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Riske-Amritraj has early exit at French

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PARIS – Alison Riske-Amritraj’s stay in the women’s singles draw of the French Open tennis tournament lasted only 56 minutes Tuesday.

Riske-Amritraj, a McMurray native, was beaten by unseeded Mirra Andreeva, 6-2, 6-1, in the first round at Roland-Garros.

Andreeva, a 16-year-old Russian, had to make the French Open through a qualifying tournament and began the day ranked No. 147 in the world. It was her first career match in a Grand Slam tournament.

Andreeva has a 21-2 record this season in main draw and qualifying matches.

Riske-Amritraj entered the tournament ranked No. 85 in the world.

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