HOBART, Australia, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Samantha Stosur was pushed to a third-set tiebreaker before she won a first-round match Monday at the WTA's Hobart International in Australia.
Stosur and qualifier Madison Brengle played for 2 1/2 hours before Stosur advanced with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) victory. Three breaks allowed Brengle the chance to take the first-set tiebreaker but Stosur dominated the second set -- losing eight points overall -- to even the match.