Olympics-bound tennis player Marina Erakovic has been beaten in the second round of the Carlsbad Premier WTA tournament in California.
Erakovic lost to second seed and world No.14 Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-4 in just under an hour and a half.
She served 10 aces, but also six double faults and was only able to convert one of her five break point opportunities on Cibulkova's serve.
In contrast, the Slovak was able to convert four from seven on Erakovic's serve.
Ranked at 47 in the world, Erakovic now travels to London for the Olympics.
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