An Israeli female tennis player won her first tournament on the women’s tour. Anna Smashnova, 25, defeated Tatyana Panova of Russia in straight sets in the New Zealand tournament. Smashnova, ranked 88th in the world, defeated heartthrob Anna Kournikova in the semifinals.
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