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Coco Vandeweghe

Zvonareva upset by US qualifier in San Diego.

by bahamaderek on Aug.06, 2010, under Coco Vandeweghe, Flavia Pennetta, Vera Zvonareva

Flavia Pennetta of Italy was a second-round winner Thursday, while third-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva lost at the $700,000 Mercury Insurance Open, a hardcourt U.S. Open Series event.

American qualifier Coco Vandeweghe outlasted Zvonareva 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 at La Costa Resort and Spa. Zvonareva was last month’s Wimbledon runner-up to Serena Williams.

Vandeweghe will next face two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who got past Italian Sara Errani 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5.

Pennetta got past Russian glamour girl Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Up next for Pennetta will be second-seeded French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur of Australia.

Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia handled Zheng Jie of China 6-2, 6-1. Russian Alisa Kleybanova will play Hantuchova in the quarters.

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