As the 2nd round began, predictably there was some upsets, but most seeds held firm.
(Rank/Seed)
Though it didn't concern her, (2/2) Sharapova became the 1st woman since Wendy Turnbull at the 1985 Australian Open to win 2 matches 60 60 at the Open, as she crushed Doi by that scoreline emphatically in her 2nd round. She will now face Venus Williams, who beat Cornet 63 63. I somehow doubt that Maria will win a 3rd straight double bagel!
4/4 Radwanska didn't have it all her own way against Begu on Rod Laver Arena, but made the most of her erratic opponent to win 63 63. She will now face British survivor Watson, who saved 3 match points to beat Pervak 46 76(7) 62!
5/5 Kerber waltzed past Hradecka 63 61; a 5th win out of 5 against the Czech. She will now meet wild card Keys, who upset 30th seed Paszek and had a good run in Sydney.
6/6 Li pulled through her 1st test against Govortsova, saving 2 set points to pull through 62 75 and set up a meeting with Cirstea, the 27th seed who beat her at Wimbledon last year.
Sadly, for (9/9) Stosur, time ran out again for her in Melbourne. Facing Zheng in a rematch of their Sydney clash, Sam very nearly avenged the loss, coming back to lead 46 61 5-2 with 2 breaks. From there on in though, she admittedly choked and Zheng came back to win 64 16 75. Stosur has till never progressed beyond the 4th round here.
Elsewhere, (11/11) Bartoli, (18/18) Goerges and (19/19) Makarova all won in straight sets, whilst (13/13) Ivanovic set up a 3rd round against compatriot Jankovic with a 3 sets win over Chan. However, (14/15) Sydney finalist Cibulkova was predictably beaten early by qualifier Savinykh 76(6) 64, whilst 23rd Zakapolova was also beaten.
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