Australian Open, Melbourne, WTA GRAND SLAM

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Lepchenko d. Bertens 7/5 7/6(5)

 

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Muguruza d. Erakovic 7/5 6/4

 

[Jammymich]

Wow. I saw Halep was a set down, but that second set must have taken about 5 minutes!!

Nearly picked her for title. Thought the training she did before Christmas with DC in Australia might have given her a boost.

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29-Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) beat Patricia Tig (Romania) 6-0 6-1

 

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11-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-0 6-2

 

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13-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) 7-6(5) 7-5

 

[teddytennisfan]

I really want to see her as a consistent force...not one of those who gets a Major and then flounders. I think she's got the ambition, the power and the game. Let's hope she can keep her focus and her health.

she will -- the rest of the year after RG was just a bit much to keep up.

but she's the type -- i am almost certain of it -- that becomes multiple majors winner. just needs to ''settle down" into the fact that she IS no longer just a ''former potential GS champ" but HAS BECOME one.

but she's different from other ''one-slammers" in my opinion.

 

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Kerber pushes through, although it took her 3 sets.

 

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Simona already out, bad luck for her

 

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Results from the Australian Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Louisa Chirico (U.S.) 6-0 6-4
1-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Carina Witthoeft (Germany) beat Eri Hozumi (Japan) 7-5 7-6(6)
Peng Shuai (China) beat 23-Darya Kasatkina (Russia) 6-0 7-6(5)
10-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-2
8-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Mariana Duque (Colombia) 6-0 6-1
Julia Boserup (U.S.) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 6-4
Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) beat Kurumi Nara (Japan) 2-6 6-2 6-3
11-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-0 6-2
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-4 7-5
CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) beat 15-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 6-1 7-6(3)
24-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) 6-1 7-6(2)
20-Zhang Shuai (China) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) 6-0 6-3
Pauline Parmentier (France) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 7-5 7-5
Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 6-3 2-6 6-4
Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Irina Khromacheva (Russia) 6-2 6-1
32-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Nao Hibino (Japan) 6-4 0-0 (Hibino retired)
Natalia Vikhlyantseva (Russia) beat Vania King (U.S.) 6-3 6-2
Jaimee Fourlis (Australia) beat Anna Tatishvili (U.S.) 6-4 6-3
13-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) 7-6(5) 7-5
Kristina Kucova (Slovakia) beat Christina McHale (U.S.) 6-4 6-0
Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat 26-Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-1 1-6 6-4
Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Madison Brengle (U.S.) 7-5 6-3
27-Irina Begu (Romania) beat Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) 5-7 6-3 6-4
Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat 19-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 7-5 7-6(5)
Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Samantha Crawford (U.S.) beat Lauren Davis (U.S.) 4-6 6-3 6-0
7-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) 7-5 6-4
Mona Barthel (Germany) beat Destanee Aiava (Australia) 6-3 7-6(4)
Shelby Rogers (U.S.) beat 4-Simona Halep (Romania) 6-3 6-1
Duan Yingying (China) beat Rebecca Sramkova (Slovakia) 6-3 6-4
29-Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) beat Patricia Tig (Romania) 6-0 6-1

 

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Genie took the night match pretty convincingly... and she ain't always convincing in the opening round.

 

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1-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2 5-7 6-2

 

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Order of Play - Tuesday

 

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Serena v Bencic will be one to watch although I think it's maybe being a little over-hyped. I think Serena wins in straights. Bencic was still carrying a foot injury last I heard.

Wickmayer v Safarova, Flipkens v Konta and Watson v Stosur are three others that could be interesting. The winner of Wickmayer/Safarova will play Serena (or Bencic) in Round 2.

 

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Lucie Safarova takes out Yana Wickmayer and saves NINE match points in the process.

Amazing.

Lucie Safarova d.Yana Wickmayer 3-6, 7-6(9), 6-1

 

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Serena's cruising aganst Bencic. Looks like she'll be playing Lucie in round 2.