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Jelena Dokic given berth in Aussie Open

Tennis

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jelena Dokic and Peter Luczak have been awarded wild-card entries into next month's Australian Open, although both lost in the final in last week's wild-card playoffs.

Dokic was beaten by Olivia Rogowska in a three-set, rain-interrupted match but says she is confident of repeating her 2009 effort, in which she reached the Open quarterfinals on a wild card.

She says the wild-card playoff was good practice and she was happy with her performance.

Luczak, who lost his playoff final to Marinko Matosevic, says he now plans to play the Brisbane and Sydney International tournaments next month.

Dokic and Luczak were awarded their wild-card entries Thursday.

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