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Stosur To Face Schiavone In 1st Round At Sydney

Sydney, Jan 7: Grand Slam champions Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone will meet in the first round of the Sydney International — a rematch of their 2010 French Open final won by the Italian player.The

India TV News Desk Published : Jan 07, 2012 8:20 IST, Updated : Jan 07, 2012 8:24 IST
stosur to face schiavone in 1st round at sydney
stosur to face schiavone in 1st round at sydney

Sydney, Jan 7: Grand Slam champions Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone will meet in the first round of the Sydney International — a rematch of their 2010 French Open final won by the Italian player.


The high-profile encounter is a byproduct of the strength of the field — nine of the top 10 players in the WTA rankings are entered in tournament which begins Sunday.

Stosur, who won last year's U.S. Open, is the fifth-seeded player, while 11th-ranked Schiavone was outside the eight seeds.

Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Wimbledon champion and second-seeded Petra Kvitova have first-round byes, as do No. 3 Victoria Azarenka and fourth-seeded French Open champion Li Na of China.

Juan Martin del Potro is top-seeded in the men's draw.

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