BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Top seeds Samantha Stosur and Andrea Petkovic picked up first-round wins Monday at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia.
Stosur, seeded No. 1, defeated Anastasiya Yakimova 6-2, 6-3 by winning nearly 70 percent of the points on serve. She had four breaks in eight Yakimova service games and won more points -- 28-23 -- when receiving than Yakimova managed to hold while serving.