Vaidišová and Berdych knocked out in semis in Sydney

The Czech women’s tennis number one Nicole Vaidišová was beaten in the semi-finals of the Sydney International by Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday. It was Vaidišová’s fourth defeat to the Russian in four meetings. Meanwhile, Tomáš Berdych was beaten in the semi-finals of the men’s competition by Australia’s own Chris Guccione. The Sydney International is regarded as a warm-up for the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open.