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Wozniacki out of Wimbledon after falling to Kuznetsova in 1st round

Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

In a first-round contest played under the Centre Court roof, Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 in a match between two former No. 1 players.

The 13th-seeded Russian, playing in her 13th Wimbledon, held off a late charge from the 45th-ranked Wozniacki, who was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time in eight years.

Kuznetsova has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals three times - in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

The retractable roof was closed for the match - the third on Centre Court - after the first rain delay of the tournament.

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