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Mauresmo has struggled since losing at Wimbledon in 2007 But Mauresmo, 28, who had threatened to quit tennis if her recent poor results did not improve, had to fight to beat the Spanish qualifier 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.Elsewhere, Ana Chakvetadze beat in-form Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 2-6 6-4 to seal her progress.And Francesca Schiavone saw off seventh seed Marion Bartoli 6-1 6-7 (7-5) 6-1.Chakvetadze’s win was her first since she won the Paris Indoors title at the start

of February. 606: DEBATE Amelie is going through a tough time, that is all. If she retired that would be a huge amount of talent going to waste! Chakvetadzex The Russian world number six, who plays compatriot Dinara Safna next, said: “I knew I had a tough opponent in Agnieszka here. “She played really well, but I should have won in two sets because I let go many chances to break her in the second. “But I am happy to have played a tough opening round. I am already feeling a lot better about my game.”