Cirstea, Hsieh score Aussie upsets over Andreescu, Kvitova
The first two Top 10 seeds fell at Melbourne Park on Wednesday as Hsieh Su-wei ousted No.8 seed Bianca Andreescu in straight sets and Sorana Cirstea followed suit with a three-set win over No.9 Petra Kvitova.
By WTA Staff
Two Top 10 seeds were eliminated from the Australian Open on Wednesday at the hands of perennial upset artist Hsieh Su-wei and former Grand Slam quarterfinalist Sorana Cirstea.
First up, the 35-year-old from Chinese Taipei was at her mercurial best for 83 minutes inside Rod Laver Arena, earning a 6-3, 6-2 upset over No.8 seed Bianca Andreescu behind six breaks of serve.