Bartoli, started out with a comfortable 6-1 6-2 victory over New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic.
In other results, Severine Bremond of France beat Canada's Marie-Eve Pelletier 6-2 6-3 and her compatriot Stephanie Foretz defeated Russia's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-4.
Vania King joined compatriot Davenport in the second round with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Luxembourg's Anne Kremer, while Jill Craybas won 6-4 2-6 6-2 in an all-American clash with Lilia Osterloh.
Russia's Alina Jidkova also progressed after battling to a 6-4 5-7 6-4 win against Sunitha Rao of India.
Source: edition.cnn.com
Davenport, playing in her third tournament since giving birth in June, had little trouble in dispatching the 19-year-old German in the first meeting between the two players.
The 31-year-old American plays Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round.
Davenport, who won her first tournament back in Bali and reached the semifinals in Beijing, accepted a wild card for her first appearance in the event.
Wozniak is one of only two Canadians to pass the first hurdle, with Stephanie Dubois beating American Abigail Spears 6-1 6-4.
The only other seeded player in action on Tuesday was Olga Poutchkova of Belarus.
The eighth seed, thrashed 6-0 6-0 in the final last year by Marion Bartoli, started out with a comfortable 6-1 6-2 victory over New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic.
In other results, Severine Bremond of France beat Canada's Marie-Eve Pelletier 6-2 6-3 and her compatriot Stephanie Foretz defeated Russia's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-4.
Vania King joined compatriot Davenport in the second round with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Luxembourg's Anne Kremer, while Jill Craybas won 6-4 2-6 6-2 in an all-American clash with Lilia Osterloh.
Russia's Alina Jidkova also progressed after battling to a 6-4 5-7 6-4 win against Sunitha Rao of India.
Source: edition.cnn.com
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