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Kimiko Date-Krumm Secures 1st Top 30 Scalp in her Comeback


38 year old Kimiko Date-Krumm accomplished two major things this week at the Hansol Korean Open. She secured her first WTA main draw win in 13 years when she defeated Korean wildcard Ye-Ra Lee in the opening round on Wednesday, and to cap it all off dispatched her first top 30 opponent in 5th seeded Russian Alisa Kleybanova 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Thursday ensuring her a quarterfinal birth against top seed Daniela Hantuchova.

Date-Krumm has lost many tough three setters this year beginning with a 6-8 loss to Kaia Kanepi at the Australian Open. She has also lost three setters this year to U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki, Sabine Lisicki, and Anabel Medina-Garrigues. 

This loss is quite troubling for Kleybanova who has been unable to win a match since her semifinal finish at Toronto where she blew a third set lead to Maria Sharapova.

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She’s been real close so many times during this comeback, so it’s great to see her finally break through and get a win. The second win over Kleybanova makes it all the more better.

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