Stosur starts US Open title defense, routs Martic
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Samantha Stosur looked like a defending champion, not the player who has struggled often this year, in her first match at the U.S. Open.
The seventh-seeded Australian needed just 51 minutes to beat Petra Martic of Croatia 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in the tournament's first match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Stosur stunned Serena Williams in last year's final at Flushing Meadows with a straight-set win for her first Grand Slam title.
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But in 2012, she lost in the first round of the Australian Open and London Olympics and the second round at Wimbledon.
On Monday against the 64th-ranked Martic, who withdrew from the Olympics with a left foot injury, Stosur had 22 winners and 10 aces and didn't face any break points.