US Open '10 Update:
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| Mirjana Lucic by Getty Images |
For the first time in 11 years Mirjana Lucic won a main-draw US Open match beating Alicia Molik of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-1.
The 28-year-old Lucic was ranked as high as 32nd in 1998, but she left the tour for several years and hadn't played in the U.S. Open since a first-round loss in 2002. She is currently ranked 150th and had to go through qualifying to make it into this year's tournament.
Lucic was an up-and-coming star in the '90s, winning her first tournament as a pro at age 15, in Bol, Croatia. . She also teamed with Martina Hingis to win the 1998 Australian Open women's doubles title and also reached Wimbledon semifinals in 1999, losing to Steffi Graf. However, family issues and money problems forced her out of the game and she is now on the comeback.
"My dream never died and never went away," she said. "I was just waiting for an opportunity."
Waiting for Mirjana in the next round is Jelena Jankovic, who defeated teenager Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
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