Garbin on a mission
Garbin on a mission 
Former Australian Captain January 01, 2008
ITALY’S Tathiana Garbin declared she had unfinished business at the Australian Women’s Hardcourts tournament on the Gold Coast after eliminating second seed Nadia Petrova yesterday.
Garbin advanced to the semi-finals at the event last January and was leading 4-3 in the opening set against former world No.1 Martina Hingis.
But the Italian was forced to withdraw from the match due to breathing difficulties resulting from a viral illness.
“I feel like I didn’t finish the tournament last year,” Garbin said after upsetting world No.4 Petrova 5-7 7-5 6-3.
Petrova wasn’t the only big name player to bite the dust, with Ukraine’s Yuliana Fedak defeating Hungarian teenager and eighth seed Agnes Szavay 3-6 7-5 6-2.
Former world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo of France was clinical in her 6-1 6-1 thrashing of Ukrainian qualifier Olga Savchuk, the two-time grand slam champion taking just 54 minutes to set up a second round clash with compatriot Nathalie Dechy.
Defending champion Dinara Safina survived a scare before disposing of Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova 4-6 6-1 6-2.
