Australian Open 2012 day 1 - Wins for Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki

Selected results from day 1 of the Australian Open 2012

Victoria Azarenka (3) beat Heather Watson 6-1 6-0
Kim Clijsters (11) beat Maria Joao Koehler 7-5 6-1
Caroline Wozniacki (1) beat Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-1
Na Li (5) beat Ksenia Pervak 6-3 6-1
Francesca Schiavone (10) beat Laura Pous-Tio 6-1 6-3
Jelena Jankovic (13) beat Laura Robson 6-2 6-0
Agnieszka Radwanska (8) beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-7 (8-10) 6-4 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova (20) beat Varvara Lepchenko 4-6 6-3 6-2
Julia Goerges (22) beat Polona Hercog 6-3 7-6 (7-3)
Eleni Daniilidou beat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-3 6-2

Shocks of the day
Nina Bratchikova beat Flavia Pennetta (19) 6-3 1-6 6-2
Christina McHale beat Lucie Safarova (24) 6-2 6-4

Victoria Azarenka breezes in Australian Open
Victoria Azarenka missed her morning coffee and was in no mood to hang around in the Melbourne heat Monday, getting her Australian Open campaign off to a winning start with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Britain's Heather Watson ...
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 12:04
http://www.west-bengal.com/sports/victoria-azarenka-breezes-in-australian-open/144156.html

Australian Open: Azarenka cruises through first round ...
Victoria Azarenka. The tournament was only an hour old and already we had learned much: Victoria Azarenka is looking rather good as the first grand slam of the year gets under way and Great Britain still does not have a ...
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 11:51
http://in2eastafrica.net/australian-open-azarenka-cruises-through-first-round/

Azarenka through to Aust Open 2nd round - News - BigPond Sport
Victoria Azarenka has raced into the second round of the Aust Open tennis, defeating Heather Watson 6-1 6-0. ... 'I'm just trying to take it match by match and see how it goes but I'm sure it's going to be a hell of a competition,' she said. Share ...
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 2:52
http://www.bigpondsport.com/azarenka-through-to-aust-open-2nd-round/tabid/91/newsid/82904/default.aspx

Caroline Wozniacki hampered by injury | Sport
Caroline Wozniacki today made an unconvincing start to her latest attempt at breaking her Grand Slam duck. She said: "I was really nervous about my wrist but I felt happy out there after getting into my game and it paid off".
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 14:41
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-24028334-caroline-wozniacki-hampered-by-injury.do

Caroline Wozniacki: “If I Play The Way I Want To Play, It's Really ...
“I know that if I play on my high level and if I play the way I want to play, it's really tough to beat me,” said Wozniacki who has had her struggles beating the top players. And winning that first Grand Slam is still on her mind. ...
Publish Date: 01/13/2012 6:00
http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2012-01-13/8600.php

Kim Clijsters Cruises Through Opening Round - Female First
Kim Clijsters began the defence of her Australian Open title with a straight sets win over Maria Joao Koehler. Clijsters said: "It was hard to read her serve and get used to a player I'd never played before. I really had to find my rhythm out there".
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 16:01
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Kim+Clijsters-224507.html

Kim Clijsters starts title defence with solid victory
Defending champion Kim Clijsters showed no ill effects of a recent hip injury and saw off a spirited challenge from Portuguese qualifier Maria Joao Koehler in the first round of the Australian Open Monday. ... Clijsters, who beat Li Na in last year's final at Melbourne Park, said it was a good feeling to step out onto Rod Laver Arena again. "Its great to be back, I always love coming to Australia but the feeling is even stronger after last year," said the 11th ranked Clijsters. ...
Publish Date: 01/16/2012 12:04
http://www.west-bengal.com/sports/kim-clijsters-starts-title-defence-with-solid-victory/144161.html