Tennis: New Zealander loses to top seed

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Wellington's Eden Marama put up a spirited performance against No 1 seed Sunitha Rao of the United States before exiting the Wimbledon girls' tennis singles today.

Rao won their third round clash 6-4 7-6(2).

It was the first time Marama, who is now based in Paris, has contested the grade A Junior Wimbledon and her performances should see her international junior ranking rise slightly from 26.

At the grade 2 Dutch Junior Open tournament in the Netherlands, New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Kate Polunina, of Ukraine, 6-3 6-2.


- NZPA