WTA roundup: Kimberly Birrell scores upset in Brisbane

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Home favorite Kimberly Birrell posted a 7-5, 7-5 second-round upset of No. 2 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday at the Brisbane International in Australia.

Birrell saved six of 10 break points while overcoming a 4-3 deficit in the first set and a 4-2 deficit in the second set, completing the victory in just over 2 hours. She will face Russia's Anastasia Potapova, a 7-5, 6-4 winner agai