Harboursport - Australian Open Day 6 2010

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 6 review - Saturday 23rd January 2010.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to Round 4
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Round 4
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to Round 4
4 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Through to Round 4
5 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Round 4
6 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Through to Round 4
7 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Through to Round 4
8 - Robin Soderling (SWE) - Eliminated Round 1
9 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to Round 4
10 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Through to Round 4
11 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to Round 4
12 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
13 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1
14 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Through to Round 4
15 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Withdrawn
16 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
17 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2
18 - Tommy Haas (GER) - Eliminated Round 3
19 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated Round 3
20 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
21 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Round 2
22 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Through to Round 4
23 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
24 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 3
25 - Sam Querry (USA) - Eliminated Round 1
26 - Nikolas Almagro (ESP) - Through to Round 4
27 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - Eliminated Round 3
28 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 1
29 - Viktor Troicki (SRB) - Eliminated Round 2
30 - Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated Round 3
31 - Albert Montanes (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
32 - Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to Round 4
2 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to Round 4
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to Round 4
4 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Through to Round 4
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
6 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to Round 4
7 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Round 4
8 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 3
9 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Through to Round 4
10 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Round 3
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
12 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 2
13 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Through to Round 4
14 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
15 - Kim Clijsters (BEL) -Eliminated Round 3
16 - Na Li (CHI) - Through to Round 4
17 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Through to Round 4
18 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1
19 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to Round 4
20 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 2
21 - Sabine Lisicki (GER)- Eliminated Round 2
22 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 3
23 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 1
24 - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - Elimin Rnd 2
25 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) - Eliminated Rnd 1
26 - Aravane Rezai (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
27 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) -Eliminated Round 3
28 - Elena Vesnina (RUS)- Eliminated Round 1
29 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated Round 3
30 - Kataryna Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated Round 2
31 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Through to Round 4
32 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3

The much-anticipated clash between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis, in contrast to
the epic encounter of two years ago, turned out this time to be a flop. Instead of being a
nearly five hour marathon finishing at 4:30am, it started shortly after 7:00pm and was all
over within an hour.
Baghdatis, clearly suffering from the effects of a shoulder injury he picked up during his
5-set win over David Ferrer on Thursday, struggled to serve and to play any shots. Hewitt,
simply by being fit, breezed through the first set 6-0 before Baghdaitis called for the trainer.
After the injury time-out, Baghdatis rallied and held his first two service games of the
second set, but the pain of his injury was getting worse and he was forced to throw in the
towel while trailing 4-2 in the second set.
On a day when a record crowd of over 50,000 walked through the gates at Melbourne
Park, injuries played a major part in proceedings. 9th seed Fernando Verdasco was another
beneficiary, with Stefan Koubek unable to continue after the first set in their match. It was
even easier for Lukasz Kubot, with Mikhail Youzhny forced to forfeit his match after failing to
respond to injury treatment before the game.
Sam Stosur is the last Aussie remaining in the womens' draw. Stosur had few problems in
disposing of Alberta Brianti and won through in straight sets. But Casey Dellacqua's Open is
over. Dellacqua was blown away in the first set by Venus Williams, and Williams was up a
break in the second before Dellacqua broke back when Williams was serving for the match.
The set went to a tie-breaker, but that was as far as Dellacqua could take the match as
Venus Williams again pulled away.
Other comfortable straight sets winners included Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki,
Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko.

The Aussies
Mens Singles, Third Round
22 - Lleyton Hewitt(AUS) d Marcos Baghdatis(CYP) 6-0 4-2 ret.

Womens Singles, Third Round
6 - Venus Williams(USA) d Casey Dellacqua(AUS) 6-1 7-6
13 - Samantha Stosur(AUS) d Alberta Brianti(ITA) 6-4 6-1

Mens Doubles, Second Round
Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) / Ivan Ljubicic(CRO) d Carsten Ball(AUS) / Stephen
Huss(AUS)                      5-7 7-6 7-5
Ivo Karlovic(CRO)/Dusan Vemic(SRB) d Kaden Hensel(AUS)/Greg Jones(AUS) 3-6 7-5 7-5

Womens Doubles, Second Round
Vera Dushevina(RUS) / Anastasia Rodionova(AUS) d Agnes Szavay(HUN) / Roberta
Vinci                        (ITA) 6-4 3-6 6-2

Mixed Doubles, First Round
6 - Alisa Kleybanova(RUS) / Max Mirnyi(BLR) d Anastasia Rodionova(AUS) / Paul
Hanley                       (AUS) 6-3 3-6 [10-3]
Lucie Hradecka(CZE) / Frantisek Cermak(CZE) d Casey Dellacqua(AUS) / Jordan
Kerr                           (AUS) 6-3 2-6 [10-8]

Legends Doubles
Henri Leconte(FRA)/Patrick Rafter(AUS) d Scott Draper(AUS)/Richard Fromberg
(AUS)                      6-7 6-2 [10-3]
John Fitzgerald(AUS) / Anders Jarryd(SWE) d Mansour Bahrami(IRI) / Wally
Masur(AUS)                      6-3 6-7 [10-2]

The Seeds
Mens Singles, Third Round
1 - Roger Federer(SUI) d 31 - Albert Montanes(ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-4
3 - Novak Djokovic(SRB) d Denis Istomin(UZB) 6-1 6-1 6-2
6 - Nikolay Davydenko(RUS) d 30 - Juan Monaco(ARG) 6-0 6-3 6-4
9 - Fernando Verdasco(ESP) d Stefan Koubek(AUT) 6-1 ret.
10 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) d 18 - Tommy Haas(GER) 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-5
Lukasz Kubot(POL) d 20 - Mikhail Youzhny(RUS) - walkover
26 - Nicolas Almagro(ESP) d Alejandro Falla(COL) 6-4 6-3 6-4

Womens Singles, Third Round
1 - Serena Williams(USA) d 32 - Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) 6-0 6-3
4 - Caroline Wozniacki(DEN) d 29 - Shahar Peer(ISR) 6-4 6-0
7 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) d Tathiana Garbin(ITA) 6-0 6-2
9 - Vera Zvonareva(RUS) d Gisela Dulko(ARG) 6-1 7-5
16 - Na Li(CHN) d 22 - Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) 7-5 3-6 6-2
17 - Francesca Schiavone(ITA) d 10 - Agnieszka Radwanska(POL) 6-2 6-2

Mens Doubles, Second Round
3 - Lukas Dlouhy(CZE) / Leander Paes(IND) d Lucas Arnold Ker(ARG) / Horia Tecau(ROU)
7-5                       6-3

Womens Doubles, Second Round
8 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) / Zi Yan(CHN) d Jelena Jankovic(SRB) / Shenay
Perry(USA)                         6-2 4-6 6-1
9 - Elena Vesnina(RUS) / Jie Zheng(CHN) d Virginie Razzano(FRA) / Yanina Wickmayer(BEL)
-                       walkover
Victoria Azarenka(BLR) / Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS) d 14 - Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER)
/                             Vania King(USA) 6-3 4-6 6-3
15 - Maria Kirilenko(RUS) / Agnieszka Radwanska(POL) d Elena Baltacha(GBR) /
Liga                                   Dekmeijere (LAT) 6-0 6-2

Mixed Doubles, First Round
3 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA)/Bob Bryan(USA) d Su-Wei Hsieh(TPE) / Bruno
Soares(BRA)                        6-2 4-6 [10-7]

The Others
Mens Doubles, Second Round
Michael Kohlmann(GER) / Jarkko Nieminen(FIN) d Colin Fleming(GBR) / Ken Skupski(GBR)
3-6                       6-4 6-3
Arnaud Clement(FRA) / Jonathan Erlich(ISR) d Feliciano Lopez(ESP) / Rainer
Schuettler(GER)                       6-3 7-5
John Isner(USA) / Sam Querrey(USA) d Julien Benneteau(FRA) / Steve Darcis(BEL) 6-4 6-0
Leonardo Mayer(ARG) / Horacio Zeballos(ARG) d Igor Andreev(RUS) / Evgeny
Korolev(KAZ)                          6-3 6-2

Mixed Doubles, First Round
Chia-Jung Chuang(TPE)/Filip Polasek(SVK) d Liezel Huber(USA) / Ross Hutchins(GBR) 6-2 6-4
Flavia Pennetta(ITA)/Marcelo Melo(BRA) d Monica Niculescu(ROU)/Julian Knowle(AUT) 6-4 6-3
Ekaterina Makarova(RUS)/Jaroslav Levinsky(CZE) d Kveta Peschke(CZE) / Marcin
Matkowski                       (POL) 6-4 5-7 [10-6]