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Aussie Lleyton Hewitt faced a tough fight when he took on Serb Novak Djokovic in the
round of 16. It was a very even battle in which neither player had the chance to gain any
momentum. Djokovic took the first 2 sets in tie-breakers, before a service break to Hewitt
enabled him to take the third. Both players took strategically-times injury time-outs during
the fourth set, and the strategy continued as the set moved into a tiebreak with Djokovic
slowing the match down; often bouncing the ball 20 times before serving. In the end, the
4th seeded Serb won his third tiebreak to progress through to the quarters, while Lleyton
Hewitt misses out on contesting that round for the first time since he won The
Championships.
Rafael Nadal won through after another 5 set marathon, this time the opponent being
Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Marcos Baghdatis had a straight-sets win to progress, while
Tomas Berdych lost a tiebreak to veteran Swede Jonas Bjorkman but was otherwise
untroubled.
Venus Williams' giant-killing run continued with the American taking out a straight-sets win
over 5th seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. Ana Ivanovic also won through, taking 3
sets to defeat Nicole Vaidisova.
Finally Roger Federer made it back on court. With rain delays holding up the rest of the
competition earlier in the week, and Tommy Haas forfeiting his 4th round match, the
defending champion hasn't had a match for 6 days. But late in the day he made it on court
to start his quarter-final against Juan Carlos Ferrero, which is locked at 5-5 in the first set.
round of 16. It was a very even battle in which neither player had the chance to gain any
momentum. Djokovic took the first 2 sets in tie-breakers, before a service break to Hewitt
enabled him to take the third. Both players took strategically-times injury time-outs during
the fourth set, and the strategy continued as the set moved into a tiebreak with Djokovic
slowing the match down; often bouncing the ball 20 times before serving. In the end, the
4th seeded Serb won his third tiebreak to progress through to the quarters, while Lleyton
Hewitt misses out on contesting that round for the first time since he won The
Championships.
Rafael Nadal won through after another 5 set marathon, this time the opponent being
Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Marcos Baghdatis had a straight-sets win to progress, while
Tomas Berdych lost a tiebreak to veteran Swede Jonas Bjorkman but was otherwise
untroubled.
Venus Williams' giant-killing run continued with the American taking out a straight-sets win
over 5th seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. Ana Ivanovic also won through, taking 3
sets to defeat Nicole Vaidisova.
Finally Roger Federer made it back on court. With rain delays holding up the rest of the
competition earlier in the week, and Tommy Haas forfeiting his 4th round match, the
defending champion hasn't had a match for 6 days. But late in the day he made it on court
to start his quarter-final against Juan Carlos Ferrero, which is locked at 5-5 in the first set.
The Aussies
Mens Singles, Fourth Round
4 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) d 16 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6
Womens Doubles, Third Round
5 - Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) d Michaella Krajicek (NED)/Agnieszka Radwanska
- (POL) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Mixed Doubles, Third Round
Fabrice Santoro(FRA)/Severine Bremond(FRA) d 2 -Bob Bryan(USA)/Samantha Stosur(AUS) – walkover
Boys Singles, Second Round
6 - Greg Jones (AUS) d Mathew James (GBR) 6-2 6-1
9 - Brydan Klein (AUS) d Joshua Milton (GBR) 6-1 3-6 [10-5]
Marcus Willis (GBR) d 12 - John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-4 7-6
Boys Singles, Third Round
9 - Brydan Klein (AUS) d 8 - Kellen Damico (USA) 1-6 6-3 [10-7]
Mens Singles, Fourth Round
4 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) d 16 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6
Womens Doubles, Third Round
5 - Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) d Michaella Krajicek (NED)/Agnieszka Radwanska
- (POL) 6-2 5-7 6-2
Mixed Doubles, Third Round
Fabrice Santoro(FRA)/Severine Bremond(FRA) d 2 -Bob Bryan(USA)/Samantha Stosur(AUS) – walkover
Boys Singles, Second Round
6 - Greg Jones (AUS) d Mathew James (GBR) 6-2 6-1
9 - Brydan Klein (AUS) d Joshua Milton (GBR) 6-1 3-6 [10-5]
Marcus Willis (GBR) d 12 - John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-4 7-6
Boys Singles, Third Round
9 - Brydan Klein (AUS) d 8 - Kellen Damico (USA) 1-6 6-3 [10-7]
The Seeds
Mens Singles, Fourth Round
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d 14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
10 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d 6 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 7-6 7-6 6-3
7 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) d Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-4 6-0 6-7 6-0
Womens Singles, Quarter Finals
23 - Venus Williams (USA) d 5 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-3 6-4
6 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d 14 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 4-6 6-2 7-5
Mens Doubles, Second Round
9 - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6 7-5
Womens Doubles, Third Round
10 - Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)/Tiantian Sun (CHN) d 8 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/Virginia
Ruano Pascual (ESP) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Mixed Doubles, Second Round
Jamie Murray (GBR)/Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d 3 - Mark Knowles (BAH)/Zi Yan (CHN) 7-6 6-7 6-3
9 - Marcin Matkowski (POL)/Cara Black (ZIM) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Sania Mirza (IND) 6-4 6-4
Mixed Doubles, Third Round
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)/Melanie South (GBR) d 13 - Rogier Wassen (NED)/Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) 6-4
6-3
Boys Singles, Second Round
1 - Vladimir Ignatic (BLR) d Mateusz Kecki (USA) 6-2 6-2
3 - Donald Young (USA) d Andrei Karatchenia (BLR) 6-7 6-1 [10-4]
5 - Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) d Daniel Cox (GBR) 6-3 6-4
8 - Kellen Damico (USA) d Rupesh Roy (IND) 6-3 3-6 [10-6]
14 - Ricardo Urzua (CHI) d Dragos Cristian Mirtea (ROU) 6-1 6-3
15 - Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) d David Rice (GBR) 6-2 6-2
Boys Singles, Third Round
1 - Vladimir Ignatic (BLR) d 15 - Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 5-7 6-3 [10-8]
Girls Singles, Second Round
3 - Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) d Jade Windley (GBR) 6-2 6-3
Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR) d 4 - Ksenia Milevskaya (BLR) 6-4 6-4
Katerina Vankova (CZE) d 5 - Nikola Hofmanova (AUT) 6-1 6-7 [10-6]
7 - Madison Brengle (USA) d Cindy Chala (FRA) 6-1 6-7 [10-5]
8 - Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Malena Gordo (ARG) 6-2 6-1
Gail Brodsky (USA) d 10 - Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 6-4 5-7 [10-6]
The Others
Mens Doubles, Third Round
Marcelo Melo (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA) d Christopher Kas (GER)/Alexander Peya (AUT) 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4
Harel Levy (ISR)/Rajeev Ram (USA) d Benjamin Becker (GER)/Petr Pala (CZE) 6-3 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-2
Boys Singles, Second Round
Gastao Elias (POR) d Danila Arsenov (RUS) 7-6 6-1
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d Radu Albot (MDA) 6-0 7-6
Tim Van terheijden (NED) d Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 1-6 7-6 [10-3]
Graeme Dyce (GBR) d Janez Semrajc (SLO) 7-5 6-4
Dimitris Kleftakos (GER) d Daniel Smethurst (GBR) 6-4 6-1
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d Lofo Ramiaramanan (MAD) 6-1 6-2
Girls Singles, Second Round
Katarzyna Piter (POL) d Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-2 6-2
Mens Invitational Doubles
Michael Chang (USA)/T-J Middleton (USA) d Luke Jensen (USA)/Murphy Jensen (USA) 3-6 6-3 [10-6]
Kevin Curren (USA)/Johan Kriek (USA) d Heinz Guenthardt (SUI)/Balazs Taroczy (HUN) 6-3 3-6 [10-3]
Jeremy Bates (GBR)/Anders Jarryd (SWE) d Ilie Nastase (ROU)/Stan Smith (USA) 6-4 6-2
Womens Invitational Doubles
Gretchen Magers (USA)/Conchita Martinez (ESP) d Manon Bollegraf (NED)/Catarina Lindqvist (SWE)
6-1 6-7 [10-6]
Mens Singles, Fourth Round
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d 14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
10 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d 6 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 7-6 7-6 6-3
7 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) d Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-4 6-0 6-7 6-0
Womens Singles, Quarter Finals
23 - Venus Williams (USA) d 5 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-3 6-4
6 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d 14 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 4-6 6-2 7-5
Mens Doubles, Second Round
9 - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6 7-5
Womens Doubles, Third Round
10 - Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)/Tiantian Sun (CHN) d 8 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/Virginia
Ruano Pascual (ESP) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Mixed Doubles, Second Round
Jamie Murray (GBR)/Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d 3 - Mark Knowles (BAH)/Zi Yan (CHN) 7-6 6-7 6-3
9 - Marcin Matkowski (POL)/Cara Black (ZIM) d Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Sania Mirza (IND) 6-4 6-4
Mixed Doubles, Third Round
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)/Melanie South (GBR) d 13 - Rogier Wassen (NED)/Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) 6-4
6-3
Boys Singles, Second Round
1 - Vladimir Ignatic (BLR) d Mateusz Kecki (USA) 6-2 6-2
3 - Donald Young (USA) d Andrei Karatchenia (BLR) 6-7 6-1 [10-4]
5 - Jonathan Eysseric (FRA) d Daniel Cox (GBR) 6-3 6-4
8 - Kellen Damico (USA) d Rupesh Roy (IND) 6-3 3-6 [10-6]
14 - Ricardo Urzua (CHI) d Dragos Cristian Mirtea (ROU) 6-1 6-3
15 - Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) d David Rice (GBR) 6-2 6-2
Boys Singles, Third Round
1 - Vladimir Ignatic (BLR) d 15 - Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 5-7 6-3 [10-8]
Girls Singles, Second Round
3 - Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) d Jade Windley (GBR) 6-2 6-3
Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR) d 4 - Ksenia Milevskaya (BLR) 6-4 6-4
Katerina Vankova (CZE) d 5 - Nikola Hofmanova (AUT) 6-1 6-7 [10-6]
7 - Madison Brengle (USA) d Cindy Chala (FRA) 6-1 6-7 [10-5]
8 - Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Malena Gordo (ARG) 6-2 6-1
Gail Brodsky (USA) d 10 - Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 6-4 5-7 [10-6]
The Others
Mens Doubles, Third Round
Marcelo Melo (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA) d Christopher Kas (GER)/Alexander Peya (AUT) 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4
Harel Levy (ISR)/Rajeev Ram (USA) d Benjamin Becker (GER)/Petr Pala (CZE) 6-3 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-2
Boys Singles, Second Round
Gastao Elias (POR) d Danila Arsenov (RUS) 7-6 6-1
Christopher Rungkat (INA) d Radu Albot (MDA) 6-0 7-6
Tim Van terheijden (NED) d Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 1-6 7-6 [10-3]
Graeme Dyce (GBR) d Janez Semrajc (SLO) 7-5 6-4
Dimitris Kleftakos (GER) d Daniel Smethurst (GBR) 6-4 6-1
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d Lofo Ramiaramanan (MAD) 6-1 6-2
Girls Singles, Second Round
Katarzyna Piter (POL) d Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-2 6-2
Mens Invitational Doubles
Michael Chang (USA)/T-J Middleton (USA) d Luke Jensen (USA)/Murphy Jensen (USA) 3-6 6-3 [10-6]
Kevin Curren (USA)/Johan Kriek (USA) d Heinz Guenthardt (SUI)/Balazs Taroczy (HUN) 6-3 3-6 [10-3]
Jeremy Bates (GBR)/Anders Jarryd (SWE) d Ilie Nastase (ROU)/Stan Smith (USA) 6-4 6-2
Womens Invitational Doubles
Gretchen Magers (USA)/Conchita Martinez (ESP) d Manon Bollegraf (NED)/Catarina Lindqvist (SWE)
6-1 6-7 [10-6]