Radwanska, Wozniacki get ousted early in Sydney
8 Jan 2014 6:35 AM IST
Men’s champion Bernard Tomic, however, followed up the exploits of fellow Australian Marko Matosevic, who earlier beat Florian Mayer 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, to demolish eighth seed Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-0.
Radwanska and Wozniacki followed Grand Slam champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone and former world number one Jelena Jankvoic as early evictees from the tournament.
Radwanska’s title defence lasted just 92 minutes when she was dumped out 7-5, 6-2 by American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands, while Wozniacki, who struggled in her first round match on Monday, was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) by Czech Lucie Safarova.
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play Safarova in the quarterfinals after the second seed smashed American qualifier Christina McHale 6-1, 6-0 in a little over an hour.
Bopanna-Qureshi work hard to score first win of 2014
SYDNEY: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi recorded their first win after re-joining forces as they overcame a spirited challenge from Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first round of the ATP Apia International on Tuesday.
The third seeded Indo-Pak pair recorded a hard-fought 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 10-3 win over the unseeded Dutch-Romanian team in one hour and 41 minutes.
There are no limits for unstoppable Serena: Navratilova
ADELAIDE: Unstoppable Serena Williams could eclipse Steffi Graf as the most successful Grand Slam champion in the Open era, Martina Navratilova said.
‘If she can stay healthy there is no doubt she can go into the 20s. The sky is the limit,’ Navratilova said. ‘She seems to be playing her best tennis right now.’
Radwanska and Wozniacki followed Grand Slam champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone and former world number one Jelena Jankvoic as early evictees from the tournament.
Radwanska’s title defence lasted just 92 minutes when she was dumped out 7-5, 6-2 by American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands, while Wozniacki, who struggled in her first round match on Monday, was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) by Czech Lucie Safarova.
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play Safarova in the quarterfinals after the second seed smashed American qualifier Christina McHale 6-1, 6-0 in a little over an hour.
Bopanna-Qureshi work hard to score first win of 2014
SYDNEY: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi recorded their first win after re-joining forces as they overcame a spirited challenge from Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first round of the ATP Apia International on Tuesday.
The third seeded Indo-Pak pair recorded a hard-fought 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 10-3 win over the unseeded Dutch-Romanian team in one hour and 41 minutes.
There are no limits for unstoppable Serena: Navratilova
ADELAIDE: Unstoppable Serena Williams could eclipse Steffi Graf as the most successful Grand Slam champion in the Open era, Martina Navratilova said.
‘If she can stay healthy there is no doubt she can go into the 20s. The sky is the limit,’ Navratilova said. ‘She seems to be playing her best tennis right now.’
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