Harboursport - Australian Open Day 12 2011

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 12 review - Friday 28th January 2011.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Eliminated Quarter Final
2. Roger Federer (SUI) - Eliminated Semi Final
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to Final
4. Robin Soderling (SWE) - Eliminated Round 4
5. Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Final
6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Quarter Final
7. David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated Semi Final
8. Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated Round 4
9. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
10. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
11. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 4
12. Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
14. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
15. Marin Cilic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 4
16. Mardy Fish (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
17. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 3
18. Sam Querrey (USA) - Eliminated Round 1
19. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated Quarter Final
20. John Isner (USA) - Eliminated Round 3
21. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Eliminated to Round 3
22. Michael Llodra (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
23. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
24. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) - Eliminated Round 1
25. Albert Montanes (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2
26. Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated Round 2
27. David Nalbandian (ARG) - Eliminated Round 2
28. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
29. Viktor Troicki (SRB) - Eliminated Round 3
30. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - Eliminated Round 2
31. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2
32. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated Semi Final
2. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated Semi Final
3. Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Through to Final
4. Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 3
5. Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Eliminated Round 3
6. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Quarter Final
7. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 2
8. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated Round 4
9. Li Na (CHN) - Through to Final
10. Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated Round 3
11. Justine Henin (BEL) - Eliminated Round 3
12. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Quarter Final
13. Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
14. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 4
15. Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
17. Aravane Rezai (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1
18. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
19. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 1
20. Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 2
21. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - Eliminated Round 2
22. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 4
23. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 4
24. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
25. Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Eliminated Quarter Final
26. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - Eliminated Rnd 2
27. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) - Eliminated Round 1
28. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 1
29. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 3
30. Andrea Petkovic (GER) - Eliminated Quarter Final
31. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Eliminated Round 3
32. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) - Eliminated Round 2

Andy Murray is through to his third Grand Slam final, while David Ferrer is yet to qualify for a Grand Slam decider, when
the British fifth seed got past the Spaniard in four sets in the second semi-final.
Murray looked good early to get an early service break, but Ferrer bounced back to immediately break back; and a
second break to Ferrer saw him take out the first set. But there were plenty more twists in this tale, and after an epic
9-minute opening game of the second set, Murray had achieved a break.
As was the case in the first set, Ferrer again instantly broke back. Murray was under pressure, and had to save a
string of break points when serving at 2-3, and a set point at 4-5. Had Ferrer taken the set, Murray would have been
under even more pressure; but Murray was able to hold his serve and the set ended up going to a tie-break. Murray
lifted during the tie-break and took out the second set, and after two hours on court the match was level at one set
apiece.
Having got away with the second set, Murray lifted the intensity and blew Ferrer off the court in the third set to take the
upper hand. The fourth set was harder, neither player getting a break and the set went to a tie-break. But Murray again
showed his class during the deciding stage of the set, and that was enough to win.
So Andy Murray is through to the final. and with the Scotsman playing Novak Djokovic, instead of the more daunting
prospect of facing Roger Federer of Rafael Nadal, this is his best chance of breaking one of the longest losing
streaks ever and being the first British man to take out a Grand Slam singles title since 1936.

WOMENS DOUBLES – FINAL
1 - Gisela Dulko(ARG) / Flavia Pennetta(ITA)
def
12 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) / Maria Kirilenko(RUS)
2-6 7-5 6-1

JUNIOR BOYS DOUBLES - FINAL
2 - Filip Horansky(SVK) / Jiri Vesely(CZE)
def
3 - Ben Wagland(AUS) / Andrew Whittington(AUS)
6-4 6-4

JUNIOR GIRLS DOUBLES - FINAL
6 - An-Sophie Mestach(BEL) / Demi Schuurs(NED)
def
Eri Hozumi(JPN) / Miyu Kato(JPN)
6-2 6-3

MENS WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES - FINAL
1 - Maikel Scheffers(NED) / Shingo Kunieda(JPN)
def
2 - Stephane Houdet(FRA) / Nicolas Peifer(FRA)
6-3 6-3

WOMENS WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES – FINAL
1 - Esther Vergeer(NED) / Sharon Walraven(NED)
def
2 - Aniek Van Koot(NED) / Jiske Griffioen(NED)
6-0 6-2

The Aussies
Mixed Doubles, Semi Finals
Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) / Paul Hanley(AUS) d Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) / Horia Tecau(ROU) 2-6 6-3 [11-9]

Junior Boys Singles, Semi Finals
Luke Saville(AUS) d 6 - Roberto Carballes Baena(ESP) 6-2 6-1

Legends Doubles
Todd Woodbridge(AUS) / Mark Woodforde(AUS) d Henri Leconte(FRA) / Patrick Rafter(AUS) 6-4 6-4

The Seeds
Mens Singles, Semi Finals
5 - Andy Murray(GBR) d 7 - David Ferrer(ESP) 4-6 7-6 6-1 7-6

Mixed Doubles, Semi Finals
2 - Katarina Srebotnik(SLO) / Daniel Nestor(CAN) d 3 - Maria Kirilenko(RUS) / Nenad Zimonjic(SRB) 6-4 7-5

Junior Boys Singles, Semi Finals
1 - Jiri Vesely(CZE) d 4 - George Morgan(GBR) 6-3 6-4

Junior Girls Singles, Semi Finals
2 - An-Sophie Mestach(BEL) d 8 - Caroline Garcia(FRA) 6-3 2-6 6-4
5 - Monica Puig(PUR) d 14 - Eugenie Bouchard(CAN) 6-4 6-4