Duan Yingying says she has never seen Venus Williams play and will be relying heavily on her coach’s guidance ahead of their third-round clash at the Australian Open.Despite the seven-time Grand Slam winner being one of the most prominent tennis players over the past two decades, China’s Duan insisted she knew next to nothing about the American great.” I don’t know anything about Venus’ play.
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Wild-card entry Bouchard wins 1st-round match at Sydney
Eugenie Bouchard made the most of her wild-card entry to the Sydney International, beating Zhang Shuai of China 7-6 , 6-2 on Sunday in a first-round match. Bouchard, a 22-year-old former Wimbledon finalist, was beaten in the first round of the Brisbane International last week in her first warmup tournament for the Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 16 and where she was a surprise semifinalist in 2014.