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SAMANTHA Stosur claimed an opening-day win at the Bali Tournament of Champions yesterday, defeating Hungary's Agnes Szavay.  

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.  

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.  

AUSTRALIA'S most experienced active player, four-time grand slam doubles champion Rennae Stubbs, believes Samantha Stosur has the ability to win a grand slam singles title and it might come as soon as January at Melbourne Park. Stubbs, 38, rates the slower surfaces of the French and Australian Opens as best suited to Stosur's improved game, her doubles partner having already cut her ranking from 52nd to at least 13th in a breakthrough season in which she reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros and won her first WTA Tour title last month in Japan.  

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Australian Samantha Stosur has claimed an opening-day win at the Bali Tournament of Champions, defeating Hungary's Agnes Szavay.  

France cashed in on a pair of opening-day wins at the Bali Tournament of Champions on Wednesday, with top seed Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai claiming group victories.  

BALI, Indonesia - The first annual Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions will get underway Wednesday in Bali and continue through Sunday.