I was sad to see Annabel Medina Garrigues retire in her first round match in Hobart against wild card Casey Dellacqua. Medina Garriagues had to stop playing in the first set because of a sacroiliac joint sprain, with Dellacqua leading, 5-4.
Meanwhile, in Sydney, Nathalie Dechy retired with a left quads strain in the final qualifying round, giving Yuliana Fedak the victory with a score of 5-2 in the first set. Karin Knapp retired from heat illness in her final qualifying round, giving a win to Kaia Kanepi, at 3-6, 6-3, 3-3. And Sofia Arvidsson won her final qualifying round, 6-0, 4-0, when Tzipora Obziler retired with heat illness.
Update: Dechy has recovered and has entered the main draw as a lucky loser.
wow at this rate, they'll be "falling like flies" when they get to the Aussie open!
ReplyDeletethey should close the roof and install some air conditioning...it's hitting 40C + in Melbourne already!!!
Dani
The new surface is supposed to make a difference, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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