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Wozniacki wins Sydney opener

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Caroline Wozniacki, shown at a 2011 tournament, dropped just two games Sunday in first-round play of the Apia International tennis torunament in Sydney. UPI/John Angelillo
Caroline Wozniacki, shown at a 2011 tournament, dropped just two games Sunday in first-round play of the Apia International tennis torunament in Sydney. UPI/John Angelillo 
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Published: Jan. 6, 2013 at 8:59 AM

SYDNEY, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- No. 7-seeded Caroline Wozniacki advanced but fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova was ousted Sunday at the Apia International tennis tournament in Sydney.

Wozniacki rolled past Urszula Radwanska 6-1, 6-2, piling up five breaks in seven receiving games in opening day action of one of the final tune-ups before next week's Australian Open.

Wozniacki won two-thirds of the points on serve and nearly 60 percent when Radwanska served.

Dominika Cibulkova was 0-4 in her career versus Kvitova but came away a 6-1, 6-1 winner in just more than an hour. She also had five breaks and saved the only break point she faced.

Also Sunday, Maria Kirilenko defeated Olivia Rogowska 7-5, 6-2 and Ekaterina Makarova stopped Varvara Lepchenko 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Topics: Maria Kirilenko, Ekaterina Makarova, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova, Petra Kvitova
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