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 | The first two placed in the scheme in Sydney dropped in the second round11-01-2011 |
Vodachkata-ranked Caroline Voznyatski dropped from Denmark in the second round of tennis tournament in Sydney (Australia) in prize money 618,000 dollars. 20-year Voznyatski lost 3:6, 3:6 by Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia after 100 minutes of play. "We are very glad of this success because I have not beaten acting world No 1. Most importantly, the cork came out and I was confident from the first to the last point. I'm not surprised that I won. I run, play well and get everything, "said Player of Slovakia, which made four of six break opportunities. Losing even a third time for the Dane, which suffered heavy damage from Russian Vera Zvonareva and Belgian Kim Clijsters in an exhibition tournament last week. "I knew it would not be easy. Early in the season you need more games to get into rhythm. I felt good on the court, but simply had no day. Nothing is lost. You should do a few training matches to be in optimal shape for the Australian Open next week, "said Voznyatski using only one of ten opportunities to break in the match against Cibulkova. World No. 2 Zvonareva also fell in the second round after 5:7, 5:7 against Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Pennetta reached the fourth success in five matches against Zvonareva, who may lose their second spot in the WTA rangistata if Kim Clijsters won the tournament. Champion of the U.S. Open and No. 3-seeded Clijsters qualified for the quarterfinals after success with 6:1, 6:4 over qualifier Barbora Zahlavova-Stritsova from the Czech Republic for 69 minutes. "In the second set she leaped aggressively and I was quite difficult. However, I managed to try to win the important points, which brought me success, "said Belgian, seeking third title in Sydney after the 2003 and 2007. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova remove seeded fourth representative of the hosts Samantha Stosur with 3:6, 6:3, 6:4, after almost two match play.