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Summary Kirilenko reached second round of Luxembourg Open after Carla Suarez Navarro retired with an injury.
Seventh-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the second round of the Luxembourg Open on Monday when Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain retired with an injury when trailing 7-6 (5), 3-6, 3-0.Kirilenko will now meet Iveta Benesova for a place in the quarterfinals after the Czech player rallied to beat Pauline Parmentier of France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.In other first-round action, Tamira Paszek of Austria defeated Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-2, 6-2, and Spains Anabel Medina Garrigues swept past local wild card Anne Kremer 6-0, 6-0.
