As the 2nd round of the Brisbane International wrapped up on the final day of 2012, 2 big names went out with a bang!
(Rank/Seed)
5/4 Kerber let a 62 42 lead slip before ultimately pulling through her 1st match of the '2013' season, beating Tatishvilli 62 46 62.
6/5 Errani also came through against qualifier Puchkova 61 63
Arvidsson, who finished '2012' strongly indoors has continued playing well, defeating (9/7) Stosur 76(4) 75. This is Stosur's 4th straight loss on Australian soil and underlines speculation that she chokes under home pressure. It was evident from the start that the Swede was far more solid and Stosur, who's recently had ankle surgery, was far below her best, hitting 48 unforced errors. She will have to hope Sydney has more to offer!
Qualifier Pervak scuppered (10/8) Wozniacki's preparation, beating her 26 63 76(1)! Pervak had pushed Caroline to 3 sets in both previous meetings, but this time finally pulled through, from 0-2 0-30 in the 3rd. For Caroline, despite the strong end to last season, her inconsistency against opponents she would have once swatted aside jeopardises her attempt to return to the top of the game.
Stephens defeated the ever mercurial (15/-) Cibulkova 62 63
Lisicki hit the ground running, taking out the Fed Cup star (17/-) Safarova 62 64
Hopman Cup
13 Ivanovic helped Serbia to a 2-1 win over Italy, defeating Schiavone 60 64
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