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Australian Open - 1st Round - Women

Nationality	Player	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6	-	-
	A Rodionova	2	6	3	-	-

6-3 - KUZNETSOVA SMASHES A SUPERB CROSS-COURT FOREHAND HOME TO SEAL THE BREAK AND THE MATCH!!! The Russian takes the match 6-2 3-6 6-3 after Rodionova put up a fine fight.
5-3 - The crowd are chanting for Rodionova now, but it may be too late for her. Kuzzie holds to go 5-3 ahead and will have two chances to take the match...the first on the Rodionova serve.
4-3 - Rodionova keeps herself in the hunt with a convincing service game. Kutnetsova misses a straightforward groundstroke in the game and lets her frustration show.
4-2 - Once again Rodionova pushes the Kuznetsova service game all the way, but the Russian holds and edges closer to victory.
3-2 - Rodionova does brilliantly to reach a deep backhand from Kuzetsova and the Russia volleys long to hand her the game and make it 3-2.
3-1 - Rodionova threatens a break and takes the number eight seed to deuce, but Kuznetsova clings on to go 3-1 up.
2-1 - Rodionova holds serve to get on the board in the third set. As you can imagine the home crowd are fully behind their girl in this one on the Margaret Court Arena. Kuznetsova is seeded eight, but she's making hard work of this.
2-0 - Good morning all and welcome to our LIVE coverage as we join the match between Sevtlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Australia's Anatasia Rodionova in the third and deciding set.

Nationality	RUS

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