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... In May, she gained direct entry into a $75,000 tournament for the first time at Jounieh, Lebanon, but lost in the first round to Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus, 0–6 3 ... for the Tier IV WTA event at Stockholm, her fifth attempt to gain entry to a WTA Tour main draw ... In September, she gained direct entry to her career-first $100,000 tournament, and defeated capable player Darya Kustova of Belarus in the first round before losing ...
Famous quotes containing the words entry, gained and/or direct:
“All mothers need instruction, nurturing, and an understanding mentor after the birth of a baby, but in this age of fast foods, fast tracks, and fast lanes, it doesn’t always happen. While we live in a society that provides recognition for just about every life event—from baptisms to bar mitzvahs, from wedding vows to funeral rites—the entry into parenting seems to be a solo flight, with nothing and no one to mark formally the new mom’s entry into motherhood.”
—Sally Placksin (20th century)
“History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progressiveness at the cost of a great deal of hard manliness, and have thus prepared themselves for destruction as soon as the the movements of the world gave a chance for it.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
“It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)