Mauresmo in good grass court form after Eastbourne tennis win

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EASTBOURNE, England (AFP) — Former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo beat Alize Cornet 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 here on Monday to brush aside memories of last year's final defeat at these WTA Eastbourne Championships.

Mauresmo needed just under two hours to claim victory in the all-French battle against the teenaged rising star.

Aravane Rezai got another win for the French, reaching the second round as fifth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus retired trailing 6-2.

Australian Samantha Stosur kick-started her grass court campaign after a second-round loss a week ago in Birmingham as a qualifier, dashing the home hope of Katie O'Brien 6-4, 6-3.

But China's Li Na brushed aside Perth's Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 6-4 in a split decision on the opening day for Aussie...