Harboursport - Australian Open Day 1 2010.

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 1 review - Monday 18th January 2010.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) v Igor Andreev (RUS)
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Round 2
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Daniel Gimeno-Traver
(ESP)
4 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Through to Round 2
5 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Round 2
6 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Qualifier
7 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Through to Round 2
8 - Robin Soderling (SWE) v Mercel Granollers (ESP)
9 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Carsten Ball (AUS)
10 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Sergiy Stakhovsky
(UKR)
11 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to Round 2
12 - Gael Monfils (FRA) v Qualifier
13 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1
14 - Marin Cilic (CRO) v Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
15 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Withdrawn
16 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
17 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)
18 - Tommy Haas (GER) v Simon Greul (GER)
19 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) v Guillermo Garcia-
Lopez (ESP)
20 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Richard Gasquet (FRA)
21 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Robin Haase (NED)
22 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Qualifier
23 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) v Qualifier
24 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Through to Round 2
25 - Sam Querry (USA) v Rainer Schuettler (GER)
26 - Nikolas Almagro (ESP) v Qualifier
27 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Horacio Zeballos
(ARG)
28 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Florent Serra (FRA)
29 - Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Nicolas Lapentti (ECU)
30 - Juan Monaco (ARG) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
31 - Albert Montanes (ESP) v Oscar Hernandez (ESP)
32 - Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Denis Istomin (UZB)

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Serena Williams (USA) v Urszula Radwanska (POL)
2 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to Round 2
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to Round 2
4 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Aleksandra Wozniak
(CAN)
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to Round 2
6 - Venus Williams (USA) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)
7 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Stephanie Cohen-Aloro
(FRA)
8 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Monica Niculescu (ROU)
9 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Kristina Kucova (SVK)
10 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Tatjana Malek
(GER)
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) v Rossana De Los Rios (PAR)
12 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Through to Round 2
13 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Qualifier
14 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
15 - Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Through to Round 2
16 - Na Li (CHI) v Marina Erakovic (NZL)
17 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
18 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) v Eketarina Makarova
(RUS)
19 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) v Edina Gallovits (ROU)
20 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Qualifier
21 - Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Petra Martic (CRO)
22 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Viktoriya Kutuzova
(URK)
23 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Vania King (USA)
24 - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Evgeniya
Rodina (RUS)
25 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Karolina Sprem
(CRO)
26 - Aravane Rezai (FRA) v Sania Merza (IND)
27 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Through to Round 2
28 - Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Tathiana Garbin (ITA)
29 - Shahar Peer (ISR) v Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
30 - Kataryna Bondarenko (UKR) - Through to Round 2
31 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) v Qualifier
32 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)

The Australian Open commenced under leaden skies in a day that would see numerous rain
delays on the outside courts before play would ultimately be suspended for the day, with a
backlog of games to be made up over the next couple of days. But under the enclosed roof
at Rod Laver Arena and at Hisense, matches continued uninterrupted.
The opening match on Rod Laver Arena was an all-Russian affair that would result in the
first upset of the tournament. 14th seed Maria Sharapova lost the first set against Maria
Kirilenko in a tie-break but fought back to take the second set. The match was a 3-hour
epic, with many games in the third set going to multiple deuces, but it was Kirilenko who
pulled off the all-important service break to take the match 6-4 in the third set.
No dramas for Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva or Kim Clijsters; who
all recorded straight-sets wins. Also going through in straight sets was Justine Henin,
making a comeback to competitive tennis and ending her 2-year retirement.
On the mens' side of the tournament, 13th seed Radek Stepanek was the only seeded
casualty on the opening day, going down in 5 sets to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic. Rafael Nadal,
Andy Murray and Andy Roddick enjoyed straight sets victories, while Juan Martin Del Potro
and Fernando Gonzalez dropped a set but still comfortably advanced.
And there would be no repeat of the emotional return of Jelena Dokic this time round. Last
year so her overcome Alisa Kleybanova, but the rematch at night on Rod Laver Arena saw
Dokic never in the contest as Kleybanova progressed in straight sets.

The Aussies
Mens Singles, First Round
2 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) d Peter Luczak(AUS) 7-6 6-1 6-4
24 - Ivan Ljubicic(CRO) d Jason Kubler(AUS) 6-1 6-2 6-2
Bernard Tomic(AUS) d Guillaume Rufin(FRA) 6-3 6-3 6-4

Womens Singles, First Round
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS) d Anastasia Rodionova(AUS) 6-1 6-2
27 - Alisa Kleybanova(RUS) d Jelena Dokic(AUS) 6-1 7-5

The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
4 - Juan Martin Del Potro(ARG) d Michael Russell(USA) 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2
5 - Andy Murray(GBR) d Kevin Anderson(RSA) 6-1 6-1 6-2
7 - Andy Roddick(USA) d Thiemo de Bakker(NED) 6-1 6-4 6-4
11 - Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) d Olivier Rochus(BEL) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
Ivo Karlovic(CRO) d 13 - Radek Stepanek(CZE) 2-6 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-4

Womens Singles, First Round
2 - Dinara Safina(RUS) d Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) 6-4 6-4
5 - Elena Dementieva(RUS) d Vera Dushevina(RUS) 6-2 6-1
12 - Flavia Pennetta(ITA) d Anna Chakvetadze(RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Maria Kirilenko(RUS) d 14 - Maria Sharapova(RUS) 7-6 3-6 6-4
15 - Kim Clijsters(BEL) d Valerie Tetreault(CAN) 6-0 6-4
30 - Kateryna Bondarenko(UKR) d Ioana Raluca Olaru(ROU) 6-2 7-6

The Others
Mens Singles, First Round
Wayne Odesnik(USA) d Blaz Kavcic(SLO) 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Andrey Golubev(KAZ) d Mardy Fish(USA) 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-3
Florian Mayer(GER) d Philipp Petzschner(GER) 0-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

Womens Singles, First Round
Justine Henin(BEL) d Kirsten Flipkens(BEL) 6-4 6-3
Yanina Wickmayer(BEL) d Alexandra Dulgheru(ROU) 1-6 7-5 10-8
Elena Baltacha(GBR) d Pauline Parmentier(FRA) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Jie Zheng(CHN) d Shuai Peng(CHN) 0-6 6-1 6-2
Yvonne Meusburger(AUT) d Timea Bacsinszky(SUI) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS) d Anastasija Sevastova(LAT) 6-2 6-4