Pressure telling on Stosur, says Schiavone

Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2012, 23:28

Italian Francesca Schiavone thinks Sam Stosur is struggling to handle the pressure of public expectation ahead of the Australian Open. Stosur agrees.

Stosur ousted in 2nd round at Brisbane

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 10:27

Sam Stosur`s first tournament on home soil since winning the US Open ended in an upset second-round loss to Iveta Benesova at the Brisbane International on Wednesday.

Williams loses control as Stosur wins US Open

Last Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011, 08:14

Australia`s Sam Stosur tamed her own pounding heart and repelled everything -- both good and bad -- that Serena Williams hurled at her to win the US Open crown and her first grand slam singles title.

Stosur happy to be standard-bearer for home slam hopes

Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 09:48

Once resembling a rabbit in the headlights of a nation`s expectations, a more assured Sam Stosur says she is happy to be the standard-bearer for Australia`s hopes for a first home grand slam champion in more than three decades.