Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Date-Krumm stuns Petrova to become oldest Melbourne winner
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm produced the biggest shock of the Australian Open so far on Tuesday when she unseated 12th seed Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-0 to become the oldest winner of a women's singles match at the tournament.
The 42-year-old, playing her 11th Australian Open 23 years after her debut, was well worth the quick fire victory, which she sealed on her second match point when her Russian opponent hit a forehand wide.
Date-Krumm reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park in 1994, where she lost to Steffi Graff, but had not won a match at the year's first grand slam since returning after a gap of 12 years in 2009.
The world number 100 will face Shahar Peer of Israel or another Russian in Alexandra Panova in the second round.
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Patrick Johnston)
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