WTA roundup: Bertens ousts American Pera in Sydney
Seventh-seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands struck nine aces and eliminated Bernarda Pera of the United States 7-5, 6-4 in the opening round of the Sydney International, a tuneup for next week’s Australian Open. Also advancing Monday were former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain, who bested her countrywoman Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-4, and local favorite Samantha Stosur, who came from a set down to beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In other first-round matches, Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat No. 9 seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-7 (3), 6-4,...
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