New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has high hopes for her and Australian doubles partner Casey Dellacqua in their first round Australian Open match today, despite drawing tough opposition.
The Australasian duo have never played doubles together, and will face the 11th seeds Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova from Russia.
Erakovic says she and Dellaqua chose to team up for the tournament after both having tough seasons in 2009.
Marina Erakovic says she and Dellaquo will prove to be tough opposition if the pair can adjust to each other quickly.
