January 18, 2018 12:00 PM

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Australian Open : World No 3 Garbine Muguruza makes shock second round exit

In Tennis, world number three Garbine Muguruza today made a shock second round exit from the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, at Melbourne. The German, last year's Wimbledon champion, was stunned by world number 88 Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in straight sets, 6-7, 4-6.British number one Johanna Konta, seeded 9th, also made an exit. However, Russian Maria Sharapova, still working her way back from a 15-month ban, was among those who made it to the third round.Meanwhile, in the Men's Doubles, India began their campaign on a positive note today. The pair of Leander Paes and Purav Raja, the Indo-French duo of Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, and the Indo-American team of Divij Sharan and Rajeev Ram progressed to the second round after brilliant victories.

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