Australian Open 2014 tennis grand slam in Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena and Show Court 2.
Day 3: Singles Round 2 Women's
Samantha Stosur vs Tsvetana Pironkova
Sam Stosur is the 17th seed in the 2014 Australian Open, and currently the highest ranked Australian women's tennis player. She plays against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the second round singles match, who is currently at rank 57 in the world.
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Tsvetana Pironkova |
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Sam Stosur |
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Tsvetana Pironkova |
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Sam Stosur |
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Tsvetana Pironkova |
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Sam Stosur celebrates with the Spidercam |
Results: Sam Stosur won 6-2, 6-0.
Day 3: Singles Round 2 Women's
Ana Ivanovic vs Annika Beck
Ana Ivanovic is a former world number 1 player from Serbia, currently seeded 14th in the 2014 Australian Open. She plays against German Annika Beck, currently ranked 54th in the world. Ana previously reached the finals at the Australian Open in 2008, but lost to Maria Sharapova.
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Ana Ivanovic |
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Ana Ivanovic |
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Ana Ivanovic |
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Annika Beck |
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Annika Beck |
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Ana Ivanovic |
Results: Ana Ivanovic won 6-1, 6-2.
Day 3: Singles Round 2 Men's
Vasek Pospisil vs Matthew Ebden
Vasek Pospisil of Canada (rank 30th in the world) versus Matthew Ebden of Australia (rank 113th). Pospisil was suffering from a back injury during this match and needed frequent medical timeouts.
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Pospisil vs Ebden, in Rod Laver Arena |
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Matthew Ebden |
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Vasek Pospisil |
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Vasek Pospisil |
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Matthew Ebden |
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Jim Courier interviews Vasek Pospisil following his victory |
Results: Vasek Pospisil won 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-1. Unfortunately Pospisil eventually retired from the 2014 Australian Open after this match due to his injury.