Kuznetsova opens Sydney defense with win, seeds withdraw | International News Live Blog

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova opened the defense of her Sydney International title with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu on Sunday as the Australian Open warm-up event suffered a pair of big-name withdrawals. http://internationalnewslive.com/kuznetsova-opens-sydney-defense-with-win-seeds-withdraw/