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| TENNIS |
| AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Day 4 Review. Melbourne Park, Thursday 18th January 2008. |
| SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles First Round Completed 1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to round 3 2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to round 3 3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to round 3 4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Through to round 3 5 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to round 3 6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Through to round 3 7 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to round 3 8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Through to round 3 9 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated round 1 10 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Through to round 3 11 - Tommy Robredo - Eliminated round 2 12 - James Blake (USA) - Through to round 3 13 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Through to round 3 14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Through to round 3 15 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Through to round 3 16 - Carlos Moya (ESP) - Eliminated round 1 17 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1 18 - Juan Ignatio Chela (ARG) - Eliminated round 1 19 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Through to round 3 20 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Through to round 3 21 - Juan Monaco (ARG) - Through to round 3 22 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Through to round 3 23 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to round 3 24 - Jarkko Niemenem (FIN) - Through to round 3 25 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated round 2 26 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated round 2 27 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated round 1 28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to round 3 29 - Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) - Through to round 3 30 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated round 1 31 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Through to round 3 32 - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) - Eliminated round 2 |
| SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles First Round Completed 1 - Justine Henin (BEL) - Through to round 3 2 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to round 3 3 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to round 3 4 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to round 3 5 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) Through to round 3 6 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Through to round 3 7 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to round 3 8 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to round 3 9 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Through to round 3 10 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated round 1 11 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to round 3 12 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Through to round 3 13 - Tatiana Golovin (FRA) - Eliminated round 2 14 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to round 3 15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 2 16 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Eliminated round 1 17 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Through to round 3 18 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Through to round 3 19 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) - Eliminated round 2 20 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Eliminated round 1 21 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 2 22 - Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Eliminated round 2 23 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated round 1 24 - Na Li (CHN) - Through to round 3 25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Through to round 3 26 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to round 3 27 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Through to round 3 28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Through to round 3 29 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)- Through to round 3 30 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Through to round 3 31 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Through to round 3 32 - Julia Vakulenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 1 |
| Thursday completed round 2. At this stage of the tournament, if every match had followed the form book, all the seeds would remain but everyone else would be eliminated. But as we know all too well, upsets are known to happen; although there were relatively few of them on day 4. But it wasn't looking good for some of the seeds early. Womens second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was in all sorts of trouble against unpredictable Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova; who raced out of the blocks and served for the first set at 5-2 and again at 5-4. But she was again unable to hold, and once the set was brought to a tie-break the Russian took control, with Pironkova unable to score a point in the tie-break; before Kuznetsova breezed through the second set 6-2. Venus Williams was another player who looked in trouble early, with France's Camille Pin taking up the fight. Pin, who went within a challenged line call of upsetting Maria Sharapova in last year's extreme heat match, served for the first set but despite holding several set points was unable to hold. Pin also broke in the first game of the second set, but Williams immediately broke back and steadied to record a victory. But most of the other seeds had a more comfortable time. Fabrice Santoro was clearly out of his depth against Roger Federer, while Novak Djokovic was similarly untroubled in disposing of Simone Bolelli. It was a short afternoon for David Ferrer, with his Argentinian opponent Juan Martin Del Potro forced to withdraw injured during the second set. Lleyton Hewitt was the last Australian in the mens' singles draw, Hewitt ensuring a third-round place with a 4-set win over Denis Istomin. For a while an upset was threatening on Vodafone Arena, with Peter Luczak taking the first set against David Nalbandian; and with his serve looking solid, serving at 5-6 to take the second set into a tie-break. But against the run of play, Nalbandian was able to achieve the break to take the set, and from there was never threatened. Alun Jones also bowed out, going down in straight sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero. Veteran American Vincent Spadea, on an outside court, fought out an epic battle with German Denis Gremelmayr, and winning 9-7 in the 5th before celebrating by pumping his fists before high-fiving every member of the crowd on his court. 2007 runner-up Fernando Gonzalez was also pushed by Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee, coming from behind to win in 4 sets. No such drama in the evening session for James Blake, who got through easily in straight sets; while on Rod Laver Arena Ana Ivanovic had an easy night against Tathiana Garbin. But the other evening match was full of drama. Marcos Baghdatis took the first two sets against former champion Marat Safin, but the big Russian found his form with a series of brilliant shots to take the next 2 sets and bring the match to 5 sets. But the Cypriot regrouped in the last set, and held his composure to win a remarkable match. |
| THE AUSSIES: Mens Singles, Second Round: 10 - David Nalbandian (ARG) d Peter Luczak (AUS) 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1 19 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(5) 6-3 5-7 6-1 22 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) d Alun Jones (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-2 Womens Singles, Second Round: 28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6-4 6-1 Mens Doubles, First Round: 4 - Martin Damm (CZE)/Pavel Vizner (CZE) d Jordan Kerr (AUS)/Todd Perry (AUS) 3-6 6-1 6-2 5 - Paul Hanley (AUS)/Leander Paes (IND) d Luis Horna (PER)/Stefan Koubek (AUT) 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 15 - Christopher Kas (GER)/Rogier Wassen (NED) d Samuel Groth (AUS)/Joseph Sirianni (AUS) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 16 - Leos Friedl (CZE)/David Skoch (CZE) d Colin Ebelthite (AUS)/Nick Lindahl (AUS) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) Thomas Johansson (SWE)/Andrei Pavel (ROU) d Andrew Coelho (AUS)/Brydan Klein (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-3 Womens Doubles, First Round: 4 - Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) d Olga Savchuk (UKR)/Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Maret Ani (EST)/Meilen Tu (USA) d 14 - Vania King (USA)/Nicole Pratt (AUS) 7-5 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d Daniella Dominikovic (AUS)/Emily Hewson (AUS) 6-2 6-0 Serena Williams (USA)/Venus Williams (USA) d Monique Adamczak (AUS)/Christina Wheeler (AUS) 7-5 6-1 Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)/Patty Schnyder (SUI) d Alison Bai (AUS)/Nicole Kriz (AUS) 6-4 6-1 Gabriela Navratilova (CZE)/Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d Casey Dellacqua (AUS)/Jessica Moore (AUS) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 THE SEEDS: Mens Singles, Second Round: 1 - Roger Federer (SUI) d Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 6-1 6-2 6-0 3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) d Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-1 6-2 6-2 5 - David Ferrer (ESP) d Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 6-3 6-4 Ret. 7 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 12 - James Blake (USA) d Michael Russell (USA) 6-3 6-2 6-2 13 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-2 6-1 6-3 15 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d Marat Safin (RUS) 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 21 - Juan Monaco (ARG) d Amer Delic (USA) 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 6-7(8) 8-6 Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d 25 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(3) Sam Querrey (USA) d 32 - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-2 Womens Singles, Second Round: 2 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-6(0) 6-2 4 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 6-0 6-3 6 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6-3 6-4 8 - Venus Williams (USA) d Camille Pin (FRA) 7-5 6-4 9 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-2 7-5 14 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) d Anne Kremer (LUX) 7-5 7-5 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d 21 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 7-6(4) 6-1 24 - Na Li (CHN) d Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6-4 6-3 27 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d Akiko Morigami (JPN) 6-1 6-1 29 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 7-5 6-4 31 - Sania Mirza (IND) d Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-1 4-6 7-5 Mens Doubles, First Round: Robert Lindstedt (SWE)/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d 3 - Simon Aspelin (SWE)/Julian Knowle (AUT) 6-4 4-6 6-2 6 - Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Mark Knowles (BAH) d Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)/Mischa Zverev (GER) 7-6(10) 6-4 7 - Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA) d Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 7-6(4) 6-4 10 - Eric Butorac (USA)/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) d Tomas Cibulec (CZE)/Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-3 6-1 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)/Gilles Simon (FRA) d 12 - Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Jamie Murray (GBR) 7-6(7) 1-6 6-3 Lucas Arnold Ker (ARG)/Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d 13 - Marcelo Melo (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA) 7-6(11) 6-7(4) 6-4 14 - Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d Martin Garcia (ARG)/Oliver Marach (AUT) 2-6 6-1 6-2 Womens Doubles, First Round: 3 - Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)/Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) d Alicja Rosolska (POL)/Ma. Emilia Salerni (ARG) 6-3 6-1 Jelena Jankovic (SRB)/Bethanie Mattek (USA) d 5 - Nathalie Dechy (FRA)/Dinara Safina (RUS) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 7 - Zi Yan (CHN)/Jie Zheng (CHN) d Olga Poutchkova (RUS)/Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-2 6-1 Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d 9 - Lisa Raymond (USA)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-2 10 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d Angelique Kerber (GER)/Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-2 6-0 Lindsay Davenport (USA)/Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d 11 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS)/Agnes Szavay (HUN) 6-2 7-5 12 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR)/Shahar Peer (ISR) d Sybille Bammer (AUT)/Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-1 6-3 13 - Janette Husarova (SVK)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Jill Craybas (USA)/Lilia Osterloh (USA) 6-4 6-2 THE OTHERS: Mens Singles, Second Round: Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) d Robin Haase (NED) 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-7(4) 6-4 Vincent Spadea (USA) d Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 4-6 6-2 6-3 2-6 9-7 Marin Cilic (CRO) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-4 6-3 6-4 Womens Singles, Second Round: Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d Catalina Castano (COL) 6-2 6-4 Marta Domachowska (POL) d Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 7-5 1-6 6-1 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-3 6-1 Sabine Lisicki (GER) d Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 6-1 7-5 Mens Doubles, First Round: Rik De Voest (RSA)/Chris Haggard (RSA) d Petr Pala (CZE)/Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-4 Jeff Coetzee (RSA)/Wesley Moodie (RSA) d Rainer Schuettler (GER)/Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-3 6-4 Yves Allegro (SUI)/Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d Harel Levy (ISR)/Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-3 7-5 Womens Doubles, First Round: Olga Govortsova (BLR)/Darya Kustova (BLR) d Edina Gallovits (ROU)/Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) 6-3 7-5 Alona Bondarenko (UKR)/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA)/Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-3 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)/Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) d Michaella Krajicek (NED)/Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4-6 6-4 6-4 |