Kvitova, Sharapova win Aussie openers; Stosur upset

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01/17/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samantha Stosur crashed out of her home Grand Slam on Tuesday, while Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova recorded easy first-round wins in first-round play at the Australian Open.

The sixth-seeded Stosur, who won the U.S. Open title last year, dropped a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 decision against Romanian Sorana Cirstea. She had never advanced beyond the fourth round in Melbourne, but had also proved to be a Grand Slam contender after reaching the French Open final in 2010.

But she has displayed inconsistent form, and committed 33 unforced errors in Tuesday's loss. Stosur also hit just 12 winners.

The second-seeded Kvitova is in search of her second Grand Slam title, having won Wimbledon last year. She convincingly beat Russian Vera Dushevina, 6-2, 6-0, in 61 minutes on Tuesday and moved into the second round to face Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, who beat Irina-Camelia Begu in her opening match.

Kvitova, 21, reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne last year before losing to Vera Zvonareva.

Sharapova, the fourth seed, needed just 58 minutes to record a 6-0, 6-1 win against Argentine Gisela Dulko. The Russian Sharapova won the Australian Open in 2008, but struggled recovering from injury in following years. However, she had a resurgence of sorts last year, reaching the fourth round in Melbourne before getting to the semifinals at Roland Garros and losing to Kvitova in the Wimbledon final.

Sharapova will face American Jamie Hampton in the second round.

German Sabine Lisicki, the 14th seed, advanced Tuesday with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win against Swiss Stefanie Voegele. She did not qualify for the Australian Open last year, but was a surprise semifinalist at Wimbledon.

Other players to win Tuesday include 15th-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 17th-seeded Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, 23rd-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci and 27th-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko.

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The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

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Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

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"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

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"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

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Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

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Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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