2010 Monday 14 June
«NEWS «2010 AEGON | Monticelli @Devonshire Park, Eastbourne
Stosur back with a bang
French Open runner-up Sam Stosur bounced back from her disappointment
of losing in Paris, her first grand slam final, by dismissing 18-year-old American teenager Melanie Oudin 6-4, 6-4.
The Australian no3 seed made a stuttering start, but her trademark kick serve paid dividends to see off brave battler Oudin - a quarter-finalist at the 2009 US Open.
Stosur now faces former top 10 player Daniela Hantuchova, following the Slovak's comfortable win over London-based British wild card Anne Keothavong 6-4, 6-2. Ever-improving Hantuchova finished runner-up at Eastbourne 2004.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli, who has reached the semi-final stage at Devonshire Park for the past three seasons, steamed on with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Vera Dushevina. The Russian finished runner-up at Eastbourne 2005.
French ace Bartoli next meets Hungarian Agnes Szavay in the round of 16, who struggled to see off Belarussian Olga Govortsova 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
Czech star Lucie Safarova held off Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the battle of the babes on Court 4 with a thrilling 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 triumph.
And Russian Vera Zvonareva put up a brave fight before bowing out 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to Spain's Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez.
Matches played
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Anne Keothavong 6-4 6-2
Lucie Safarova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 3-6 6-4
Marion Bartoli defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4 7-5
Maria-Jose Marinez Sanchez defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 3-6 7-5
Sam Stosur defeated Melanie Oudin 6-4 6-4
Agnes Szavay defeated Olga Govortsova 3-6 6-2 7-6
Results
S. Stosur defeated
S.
Lisicki || 6-2, 6-1
E.
Dementieva d. M. Kirilenko || 6-2, 6-2
N. Petrova d. A. Ivanovic || 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
V.
Razzano d. A. Cornet || 7-6, 6-2
J. Zheng d. C. Suarez Navarro || 6-2,
6-2