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Ian Chadband

Luck runs out for Saville after second Madrid exit

Daria Saville's luck has finally run out at the Madrid Open as Australia's sole woman representative in the big clay-court event got knocked out -- for a second time in four days.

The Australian No.1 had been given a reprieve after getting kayoed in qualifying by Romania's Jaqueline Cristian on Tuesday when she earned a lucky loser's ticket into the main draw following the withdrawal of Karolina Pliskova through injury.

The second chance was gleefully taken advantage of by 30-year-old Saville, as she went on to win her first-round match against American Hailey Baptiste on Wednesday.

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