Agnieszka Radwanska failed to live up to her top billing
at the Apia International Sydney as she suffered a straight-sets loss.
Radwanska had won the title 12 months ago, however the
world No 5 was upset by American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
The top seed was troubled by a shoulder problem during
the 7-5 6-2 loss, however 24-year-old Pole insists that the defeat will not
hamper her ahead of the Australian Open.
"She was really playing aggressive," Radwanska
said.
"Didn't matter if it was my first serve, second
serve, or anything, she was really going 100 percent for every ball.
Start again
"I really had a lot of good matches last week. It's
not like I'm playing bad. I'm not worried about that. I just think not my day
(and)... sometimes you have to lose.
"I think every week is different story. You start
over and over again.
"Every tournament isn't the same thing. You're not
winning every week every match. Normally you just to have to start again, not
really think what was happening in the last week."
Sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki also bowed out prematurely
as she lost 6-4 7-6 (9-7) to Lucie Safarova.
Second seed Petra Kvitova had no such problem in reaching
the third round, though, as she blew away Christina Mchale 6-1 6-0, while fifth
seed Angelique Kerber saw off Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-4.
Carla Suarez Navarro was a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 winner over Ekaterina
Makarova, while Madison Keys was forced to dig deep during her 6-0 3-6 7-6
(7-3) victory against Ajla Tomljanovic.
Culled from Skysports
