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It was the first match for former world No. 1 Azarenka since she
lost a marathon three-setter to Bodosa in the Indian Wells final
in mid-October. Badosa had 20 winners but was hurt by four
double faults.
In another first-round match, Marie Bouzkova of the Czech
Republic was a 6-3, 6-0 winner over Despina Papamichail of
Greece.
Melbourne Summer Set 1
Vera Zvonareva of Russia knocked off ninth-seeded American
Alison Riske 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the second round in
Melbourne.
Germany's Andrea Petkovic also pulled off an upset with a 6-3,
7-6 (3) victory over fifth-seeded Liudmilla Samsonova of Russia.
Croatia's Ana Konjuh also beat a seeded player, winning 6-4, 6-4
over seventh-seeded Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic.
Among other matches, No. 6 Viktorija Golubic notched a 7-5, 6-1
victory over American Lauren Davis.
Melbourne Summer Set 2
Fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania needed just 49 minutes to
finish off a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Russia's Varavara Gracheva to
advance to the second round in Melbourne.
Cirstea lost just 19 points in the steamrolling of Gracheva. She
won 70.8 percent of her first-serve points while Gracheva
prevailed on just 18.8 percent of hers.
Fourth-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain advanced with a 6-4,
5-7, 6-3 victory over Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia. Sixth-seeded
Clara Tauson of Denmark posted a 7-5, 6-3 win over Anhelina
Kalinina of Ukraine, and seventh-seeded American Ann Li rolled
to a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Mayar Sherif of Egypt.
--Field Level Media
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