Sam moves on

GOLD Coaster Samantha Stosur has set up a clash against world No.15 Kristina Mladenovic after making hard work of her opening match at Indian Wells in the US.

The 2011 US Open champion dropped the first set and was broken four times in her 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Lauren Davis yesterday.

It extended the American’s losing streak to three, begun when she stretched world No.1 Simona Halep to 15-13 in the final set of an Australian Open marathon.