A patra zi de la Australian Open a furnizat surprize uriase in randul capilor de serie de pe tabloul feminin de simplu, Garbine Muguruza (favorita 3) si Johanna Konta (favorita 9) fiind invinse inca din runda a doua. Au mai parasit competitia, printre altele, Anastasija Sevastova (14), Elena Vesnina (16) si Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (28).

Garbine Muguruza, eliminata in turul doi la Australian OpenFoto: ausopen.com

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Turul II, rezultate consemnate joi:

1-Simona Halep (ROU) - Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-2 6-2

Lauren Davis (USA) - Andrea Petkovic (GER) 4-6 6-0 6-0

18-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) - Camila Giorgi (ITA) 5-7 6-4 6-1

Naomi Osaka (JPN) - 16-Elena Vesnina (RUS) 7-6(4) 6-2

Bernarda Pera (USA) - 9-Johanna Konta (GBR) 6-4 7-5

20-Barbora Strycova (CZE) - Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 6-3 6-4

29-Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-2 6-4

6-Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 6-1 6-1

Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) - 3-Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 7-6(1) 6-4

26-Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 2-6 7-5 6-3

21-Angelique Kerber (GER) - Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-4 6-1

Maria Sharapova (RUS) - 14-Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-1 7-6(4)

Ana Bogdan (ROU) - Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 1-6 6-2 6-3

17-Madison Keys (USA) - Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 6-0 6-1

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) - 28-Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 6-3 6-1

8-Caroline Garcia (FRA) - Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 6-7(3) 6-2 8-6