Summary Sofia Arvidsson beat Samantha Stosur 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 in the first round of Brisbane International.
Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur s miserable Australian form continued on Monday when she was knocked out of the first round of the Brisbane International by Sweden s Sofia Arvidsson.
Arvidsson took full advantage of 48 unforced errors from the Australian number one to win 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 on Pat Rafter Arena.
Stosur, who grew up on the nearby Gold Coast, has struggled to live up to expectations when playing in her home tournament and has not made it past the second round in four attempts.
She has also failed to make an impression at the Australian Open, last year losing in the first round to Romania s Sorana Cirstea as sixth seed.
Stosur began confidently against Arvidsson but fell away dramatically as her error rate climbed and despite fighting hard to stay in the match, she never seriously threatened the Swede.
In the men s draw, Japan s fifth seed Kei Nishikori downed Australian number one Marinko Matosevic 7-5, 6-2, sixth seed Florian Mayer beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-4, 6-4 and Finland s Jarkko Nieminen outlasted Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
