Melbourne: Coming into the Australian Open as a Grand Slam winner ought to have lifted the pressure from Sam Stosur. Instead, it seemed to double it. The reigning US Open champion crashed out in the first round, beaten 7-6 (2), 6-3 by Sorana Cirstea in front of her home crowd at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. Her bid to end a 34-year drought for Australian women at the Australian Open...
India's Sania Mirza lost to Sorana Cirstea of Romania. ...
Indian No. 1 wins the first round match against Anna-Lena Groenfield. ...
A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen Cup on Saturday. ...
Both Jankovic and Kuznetsova had to work hard to shake off opponents. ...