■ Tennis
Hantuchova advances
Former top-five player Daniela Hantuchova defeated Tatiana Golovin of France 7-6 (1), 6-3 to open the Fortis Championships on Monday. Hantuchova, twice a quarterfinalist in Luxembourg, aced Golovin eight times to hand the Moscow-born Frenchwoman her seventh loss in the first round at 16 tournaments this year. The Slovak next meets fourth-seeded Dinara Safina, who received a first-round bye with all the seeds. Samantha Stosur of Australia will play top-seeded Elena Dementieva after putting out wild card Anne Kremer, Luxembourg's only player in the main draw, 6-1, 6-4. Stosur, world ranked co-No. 1 in doubles, will also be defending her doubles title here. Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic defeated Julia Schruff of Germany 7-5, 6-1 in Monday's only other first-round match.
■ Tennis
Montanes ends losing streak
Albert Montanes of Spain ended a six-match losing streak since June on the main ATP tour when he advanced at the Palermo International at the expense of injured seventh seed Luis Horna of Peru on Monday. Horna quit with a right shoulder injury while trailing 5-2 in the first-round match. Montanes, while mixing his season with challenger events, hadn't won on the main tour since the French Open. Eighth-seeded Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain began his quest for a third semifinal this year by beating Alessio Di Mauro of Italy 7-6 (7), 6-3. Other winners included Italy's Potito Starace and wild card Fabio Fognini, and Argentina's Martin Vassallo Arguello and Sergio Roitman.
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