Sarah Coles beat a Bulgarian girl going by the name of Svetlana Krivencheva (ranked 506, about 150 places lower than Sarah) in the first qualifying round. Slightly odd scoreline: 6-1, 6-7[5], 6-0 !
A good way to start the year for Sarah, she had a bit of a win drought in the autumn.
She faces Canada's Ekaterina Shulaeva in qr2. Shulaeva is 19 and ranked 403 (reached no 80 in juniors). However, she dispatched the 13th seed 1 and 1 in rd1. 2006 highlights were 2 semis and a quarter-final in Canadian 25Ks
She faces Christina Schiechtl in rd1. The Austrian is ranked 264, with a career high of 230. Prefers to play on clay. 2006 highlights were a 10K title and three 25K semis.
Hopefully Sarah's shoulder problems are now behind her