Schnyder and Wawrinka out
Swiss tennis players Stanislas Wawrinka and Patty Schnyder have both crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round.
This content was published on January 17, 2008 - 07:31
Schnyder, Switzerland's top-ranked female competitor and 15th seed, lost to Australia's Casey Dellacqua 4-6, 7-5, 8-6. Dellacqua moved into the top 100 for the first time in 2007.
Wawrinka, the Swiss number two behind Roger Federer, retired from a match with French player, Marc Gicquel, after sustaining a groin injury.
World number one Federer has beaten France's Fabrice Santoro and is through to the third round.
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