Varatchaya Out of Australian Open
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Varatchaya Wongteanchai and Asian Games champion Wang Qiang surrendered to two-time Grand Slam champions Vania King of the US and Yaroslava Shvedova of Uzbekistan 6-7 (5-7) 4-6 in the Australian Open women’s doubles first round on Thursday.
Playing in her first maindraw match at the Melbourne Park, Varatchaya and her Chinese partner staged a gutsy performance against the 2010 Wimbledon and US Open winners. But when it came down to crucial points, the American-Kazakh pair, seeded seventh, proved steadier which led them to domination at the end of each sets.
Thai challenge in the Australian Open came to an end. Luksika Kumkhum had earlier went down to Japanese rising star Naomi Osaka in three sets in the women’s singles first round on Tuesday.
