Singapore Slammers' Daniela Hantuchova of Slovak hits a return to Manila Mavericks' Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium during their match at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
(Reuters) - Daniela Hantuchova shook off a torrid 2014 that saw her year-end ranking drop to its lowest point since 2002 with a demolition of second seed Sara Errani in the Auckland Classic first round on Monday.
The tall Hantuchova thundered powerful groundstrokes past the much shorter Italian, who had been battling a rib injury before the tournament, to clinch a comparatively easy 6-3 6-2 victory in 75 minutes.
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