MOSCOW, Jan 18 Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva failed to reach the second round Australian Open, which takes place in Melbourne. In the first round meeting, the Russian woman lost to the Belgian Elise Mertens, who received the 19th seed, with a score of 4:6, 5:7. The duration of the match was 1 hour 53 minutes. In the next round, Mertens will play with Romanian Irina Beru. The meeting will take place on Wednesday.
