Coria crashes out of Australian Open

January 20, 2004 10:24 IST

World number five Guillermo Coria crashed out of the Australian Open on Tuesday, going down 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Cyril Saulnier of France.

Coria joined last year's runner-up Rainer Schuettler among the early big-name casualties at the season-opening grand slam after struggling with injuries.

The

Argentine pulled out of last week's Auckland Open with an abdominal strain but was later cleared to play in Melbourne.

Saulnier, ranked 76th in the world, has never been past the second round of a grand slam in his professional career. He plays Morocco's Hicham Arazi in the second round on Thursday.

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