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Mauresmo claims victory on return

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Mauresmo continued the form she showed in winning the Australian Open

PARIS, France -- Top seed Amelie Mauresmo beat Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-2 in her first match since winning last month's Australian Open - to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Open.

Mauresmo took an hour to crush Dushevina and set up a rematch of last year's final against defending champion Dinara Safina.

Despite not playing for two weeks, the Frenchwoman looked in a great shape and raced into a 5-0 lead in the first set.

"I was really impatient to be here and to resume playing tennis," Mauresmo said. "I'm happy with my match. I managed to get her under control from the first point.

"I gave a few points away by the end of the first set but I was not worried. I felt solid and comfortable," added Mauresmo.

"It's a bit late to enter the tournament on Thursday and I was looking forward to this match," added the world number two who was given a bye for the first round.

Mauresmo wrapped up the game on her first match point as she forced her opponent to a backhand in the net.

"In the next round I'll take on Safina. It's great. I have not played her since our last meeting here. It's going to be revenge," Mauresmo said.

Fifth seed Elena Dementieva had to struggle to tame France's Nathalie Dechy 7-6 6-4 while her compatriot Nadia Petrova beat Israel's Anna Smashnova 6-4 6-1.

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