Sour taste as Swede easily downs Stosur

By Linda Pearce, Brisbane
Updated January 1 2013 - 1:18am, first published 12:00am

Perhaps by belatedly revealing her secret November ankle surgery on the eve of the Brisbane International, Sam Stosur was buying a little public understanding should the early stages of her Australian campaign again go awry. If so, it may prove to be a savvy tactic, after an undercooked Stosur was eliminated by world No.41 Sofia Arvidsson in the first round.

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