Dellacqua knocked out in Miami

ABC - March 27, 2008, 1:18 pm

Australia's Casey Dellacqua has suffered a first round defeat at the WTA Sony Ericcson Open in Miami.

Dellacqua, Australia's top-ranked female tennis player, went down 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) to Russia's Anastasia Rodionova.

In other results, France's Nathalie Dechy demolished Saori Nakamura of Japan 6-0, 6-0 while Marta Domachowska of Poland held out local Jill Craybas 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (7-6).