'I'm about to cry': Stosur's teary Open exit

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Sam Stosur has paid tribute to her household and friends aft her archetypal circular exit from the Australian Open women's doubles gully with Alize Cornet astatine the hands of Chan Hao-Ching and Zhaoxuan Yang.

Although the 2nd acceptable was a see-sawing matter - some pairs breaking the different connected respective occasions - Stosur and Cornet ne'er erstwhile led arsenic they were knocked retired successful consecutive sets 6-3, 6-4.

In a peculiar courtside interrogation not usually afforded to the losing pair, Stosur said she was warring backmost tears arsenic she spoke to Casey Dellacqua - who herself was welling up.

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"I consciousness similar I'm astir to outcry present I'm looking astatine you cry," Stosur said.

"It was a truly hard decision. I emotion playing. I emotion competing. I emotion playing successful beforehand of you guys.

"A assemblage similar this makes it consciousness unusual you don't privation to bash it immoderate more, but you get to a constituent wherever the different things go a small much difficult.

"I've loved … my tally travelling, playing, doing everything I've been capable to do. I wanted to decorativeness present astatine home, I wanted to decorativeness successful Melbourne. This twelvemonth was it.

"It's bittersweet but convey you each for coming retired here. It's been truly special."

There were glimpses of the Stosur of aged - down 30-0 and warring to prevention the archetypal set, Stosur sent a forehand rocketing into the backhand country for a winner.

"It's a slayer forehand that Sam has utilised passim her career," Nicole Pratt said connected commentary.

Stosur played the lucifer successful beforehand of her spouse Liz Astling and their girl Evie, arsenic good arsenic her parents.

"I volition astir apt spot them a small spot much now. They've made tons of sacrifices erstwhile I was younger to let maine to travel my dreams.

"I couldn't person asked for thing much from mum and dada … they've been my biggest supporters. I convey them for everything they've been capable to do.

"Also my ain household now, convey you for supporting maine and letting maine proceed this travel for arsenic agelong arsenic I have. I emotion you guys."

Stosur is inactive connected the mixed doubles draw. She and spouse Matthew Ebden volition instrumentality connected Demi Schuurs and Nikola Mektic tomorrow.

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