Editors note : Awesome to see American Bethanie Mattek – Sands qualie into main draw. Bethanie brings her wacky flair for fashion to new limits. Can’t wait to see what she is wearing. Knee socks for sure. Asics shoes , she says they are the best. Great to see Vicky Duvall make it thru qualies also. 10sballs.com really likes her personality and grit. Actually a lot of American girls made it into the main draw. Christina McHale, Lauren Davis, the only one who is hopefully a lucky loser is Varvara Lepchenko . On Monday Bethanie is up first on Rosewall arena against the great young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Sure wish after grinding thru qualies that tennis own “Lady Gaga” has to play on Monday. She could have used a days rest. Tuesday start would have been nice.
Sydney
APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY
Sydney, Australia
January 5-10, 2014
$710,000/Premier
Hard/Outdoors
Results – Sunday, January 5, 2014
Singles – First Round
(3) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 64 62
Madison Keys (USA) d. (7) Simona Halep (ROU) 61 64
(WC) Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 64 75
Doubles – First Round
(4) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Kuznetsova/Makarova (RUS/RUS) 62 75
Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(1) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (9) Julia Goerges (GER) 32 ret. (right lower leg injury)
Victoria Duval (USA) d. (2) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 75 75
(4) Paula Ormaechea (ARG) d. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) 76(2) 61
(5) Christina McHale (USA) d. (12) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 63 64
(8) Lauren Davis (USA) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 76(6) 63
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. (11) Shahar Peer (ISR) 63 67(4) 63
Order Of Play – Monday, January 6, 2014
Ken Rosewall Arena (from 12.00hrs)
1. Eugenie Bouchard vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
2. Jarmila Gajdosova vs. Lauren Davis
3. Jelena Jankovic vs. Ekaterina Makarova
4. ATP: Benneteau vs. Ebden (NB 17.30hrs)
Grandstand (from 11.00hrs)
1. Lucie Safarova vs. Francesca Schiavone
2. Dominika Cibulkova vs. Angelique Kerber
3. Caroline Wozniacki vs. Julia Goerges
Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Jurak/Moulton-Levy vs. Hantuchova/Parra Santonja
2. Varvara Lepchenko vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (NB 12.00hrs)
3. ATP: Istomin vs. Andújar
4. Gajdosova/Tomljanovic vs. Black/Mirza (after suitable rest)
Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Harrison vs. Bogomolov Jr.
2. ATP: Struff vs. Vesely
3. Paula Ormaechea vs. Carla Suárez Navarro
4. ATP: Sousa vs. Rosol
5. Date-Krumm/Rosolska vs. Peschke/Srebotnik
Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Kavcic vs. Ramos
2. Kaia Kanepi vs. Victoria Duval (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Errani/Vinci vs. Groenefeld/Lucic-Baroni (NB 13.30hrs)
4. Christina McHale vs. Alizé Cornet
Court 8 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Laaksonen vs. Stakhovsky
2. Sorana Cirstea vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (NB 12.30hrs)
3. Halep/Olaru vs. Babos/Safarova (after suitable rest)
4. Chan/Huber vs. Lepchenko/Voskoboeva (after suitable rest)
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