Humiliating exits for Clijsters, Jankovic

Kim Clijsters was left reeling from a humiliating Australian Open as she was thrashed 6-0, 6-1 in just 52 minutes by Russia's 19th seeded Nadia Petrova

Kim Clijsters was left reeling from a humiliating Australian Open as she was thrashed 6-0, 6-1 in just 52 minutes by Russia's 19th seeded Nadia Petrova

Meanwhile,u00a0Jelena Jankovic suffered a 6-2 6-3 third round loss to 31st seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko.

"It's just the beginning of the yearu00a0-- it's no big deal. I'm a player who likes to play a lot of matches, the more I play, the better I get, and the more dangerous I get. I just have to stay positive, keep my head up high," said Jankovic.

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