Frustrated Gajdosova crashes out
January 12, 2012 16:25:29 UK
Jarmila Gajdosova, who lost to German qualifier Mona Barthel at the Hobart International, admitted that she wasn't in control of her emotions during the game.
Gajdosova, who won the tournament last year, struggled with her usually reliable serve as she was beaten by her little-known opponent 2-6 6-3 6-2.
Samantha Stosur is 17.00 to win the Australian Open, while Serena Williams is 5.00 and Petra Kvitova 3.50.
It was clear during the match that Gajdosova was unimpressed with her own play and she vented her frustration several times during the match.
After the match, she confessed that her anger and frustration with herself significantly affected her game and was a major reason for her loss.
She said: "You're out there trying your best so of course you get frustrated. Some people handled it better today, some not as well. I didn't handle it as well as I could but I tried and I did what I can and I did my best."
Her record at the Australian Open has been extremely poor as she has failed to win even a single match there in six attempts.
Judging from her recent form, it doesn't seem that she will be able to break her duck at her hometown major this year either.
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