The Dick Tracys of the world, it seemed, would soon have plenty of quality options. What happened next was unprecedented.īackers of the Pebble, a watch designed to display real-time messages sent to a smartphone, pledged upwards of $10 million within a month, making it the most highly crowd-funded project ever. With more than 275,000 units sold, the surprising phenomenon proved that mainstream consumers were more than ready to strap on a smart watch. 15 Sabine Lisicki and Angelique Kerber, seeded ninth, advanced courtesy of wins against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and Jarmila Gajdosova respectively.Last year, a young Canadian inventor, after being shunned by investors, launched a fundraising campaign for his idea on the crowd-sourcing website Kickstarter. There was also joy for Germany as both world No. 239 is a second round meeting with Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic.įresh from picking up her first title in two years in Auckland, 14th seed Ana Ivanovic beat Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-4. “I was jumping and using my spin and all that whenever I was able to, so that was nice.”įourth seed Li Na, beaten by Victoria Azarenka in last year’s final, admitted she knew nothing of her Croatian opponent Ana Konjuh before registering a comfortable 6-2 6-0 success.
“You get that response from the court and balls when it’s hot and the sun is shining. “It was pretty hot out on court,” said the 29-year-old Australian. Organizers are reportedly preparing ice vests and ice towels to keep players cool, but Stosur felt perfectly at home in the heat. The weather looks set to play a major part in the tournament, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday after relatively mild conditions on Monday. Open in 2011 but has never been beyond the fourth round of her home grand slam. “But I think that probably I wanted too much, and then everything just fell down.”Īustralian Sam Stosur delighted the crowd by chalking up a 6-3 6-4 win over Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic. I was really excited to be here, feeling good. “I didn’t play my game that I really tried all off season to work on. “I didn’t play well,” conceded Kvitova, a Wimbledon winner in 2011. It was Kumkhum’s first ever match with a top 10 player and her victory means she will at least equal her best grand slam performance to date – reaching the second round in Melbourne last year. The biggest upset of the opening day saw sixth seed Petra Kvitov a slip to a 6-2 1-6 6-4 reverse against Thailand’s world No. Williams will now focus her energies on supporting Serena, who wasted no time in wrapping up a 6-2 6-1 win over Australian 17-year-old Ashleigh Barty. “The last 12 months I have had issues, but this year I definitely am looking forward to having a good run and feeling well.”
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“I think that’s a factor for any professional athlete, so I don’t think I’m any different from anyone else,” Williams, who made 56 errors during the match, told reporters when asked if her health was the reason for her defeat. But the American, who will compete in the doubles event alongside her sister and top seed Serena Williams, refused to look for excuses after her defeat by the 22nd seed Makarova, who will face U.S.
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