MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coming into the Australian Open as a Grand Slam winner ought to have lifted the pressure from Sam Stosur. Instead, it seemed to double it.
The reigning U.S. Open champion crashed out in the first round, beaten 7-6 (2), 6-3 by Sorana Cirstea in front of her home crowd at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. Her bid to end a 34-year drought for Australian women at the Australian Open was in tatters on just the second day of the tournament.
As she spoke to the media afterward, her eyes appeared red and slightly swollen.
"I'm probably very close to crying, having a really awful night," Stosur said. "It's hard to suppress those emotions when it means so …
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