Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Australian Open 2011 Day 2 wins for Kim Clijsters and Sam Stosur

1st round selected results

Vera Zvonareva (2) beat Sybille Bammer 6-2 6-1
Samantha Stosur (5) beat Lauren Davis 6-1 6-1
Kim Clijsters (3) beat Dinara Safina 6-0 6-0
Jelena Jankovic (7) beat Alla Kudryavtseva 6-0 7-6(7-5)
Ekaterina Makarova beat Ana Ivanovic (19) 3-6 6-4 10-8
Agnieszka Radwanska (12) beat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-4 4-6 7-5
Sorana Cirstea beat Mirjana Lucic 6-4 6-2

Australian Open 2011 – Kim Clijsters Destroys Dinara Safina 6-0, 6 ...
Kim Clijsters came into the Australian Open as many analysts' sexy pick to win the tournament and after she devastated former No. 1 Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0 in the first round, she cemented herself as preeminent favorite. ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 12:15
http://www.newspostindia.com/2011-01-18-australian-open-2011-kim-clijsters-destroys-dinara-safina-6-0-6-0

Kim Clijsters Vanquishes Dinara Safina With 'Double Bagel' | UK News
For former world number one Dinara Safina, her showdown with Kim Clijsters during the on-going Australian Open is an experience that she would surely like to forget. The Russian tennis ace had to endure the dreaded 'double bagel' from ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 10:22
http://printwords.co.uk/kim-clijsters-vanquishes-dinara-safina-double-bagel/

Overpowering: Clijsters shuts out Safina - Tennis- NBC Sports
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters did nothing to dent her growing status as tournament favorite by routing fellow former No. 1 Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. ... "Give her a game?" Clijsters said . "No, I mean, I do feel bad. I even caught myself like at 5-Love, she hit those couple backhands down the line, 'Yeah, that's it!'" she said, smiling. "But I wouldn't give her a game." © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 18:20
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41126416/ns/sports-tennis/

Australian Open Day 2: Clijsters Obliterates Safina; Zvonareva ...
Also getting her Australian Open off to a flying start, albeit against a player with far less credentials than Safina, was top Australian hopeful Samantha Stosur. She gave a lesson to 17-year old American prospect Lauren Davis 6-1 6-1. Everything was working for Stosur; forehand, kick serve, return game. Davis is young and said to have a bright future, but on this day she was simply overmatched. Jelena Jankovic. Another former #1 making through to the second round is ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 13:57
http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/australian-open-day-2-clijsters-obliterates-safina-zvonareva-stosur-jankovic-advance-ivanovic-upset-in-heartbreaker/

It's down to four Aussies | Sport | BigPond News
Bernard Tomic, Samantha Stosur and Alicia Molik remain strong on day three of the Australian Open. ... Stosur, the beaten finalist at the French Open last year, barely raised a sweat in sweeping aside Davis, who had said prior to this match that she felt comfortable against the Australian's famous kick-serve. But she never looked like making any inroads, winning just five points on the Stosur serve and lasting just 53 minutes against the 26-year-old. ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 17:57
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Sport/2011/01/19/Its_down_to_four_Aussies_566119.html

2011 Australian Open – Nick's Picks – Women's Singles 2nd Round ...
2011 Australian Open – Nick's Picks – Women's Singles 2nd Round. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Vania King (USA). There have been a lot of questions about Wozniacki heading into the tournament (new racket, didn't play well in lead-up ...
Publish Date: 01/18/2011 13:28
http://nickstennispicks.com/2011/01/18/2011-australian-open-nicks-picks-womens-singles-2nd-round/