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Starting off Day 3 was Madison Keys, playing on Arthur Ashe for the first time. Fair to say there were no nerves as she dominated Tereza Smitkova in the first set.
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Third Paula Ormaechea of Argentina made a winning start at the new event as she defeated American Nicole Gibbs 6-2, 6-1. But Italy's Nastassja Burnett upset sixth seed Maria Teresa Torro of Spain 7-5, 6-4 at the relatively weak event on a week in which many top women prefer playing in Dubai halfway around the world.
Lucie Safarova produced 31 winners and broke serve five times in a defeat of former Australian open semi-finalist Sloane Stephens 6-3, 7-5, the second first-round loss in as many week for the American.
Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum produced the first major upset of the fortnight with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 first-round knockout of of former Wimbledon winner and sixth seed Petra Kvitova. The 21-year-old Asian pulled off the opening-day surprise of the tournament in nervy style.
The injuries actually started before the season began, when Elena Vesnina pulled out of Auckland. But mark down Sunday as the day of our first in-season injury to a Top Ten player. #6 seed Caroline Wozniacki is out of Brisbane due to a right shoulder problem. She still hopes to play Sydney and the Australian Open.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova hasn't played match since early August and arrived in Brisbane with two new team members, coach Sven Groeneveld and physio Jerome Bianchi.
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Top seed Marion Bartoli lost her opening clay match of the season, taken out by 2010 semi-finalist Peng Shuai 6-0, 1-6, 6-4.
Paris, France January 28-February 3, 2013
Linz (Mon): Arvidsson Sends Safarova Home
After dropping the first set 5-7, Olga proceeded to break Berten's serve seven times and had 11 aces to support her service game as she took the match in three sets.
Maria Sharapova wins Samantha Stosur...This match actually made it past the three hour mark; it was an incredibly long day in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart Singles – First Round: (6) Caroline Wozniacki def. Jelena Jankovic 6-3 1-0, retired (back) Retirements were to be the
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