Reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open as five-time champion Serena Williams battled through early today morning In the first major shock at the season-opening grand slam, local favourite Stosur lost 6-7 (2/7), 3-6 to Romania's Sorana Cirstea yesterday.
Reigning US Open champion Samantha Stosur crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open as five-time champion Serena Williams battled through early today morning In the first major shock at the season-opening grand slam, local favourite Stosur lost 6-7 (2/7), 3-6 to Romania's Sorana Cirstea yesterday. Williams beat Austria's Tamira Paszek to win 6-3, 6-2.
Samantha Stosur
Kvitova, Maria win
Earlier, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former World No 1 Maria Sharapova both registered impressive victories. Kvitova beatu00a0 Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-0 and Sharapova got the better ofu00a0 Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-0, 6-1.
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