Valentova made the most of an inconsistent display from the 30th seed, winning 6-4, 6-4 in 92 minutes. Tereza Valentova v Maya Joint: Australian Open first round live Joint, at 19 only one year older than her opponent, struggled with unforced errors and with her serve, leaving a near-full John Cain Arena shocked and disappointed in the first match of the day.
Matias Almeyda gathered his players in the shade at the side of the pitch and told them to liquidate this so they did. It was 33 degrees out there, they had been playing 33 minutes and they had scored one against Barcelona, which wasn't enough. The champions were there to be finished, Sevilla's manager said. He had shown them how, now it was up to them.