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Sam Stosur and
Jelena Ostapenko launched their Australian Summer Series campaigns with mixed fortunes as Melbourne Park hosted its first competitive matches of 2021 at the Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy on Sunday.
Daria Gavrilova, on the comeback from a year out to injury, gave home fans cause for celebration as the sole Australian to notch a win.
Match of the day
(13) Jelena Ostapenko v Sara Errani – Gippsland Trophy
Wild shot-making and even wilder gesticulations were two of the only certainties in the ultimate contrast of styles when former top-five combatants Ostapenko and
Sara Errani locked horns in the opening round.