Quick, name three women you think can win the U.S. Open.
Serena Williams? Maria Sharapova? Kim Clijsters?
All good, and safe, bets. But what about Samantha Stosur?
The 28-year-old Australian is the defending champion and yet hardly anyone is talking about her among the favorites to win.
“It’s a new year, a new tournament,” Stosur, who beat Williams in last year’s final, said after routing Petra Martic of Croatia, 6-1, 6-1 in the first match Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“Of course, you want to [repeat] but at the end of the day you can’t think that. You know, that’s the goal.”
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