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Stosur dumped out in Tokyo as Wozniacki survives scare

ESPN staff
September 27, 2011
Sam Stosur was beaten by Maria Kirilenko © Getty Images
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US Open champion Sam Stosur came crashing back down to earth at the Pan Pacific Open as she fell in her opening match to Maria Kirilenko.

In a rematch of the fourth round match in New York earlier this month, which featured the longest tie break in women's grand slam history, (Stosur eventually won the match 6-2 6-7(15) 6-3), Kirilenko had her revenge.

Stosur, playing in her first tournament since her victory at Flushing Meadows, fell 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the second round to the world No. 27. After losing the opening set, Stosur found herself a break down in the second, but rallied to force the match to a deciding set. But after the pair traded breaks, Kirilenko broke for a 5-4 lead before serving out to seal the victory.

Stosur racked up 35 winners, but ultimately 45 unforced errors proved her undoing as Kirilenko set up a third-round clash with former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, who defeated British teenager Laura Robson.

World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki booked her place in the third round, but was pushed all the way by Stosur's Australian team-mate Jarmila Gajdosova. After streaking through the opening set, Wozniacki looked to be on course for a routine win, but Gajdosova fought back to level after a second-set tie-break.

Neither player gave anything away in the early stages of the decider, but Wozniacki grabbed her chance, comverting her first break point to claim a 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3 victory.The top seed will face Estonia's Kaia Kanepi for a place in the quarter-finals.

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