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Spain beats Romania 2-0 at Hopman Cup

Published Jan. 5, 2010 7:43 a.m. ET

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Spain has remained unbeaten at the Hopman Cup after defeating Romania 2-0 on Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's singles win and an injury retirement by Victor Hanescu.

Martinez Sanchez gave Spain a 1-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea. In men's singles, Tommy Robredo of Spain had won the first set 6-3 when Hanescu quit with a hamstring strain.

Spain now has two wins in the group.

Earlier, Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur beat their American opponents in straight sets in singles to eliminate the U.S. from finals contention.

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