Stosur goes down swinging

Stosur goes down swinging

7 Nov 2009

Sam Stosur has been bundled out of the Tournament of Champions in Bali with a semifinal in sight after a straight sets loss to Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Second-seeded Stosur, who has reached a career-high singles ranking of 13 this year, fired down seven aces but was weighed down by six double-faults in a patchy serving effort. The 25 year old broke her Spanish opponent twice in the second set but dropped her own serve three times to eventually go down 7-6(4) 7-5 after a struggle of just over two hours. Stosur was a late qualifier for the Bali field thanks to a title in Osaka, the first of her singles career. Both women arrived in Bali at the last moment after competing in doubles at last week's WTA Championships in Doha. Martinez Sanchez won the doubles title with Nuria Llagostera Vives, the seventh of the season, while Stosur and Rennae Stubbs lost in the semifinals to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

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  • Someday
    The end of the fantastic year. Enjoy your holidays.
    I'm looking forward to seeing you in January.
    I'll miss you Sam :(
  • Ron & Zita
    We loved watching you Wed and Fri.
    Thanks for the autograph on the cap.
    And the blistering 208km
    Hope to see you again.
  • Ben
    Congrats on a career best season Sam :) I'm sure that Top 10 isn't far away for you. Now enjoy your break :)
  • Mahdi
    congratulation for the record of 208km/h !!
  • Drine
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS SAMMYYYYYY !!!!
    Have fun in Hawaï and enjoy your time with your family and friends in Australia ;)
    See you in January ready to go !!!
  • Sam
    Great year Sam. Hoping for a better year nxt year. It would be great to win the Australian Open and there is no reason why you cannot. It then looks like you have a draw against Spain in the Fed Cup World Group II. Good luck there as the Spaniards are playing really well at the moment. Hope to see you on tour again this year.
  • Sunsets
    I'm so sorry that you lost against Martinez Sanchez :(. Setting a new serve record is amazing though. It's a good end to an awesome season. Enjoy yourself in Hawaii and back home in Australia ;)
  • Jaime
    Hmm, I think that Sam is really tired, enjoy your rest Sam you truly deserve it! :)
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