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CoCo Vandeweghe, the niece of New Jersey Nets GM and coach Kiki
Vandeweghe, and Ryan Harrison have earned spots in the main draw of
the 2010 Australian Open.
Vandeweghe, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Harrison, of
Bradenton, Fla., won U.S. Tennis Association wild-card playoffs in
Atlanta.
Vandeweghe, who turned 18 Sunday, beat Christina McHale of
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 7-6 (2), 0-6, 6-3.
The 17-year-old Harrison defeated Jesse Levine of Boca Raton,
Fla., 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 and will make his Grand Slam singles main draw
debut in Australia in January.
The finals were played Monday.
The USTA and Tennis Australia have a reciprocal agreement to
trade wild cards for their Grand Slam tournaments.
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