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GAIBA, Italy — Italian player Sara Errani has upset second-seeded Madison Brengle 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in the opening round of the Veneto Open. The 35-year-old Errani double-faulted on her first match point and wasted another three in her next service game before winning with a lob. Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium advanced by beating Italian wild-card entry Cristiana Ferrando 6-4, 6-1. Fourth-seeded Claire Liu, fifth-seeded Arantxa Rus and sixth-seeded Diane Parry also advanced. It is the first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy and organizers are using former soccer fields for the courts. The host tennis club has been nicknamed "Gaibledon" in homage to Wimbledon.
