Harboursport - Australian Open Day 13 2011

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 13 review - Saturday 29th 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) - CHAMPION
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) - Runner Up
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

For all Kim Clijsters' success on the tennis circuit over so many years, one title that she has desperately wanted but
had never been able to achieve was the Australian Open. But finally, after retiring and coming back after the birth of her
child, Clijsters' Australian Open ambition was realised after a 3-set final against China's Li Na.
Li's hopes of becoming the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam tournament started well. Despite dropping her
serve in the opening game, Li immediately broke back; and a second break later in the set saw the first set go her way
6-3, and Chinese hopes were rising.
Li had broken Clijsters in the final game of the first set, and it was to be the first of five games in a row in which the
serve was broken. Clijsters twice had the advantage of a break in the second set, only for Li to immediately break
back; and finally after nearly 20 minutes, in the 5th game of the second set, Li became the first player to hold her
serve. But it would be her only time of winning a game on her serve for the set. Clijsters then quickly won the next four
games in a row to take the second set, and the match was on level terms - only the second time in the last five years
that a womens' Grand Slam final has gone to three sets.
By now, the momentum had swung Clijsters' way, and the Belgian took advantage of her time in the ascendancy by
winning the first three games of the deciding set. Li was down a break, and was unable to get it back; and although
she held her serve for the remainder of the set, it was just a matter of time before Clijsters was able to serve out the
set and take out her first Australian Open title.

WOMENS SINGLES - FINAL
3 - Kim Clijsters(BEL)
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9 – Na Li(CHN)
3-6 6-3 6-3

MENS DOUBLES - FINAL
1 - Bob Bryan(USA) / Mike Bryan(USA)
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3 - Mahesh Bhupathi(IND) / Leander Paes(IND)
6-3 6-4

JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES - FINAL
11 - Jiri Vesely(CZE)
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Luke Saville(AUS)
6-0 6-3

JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES - FINAL
2 - An-Sophie Mestach(BEL)
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5 - Monica Puig(PUR)
6-4 6-2

MENS WHEELCHAIR SINGLES - FINAL
1 - Shingo Kunieda(JPN)
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2 - Stephane Houdet(FRA)
6-0 6-3

WOMENS WHEELCHAIR SINGLES - FINAL
1 - Esther Vergeer(NED)
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2 - Daniela Di Toro(AUS)
6-0 6-0