Roundup: Beatriz Haddad-Maia survives, advances in Sao Paulo
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Top-seeded and World No. 27 Beatriz Haddad Maia had trouble getting to the finish line, but did knock off Laura Pigossi, 6-1, 6-4, in a battle of Brazilians at the Sao Paulo Open on Thursday.
Haddad Maia, who reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open, breezed through the first set in 36 minutes and took a 5-1 lead in the second set. But the 31-year-old Pigossi proved