Vaidisova made to battle

Top seed Nicole Vaidisova survived a scare from home wildcard Casey Dellacqua before reaching the second round of the Gold Coast Hardcourt Championships.
 
The 18-year-old Czech world number 12 dropped the first set to the Australian left-hander but came through to win 5-7 7-5 6-0.
 
Vaidisova, who has not won a title since May 2006, looked on her way out when she faced three break points at 4-4 in the second set.
 
However, she saved them and then ripped through the deciding set to set up a clash with Tatjana Malek of Germany in the second round.
 
"It's a relief to go through, plus she played some good tennis," Vaidisova said. "It was tough."
 
Seventh seed Sybille Bammer of Austria joined second seed Nadia Petrova, who lost on Monday, as a first-round victim when she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-4 by China's Li Na.
 
Victoria Azarenka became the first woman through to the quarter-finals as she beat Ukrainian lucky loser Yulia Fedak.
 
Fedak had upset eighth seed Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the first round but she was no match for Azarenka as the Belarussian won through 6-4 6-2.
 
In other first-round action, France's Virginie Razzano was beaten 6-2 6-2 by 18-year-old Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova, while Italian Flavia Pennetta also advanced.