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Taipei Times
Date: Jan 02, 2018
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AP, BRISBANE, Australia
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei celebrated New Year’s Day by taking just 68 minutes to advance to
Britain’s Johanna Konta returns to Madison Keys of the US in their Brisbane International first-round singles match in Australia yesterday. Photo: EPA
the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, while there were also victories for Petra Martic, Kirsten Flipkens and Julia Goerges.
World No. 83 Hsieh, making her first appearance in Auckland since she competed in qualifying 11 years ago, cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Japanese world No. 97 Nao Hibino in just 68 minutes.
Hsieh saved six of seven break points and converted five of 10 to avenge a 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 defeat in their only previous meeting in Tokyo in 2015.
Hsieh next faces either sixth seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan or Belgian qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure in the second round. [FULL STORY]