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Petra Kvitova lost in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, falling to Ayumi Morita(Above) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) only two days after beating Kim Clijsters to win a tournament in France.
The Czech player, who has won three titles in her career, lost for only the second time this season.
"Well, I think everything was bad for me," said Kvitova, who is ranked 14th in the world. "I was tired and I felt everything. I couldn't serve too much because I'm feeling the muscle in the stomach. Yeah, I was slow and tired, so it was tough to play."
Pattaya Open champion Daniela Hantuchova also lost in the first round. The Slovak became dizzy for a time, saying she "couldn't keep track of the score" at one point, before losing to Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 6-1, 6-3.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6124846
