Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Clijsters advances in Brisbane

Kim Clijsters defeated Alicia Molik 6-0, 6-3 in the second round of the Brisbane International today. Also winning were Andrea Petkovic, Ana Ivanovic and Melinda Czink.

Doubles play began in Brisbane today, and top seeds Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova were upset in the first round. Olga Govortsova and Tatiana Poutchek defeated them, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Meanwhile, in Auckland, 2nd seeds Sania Mirza and Virginia Ruano Pascual were upset in the first round by wild cards Dominika Cibulkova and Yanina Wickmayer. In singles, 2nd seed Li Na was upset by Kaia Kanepi, who defeated her 6-1, 6-3.

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