Harboursport - Australian Open, Day 8 2009

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 8 review - Monday 26th January 2009.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Quarter Final
2 – Roger Federer (SUI) – Through to Quarter Final
3 – Novak Djokovic (SRB) – Through to Quarter Final
4 – Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated Round 4
5 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Through to Q Final
6 – Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to Quarter Final
7 – Andy Roddick (USA) – Through to Quarter Final
8 – Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) – Through to Q Final
9 – James Blake (USA) - Eliminated Round 4
10 – David Nalbandian (ARG) – Eliminated Round 2
11 – David Ferrer (ESP) – Eliminated Round 3
12 – Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4
13 – Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Eliminated Round 4
14 – Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to Quarter F
15 – Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) – Eliminated Round 3
16 – Robin Soderling (SWE) – Eliminated Round 2
17 – Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
18 – Igor Andreev (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
19 – Marin Cilic (CRO) – Eliminated Round 4
20 – Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Eliminated Round 4
21 – Tommy Robredo (ESP) – Eliminated Round 4
22 – Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 3
23 – Mardy Fish (USA) – Eliminated Round 3
24 – Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
25 – Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 2
26 – Marat Safin (RUS) – Eliminated Round 3
27 – Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – Eliminated Round 1
28 – Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) – Eliminated Round 2
29 – Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
30 – Rainier Schuettler (GER) - Eliminated Round 1
31 – Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 3
32 – Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) – Eliminated Round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 – Jelena Jankovic (SRB) – Eliminated Round 4
2 – Serena Williams (USA) - Through to Quarter Final
3 – Dinara Safina (RUS) – Through to Quarter Final
4 – Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to Quarter Fin
5 – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – Eliminated Round 3
6 – Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
7 – Vera Zvonareva (RUS) – Through to Quarter Final
8 – Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to Q Final
9 – Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Rnd 1
10 – Nadia Petrova (RUS) – Eliminated Round 4
11 – Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – Eliminated Round 3
12 – Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 3
13 – Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated Round 4
14 – Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated Round 2
15 – Alize Cornet (FRA) – Eliminated Round 4
16 – Marion Bartoli (FRA) – Through to Quarter Final
17 – Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) – Eliminated Round 2
18 – Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 4
19 – Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – Eliminated Round 3
20 – Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
21 – Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) - Elim Round 4
22 – Jie Zheng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 4
23 – Agnes Szavay (HUN) – Eliminated Round 1
24 – Sybille Bammer (AUT) – Eliminated Round 1
25 – Kaia Kanepi (EST) – Eliminated Round 3
26 – Ai Sugiyama (JPN) – Eliminated Round 3
27 – Maria Kirilenko (RUS) – Eliminated Round 1
28 – Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Round 1
29 – Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) – Eliminated Round 4
30 – Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) - Eliminated Round 1
31 – Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated Round 3
32 – Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) - Eliminated Rnd 1

Jelena Dokic (AUS) - Through to Quarter Final
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - Through to Quarter Fin

Australia Day was sadly cut short by a string of retirements, as injuries kicked in and players were
unable to last the distance. Fans on Rod Laver Arena for the day session in particular would have
reason to feel short-changed, with two of the three matches failing to go past match point.
Gael Monfils was first to go. After fighting back against Gilles Simon to take the second set and level
the match, a wrist injury hampered Monfils' progress in the third.set; and once Simon took that set 6-1
Monfils informed his opponent and the chair umpire he could go no further.
13th seed Victoria Azarenka was in a strong position, taking the first set against Serena Williams; but
illness then took over. After surrendering an early service break, Azarenka became ill during the
change of ends and a medical time-out was called. Although Azarenka played two more games, she
was visibly distressed and was unable to continue the match.
Meanwhile on Hisense Arena, Jie Zheng lasted just 5 games against Svetlana Kuznetsova before
running up the white flag.
After the matches that were played the distance were concluded, 7 of the top 8 mens seeds had
made it to the quarter finals. The only one of the top 8 to bow out, British 4th seed Andy Murray, was
taken to 5 sets before succumbing to Fernando Verdasco.
It is more open in the womens' draw, with Spanish giant killer Carla Suarez Navarro becoming the
second unseeded player to make the final 8 after accounting for compatriot Anabel Medina Garrigues
in straight sets. Elena Dementieva also advanced after a straight-sets win over Dominika Cibulkova.

The Aussies
Mens Doubles, Third Round
4 - Lukas Dlouhy(CZE)/Leander Paes(IND) d Paul Hanley(AUS)/Jordan Kerr(AUS) 6-2 7-5
Lukasz Kubot(POL)/Oliver Marach(AUT) d Carsten Ball(AUS)/Chris Guccione(AUS) 6-2 6-4
Simone Bolelli(ITA)/Andreas Seppi(ITA) d Andrew Coelho(AUS)/Joseph Sirianni(AUS) 3-6 6-1 6-4

Womens Doubles, Third Round
12 - Casey Dellacqua(AUS)/Francesca Schiavone(ITA) d 7 - Maria Kirilenko(RUS)/Flavia
Pennetta(ITA)-                       walkover

Junior Boys Singles, First Round
Mark Verryth(AUS) d 3 - Marin Draganja(CRO) 7-6 6-4
6 - James Duckworth(AUS) d Tristan-Samuel Weissborn(AUT) 7-5 6-2
Riki McLachlan(NZL) d Andrew McLeod(AUS) 4-6 6-4 6-4
Kevin Krawietz(GER) d Joey Swaysland(AUS) 6-4 6-3
Maximilian Neuchrist(AUT) d Nat Maraga(AUS) 7-5 7-5

Junior Girls Singles, First Round
13 - Yana Buchina(RUS) d Viktorija Rajicic(AUS) 6-2 6-4
Isabella Holland(AUS) d Fatima Al Nabhani(OMA) 6-1 7-5
Olivia Rogowska(AUS) d Ting-Fei Juan(TPE) 6-4 6-4
Polina Rodionova(RUS) d Monika Wejnert(AUS) 7-5 6-2
Quirine Lemoine(NED) d Sally Peers(AUS) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Junior Boys Doubles, First Round
James Chaudry(GBR)/John Morrissey(IRL) d Andrew McLeod(AUS)/Todd Volmari(AUS) 6-3 6-0
David Sofaer(AUS)/Joey Swaysland(AUS) d Dino Dell'orto(HKG)/Stephen Hoh(AUS) 3-6 6-3 [10-6]
Kevin Krawietz(GER)/Dominik Schulz(GER) d Alex Sanders(AUS)/Mark Verryth(AUS) 7-6 7-5
Marco Bortolotti(ITA)/Vladzimir Kruk(BLR)dJordan Szabo(AUS)/Andrew Whittington(AUS) 6-3 0-6 [10-7]
Jarryd Chaplin(AUS)/James Duckworth(AUS) d Richard
Becker(GER)/Alexandros-Ferdinandos                                     Georgoudas(GER) 6-4 7-5
Alessandro Colella(ITA)/Federico Gaio(ITA) d Jason Murray Kubler(AUS)/Nat Maraga(AUS) 6-2 6-3
Luke Saville(AUS)/Jack Schipanski(AUS) d Ronak Manuja(IND)/Kaza Vinayak Sharma(IND) 7-6 6-0

Junior Girls Doubles, First Round
2 - Beatrice Gumulya(INA)/Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(THA) d Sophie Letcher(AUS)/Olivia
Rich(AUS)                          6-1 6-3
3 - Ana Bogdan(ROU)/Alexandra Cercone(USA) d Ashling Sumner(AUS)/Mia Vriens(AUS) 4-6
6-4                                 [10-4]
6 - Christina McHale(USA)/Ajla Tomljanovic(CRO) d Alexandra Nancarrow(AUS)/Viktorija
Rajicic                                 (AUS) 6-2 6-2
Isabella Holland(AUS)/Sally Peers(AUS) d Lyudmyla Kichenok(UKR)/Nadiya Kichenok(UKR) 4-6
6-1                             [10-5]
Linda Berlinecke(GER)/Monika Tumova(CZE) d Olivia Rogowska(AUS)/Brittany Sheed(AUS) 4-6
7-5                            [10-8]

Legends Doubles
Henri Leconte(FRA)/Mark Philippoussis(AUS) d Mats Wilander(SWE)/Joakim Nystrom(SWE) 6-7
6-3                            [10-5]
Wayne Arthurs(AUS)/Pat Cash(AUS) d Peter McNamara(AUS)/Paul McNamee(AUS) 6-2 6-3
Todd Woodbridge(AUS)/Mark Woodforde(AUS) d Mansour Bahrami(IRI)/John Fitzgerald(AUS) 6-3 7-6

The Seeds
Mens Singles, Fourth Round
1 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) d 13 - Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) 6-3 6-2 6-4
14 - Fernando Verdasco(ESP) d 4 - Andy Murray(GBR) 2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4
5 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) d 9 - James Blake(USA) 6-4 6-4 7-6
6 - Gilles Simon(FRA) d 12 - Gael Monfils(FRA) 6-4 2-6 6-1 ret.

Womens Singles, Fourth Round
2 - Serena Williams(USA) d 13 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) 3-6 4-2 ret.
4 - Elena Dementieva(RUS) d 18 - Dominika Cibulkova(SVK) 6-2 6-2
8 - Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS) d 22 - Jie Zheng(CHN) 4-1 ret.
Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) d 21 - Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP) 6-3 6-2

Mens Doubles, Third Round
3 - Mahesh Bhupathi(IND)/Mark Knowles(BAH) d Nicolas Lapentti(ECU)/Tommy Robredo(ESP) 6-3 6-4

Womens Doubles, Third Round
1 - Cara Black(ZIM)/Liezel Huber(USA) d 13 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR)/Vera Zvonareva(RUS) - walkover
9 - Daniela Hantuchova(SVK)/Ai Sugiyama(JPN) d Agnes Szavay(HUN)/Elena Vesnina(RUS) 6-1 6-2

Mixed Doubles, First Round
7 - Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP)/Tommy Robredo(ESP) d Elena Vesnina(RUS)/Martin
Damm(CZE)                           6-4 6-3

Mixed Doubles, Second Round
Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN)/Daniel Nestor(CAN) d 2 - Zi Yan(CHN)/Mark Knowles(BAH) 7-6 6-4

Junior Boys Singles, First Round
Mikhal Biryukov(RUS) d 4 - Pablo Carreno-Busta(ESP) 6-4 6-4
Justin Eleveld(NED) d 9 - Hiroyasu Ehara(JPN) 6-7 6-3 6-4
Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) d 12 - Nick Scholtz(RSA) 6-3 7-6
15 - Cheng-Peng Hsieh(TPE) d James Chaudry(GBR) 6-1 2-6 6-3

Junior Girls Singles, First Round
1 - Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(THA) d Fernanda Faria(BRA) 6-0 6-0
4 - Elena Bogdan(ROU) d Maryna Zanevska(UKR) 6-2 6-1
5 - Laura Robson(GBR) d Christina McHale(USA) 7-5 6-3
Silvia Njiric(CRO) d 12 - Linda Berlinecke(GER) 6-3 6-2
Sandra Zaniewska(POL) d 16 - Nadiya Kichenok(UKR) 7-5 6-3

Junior Boys Doubles, First Round
1 - Yuki Bhambri(IND)/Liang-Chi Huang(TPE)dGabriel Dias(BRA)/German Sanchez Delfin(MEX) 7-5 6-3
2 - Marin Draganja(CRO)/Dino Marcan(CRO) d Ben McLachlan(NZL)/Riki McLachlan(NZL) 6-2 6-4
Daniel Berta(SWE)/Henri Laaksonen(FIN) d 3 - Carlos Boluda-Purkiss(ESP)/Pablo
Carreno-Busta                                    (ESP) 6-7 6-3 [11-9]
Mikhal Biryukov(RUS)/Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) d 4 - Harry Fowler(USA)/Julen Uriguen(GUA) 6-1 6-2
5 - Julien Obry(FRA)/Adrien Puget(FRA) d Grant Ive(RSA)/Mbonisi Ndimande(ZIM) 6-4 7-5
Patrk Brydolf(SWE)/Andrei Vasilevski(BLR) d 6 - Hiroyasu Ehara(JPN)/Shuichi Sekiguchi(JPN) 6-7
7-6                              [10-5]
7 - Francis Casey Alcantara(PHI)/Cheng-Peng Hsieh(TPE) d Toni Androic(CRO)/Sudarwa
Sitaram                                     (IND) 6-3 6-4
Pierre-Hugues Herbert(FRA)/Marko Krickovic(GER) d 8 - Miguel
Almeida(POR)/Karim-Mohamed                                         Maamoun (EGY) 3-6 6-3 [10-7]

Junior Girls Doubles, First Round
1 - Elena Bogdan(ROU)/Kristina Mladenovic(FRA) d Ting-Fei Juan(TPE)/Natchanok
Saenyaukhot(THA)                              6-1 6-1
4 - Ksenia Kirillova(RUS)/Ksenia Pervak(RUS) d Khunpak Issara(THA)/Kanyapat Narattana(THA)
6-2                                 6-3
5 - Anna Orlik(BLR)/Laura Robson(GBR) d Fatima Al Nabhani(OMA)/Zuzana Luknarova(SVK) 6-4 6-3
Victoria Kamenskaya(RUS)/Karina Pimkina(RUS) d 7 - Yana Buchina(RUS)/Heather Watson(GBR)
7-5                             6-4
Christi Potgieter(RSA)/Bianca Swanepoel(RSA)d8 - Beatrice Capra(USA)/Lauren Embree(USA) 7-5 7-6

The Others
Womens Doubles, Third Round
Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER)/Patty Schnyder(SUI) d Lucie Safarova(CZE)/Galina Voskoboeva(KAZ)
6-4                               6-7 6-3

Junior Boys Singles, First Round
Kaza Vinayak Sharma(IND) d Patrk Brydolf(SWE) 6-4 6-2
Gabriel Dias(BRA) d Grant Ive(RSA) 7-6 6-2
Pierre-Hugues Herbert(FRA) d Sudarwa Sitaram(IND) 6-3 6-4

Junior Girls Singles, First Round
Kanyapat Narattana(THA) d Anna Brazhnikova(SWE) 6-3 6-4
Monika Tumova(CZE) d Kyra Shroff(IND) 6-0 6-3

Junior Boys Doubles, First Round
Maximilian Neuchrist(AUT)/Tristan-Samuel Weissborn(AUT) d Jordan Kelly-Houston(NZL)/Nick
Scholtz                              (RSA) 6-2 3-6 [10-3]

Junior Girls Doubles, First Round
Miyabi Inoue(JPN)/Aki Yamasoto(JPN) d Anna Brazhnikova(SWE)/Maryna Zanevska(UKR) 1-6 6-2 [10-6]
Luksika Kumkhum(THA)/Nicha Lertpitaksinchai(THA) d Fernanda Faria(BRA)/Hilda
Melander(SWE)                                     6-1 6-0
Martina Borecka(CZE)/Martina Kubicikova(CZE) d Richel Hogenkamp(NED)/Quirine
Lemoine(NED)                                     3-6 6-4 [11-9]
Eugenie Bouchard(CAN)/Kyra Shroff(IND) d Ema Burgic(BIH)/Chanel Simmonds(RSA) 6-1 ret.
Ester Goldfeld(USA)/Hannah James(GBR) d Tanvi Shah(IND)/Rashmi Teltumbde(IND) 6-4 7-6
Alexandra Krunic(SRB)/Sandra Zaniewska(POL) d Zarina Diyas(KAZ)/Silvia Njiric(CRO) 6-7 6-4 [10-6]