Sentence examples for first-round contest from inspiring English sources

The Western Bulldogs edged out West Coast in an intoxicating first-round contest, winning by 10 points to hand coach Luke Beveridge a winning debut as a coach.

The Canadian Zhao, 16, has a very solid baseline game and the mental discipline to go with it, so Barty could be pushed in this first-round contest.

The Frenchman has a pesky first-round contest against the extravagantly talented David Goffin, who gave Roger Federer all manner of problems at last year's French Open.

Because she won the tournament in the two previous years, she carries a 21-match winning streak into her first-round contest, a Monday night, under-the-lights affair against Victoria Duval of the United States.

By appealing so hard to their respective political bases in the first-round contest, both Mr Sarkozy and Ms Royal would face a tough clamber back towards the centre.

Maria Sharapova survived a scare as she was taken the distance by little-known Russian Evgeniya Rodina before overcoming her compatriot 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 in a thrilling first-round contest at the French Open.

The Princeton games were the only first-round contests selected.

Wild-card matches will be played Monday and first-round contests are Tuesday.

While the Burbank High and Providence girls' squads had to play wild-card matches Tuesday, both teams from Burroughs are preparing for first-round contests.

If the first round contest is any indication, naming a frontrunner based on opinion polls seems futile.

Kentucky (26-8) advanced to Saturday's third-round contest with West Virginia 21-111).