Sam through to third round in Miami

Sam through to third round in Miami

28 Mar 2009

Miami, AAP
Photo courtesy Mary C
Lleyton Hewitt and Jelena Dokic have been bundled out of the prestigious Miami Masters series and WTA event, while less heralded Australian Samantha Stosur is through to the third round. Hewitt was thrashed 6-1 6-2 by seventh-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon to extend his losing streak against top 10 opponents to 11 matches. The world No.92 has now not beaten a top 10 player since he downed Nikolay Davydenko in Hamburg in May, 2007. Dokic's fairytale continues to unravel after the Australian Open quarter-finalist was sent packing by recent rival Caroline Wozniacki. The 13th-seeded Dane won the second round match in three sets, 6-3 5-7 6-2. Dokic upset Wozniacki on the way to the quarters in Melbourne but was then thrashed by her in Memphis last month. Stosur, meanwhile, went through after trouncing Austrian Sybille Bammer 6-1 6-1. Stosur's victory sets up a daunting clash with second seed Dinara Safina, who downed Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson 6-1 6-3 in an event unofficially billed as the "fifth slam".

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  • azza
    :) 19/1 nice one. Can also now afford hotel for french open!
  • Ice
    Still can't believe you beat Safina 6-1 6-4. Absolutely brilliant. Smash 'em all Sam ;)
  • Ice
    Absolutely amazing victory Sam. Keep up the awesome work and bring down all the top guns. Keep believing and keep winning Sam. Kudos to you, I am absolutely over the moon :)
  • Tommy
    Great win and happy birthday for tomorrow. Betting has deffo paid off
  • Tommy
    Win. Betting paid off too. Can deffo before french open trip now. Lol. Great win and happy birthday for tomoz
  • Jimmy
    It was time Sam!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm not joking, I love you!!!!
  • Tommy
    Go sammy 61 53 rain i think
  • Jimmy
    God, Safina will win the 2nd set and she will win 7-5 in the set, and I'm saying this when she is 6-1 3-3 ¬¬
  • nick
    gd luck today sammy. i want my hour back. british summer time has begun, snow and ice :(
  • Coby
    Whew . . . gonna be a big day on Sunday. The full Round of 16 for the women, bottom half of the 16s for the men.

    Court 1 for Singles, Court 3 for Doubles should work out pretty well.

    Just watched Gonzo's girlfriend take out JJ in straight sets in a real war of attrition . . . 2 hrs 20 minutes for two sets; ended at about 12:15 am. Glad our time doesn't change tonight.

    C'mon Sammy, you can do this!! We believe in you!!
  • Matt
    Good win for Sammy agaisnt Bammer.

    Now for the big one!

    GOODLUCK SAMMY! You can absolutely pull off the win here.
  • azza
    stosur 19/1 safina 1/9. Worth a punt I think. Go sammy
  • moca
    sam plays tomorrow. stubsur also play. its not on eurosport, will have to do a little d'lding later on. gooooood luck samson
  • bec
    oh the tips and vera won, YAY! clocks go forward an hour for british summer time, give me a break i need the sleep, plus it was snowing today. oop for sun, 2nd on ct 1. After billybob v demented. CT 1 Coby not centre. Hope u have correct tickets. GD LK sam
  • Yuki
    Go Sam! You played brillaintly against Sybille and you completely deserve to be in the third round hereat Miami! See how you go against Dinara...she's not playing her absolute bestat the moment-it's more than possible for you to beat her! We all believe in you Sam!
  • Moca
    Gd luck against saf. I reckon a straight sets win personally
  • Ice
    Sam, good luck against Safina. Just believe in yourself and never give up. Kudos to my fav player :)
  • Jimmy
    Just believe in yourself and destroy that elephant!
  • Wedgie
    Way to go Sammy!!! Great win against an in form player...
    Why is it our top ranked female is refered to by Tennis Aus as a "less heralded Australian"?
    Just go out there Sam and push Safina...
  • Phil
    Go Sammy just believe in yourself and have fun!!
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