Amelia Island (USA), Apr 08: World number three Amelie Mauresmo of France, sidelined since the Australian Open with a back injury, made a winning return to action with a straight-set, second-round victory in the 585,000-dollar WTA tour event here.
Mauresmo, the third seed, had a first-round bye. She opened her campaign with a 6-0, 6-3, victory over Japan's Akiko Morigami yesterday.
Mauresmo, the 2001 Amelia Island champion, was playing her first match in more than two months.

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