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der Auftaktsieg (-e)
   first-match victory, win in the opening game/match

Nach dem hart erkämpften Auftaktsieg gegen die frühere Wimbledongewinnerin Conchita Martinez (Spanien) musste sich die Nürnbergerin wieder Swetlana Kusnetzowa geschlagen geben. (ZDF heute)
After the hard-fought opening-match victory against the former Wimbledon winner Conchita Martinez (Spain), the girl from Nuremberg again had to admit defeat to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Related:
der Auftakt start; prelude; upbeat (music)
das Auftaktspiel opening game/match, opener
das Eröffnungsspiel opening game/match, opener

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