Petra Martic, Jelena Dokic advance in Malaysia

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Petra Martic, Jelena Dokic advance in Malaysia

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Petra Martic anf won their Jelena Dokic first-round matches at the Malaysian Open.

28 February,2012 03:54 am

Seeded players Petra Martic of Croatia and defending champion Jelena Dokic of Australia won first-round matches at the Malaysian Open on Monday.The fifth-seeded Martic rallied to defeat Erika Sema of Japan 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 after nearly two and a half hours at Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. The seventh-seeded Dokic beat Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 6-1.Olivia Rogowska of Australia also advanced, downing Elitsa Kostova of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-0.Two Japanese players reached the second round. Misaki Doi fended off Olga Puchkova of Russia 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Kurumi Nara topped Thailands Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-4, 6-3.