Harboursport - Australian Open, Day 5 2008.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Day 5 Review.
Melbourne Park, Friday 19th January 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles
First Round Completed

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to round 3
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to round 4
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to round 3
4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Through to round 4
5 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to round 3
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated round 3
7 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to round 3
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Through to round 4
9 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated round 1
10 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Through to round 3
11 - Tommy Robredo - Eliminated round 2
12 - James Blake (USA) - Through to round 3
13 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Through to round 3
14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Through to round 4
15 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Through to round 3
16 - Carlos Moya (ESP) - Eliminated round 1
17 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1
18 - Juan Ignatio Chela (ARG) - Eliminated round 1
19 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Through to round 3
20 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated round 3
21 - Juan Monaco (ARG) - Through to round 3
22 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Through to round 3
23 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to round 4
24 - Jarkko Niemenem (FIN) - Through to round 4
25 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
26 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated round 2
27 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated round 1
28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
29 - Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) - Through to round 4
30 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated round 1
31 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
32 - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) - Eliminated round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles
First Round Completed

1 - Justine Henin (BEL) - Through to round 4
2 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to round 3
3 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to round 4
4 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to round 3
5 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) Through to round 4
6 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Through to round 3
7 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to round 4
8 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to round 3
9 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Through to round 3
10 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
11 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to round 4
12 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Through to round 4
13 - Tatiana Golovin (FRA) - Eliminated round 2
14 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to round 3
15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 2
16 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
17 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Through to round 3
18 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
19 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) - Eliminated round 2
20 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Eliminated round 1
21 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 2
22 - Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Eliminated round 2
23 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
24 - Na Li (CHN) - Through to round 3
25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated round 3
26 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated round 3
27 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Through to round 3
28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Through to round 3
29 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)- Through to round 3
30 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
31 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Through to round 3
32 - Julia Vakulenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 1

In a day of few upsets, the biggest boilover came in the evening session at Rod Laver Arena.
Former champion Amelie Mauresmo was the hottest of favourites against Australian
up-and-comer Casey Dellacqua, and that favouritism was confirmed with a comfortable win in
the first set. But suddenly the momentum would shift, as Mauresmo's serve became
uncharacteristically shaky. Dellacqua was having trouble holding her serve as well, but as both
players traded breaks the fortunes ebbed back and forth. Dellacqua took the set 6-4 to force
the match; and there were emotional scenes from her family in the stands when the Australian
took the third set and the match.
Womens number 1 seed Justine Henin opened proceedings on centre court, and the opening
was a departure from the script when Francesca Schiavone broke serve in the first game of the
match. It took until Schiavone was serving for the set for Henin to break back, and another
break gave Henin the set.
Jelena Jankovic hasn't looked convincing in this tournament to date, and again in round 3 she
only just fell over the line against a much lower ranked opponent. This time it was Virginie
Razzano who pushed Jankovic to a third set before the Serbian number 3 seed found some
form to take the deciding set 6-1.
Most matches went in line with expectations on day 5. Maria Sharapova dropped only 3 games
in her straight-sets win, while Elena Dementieva only conceded 2. Serena Williams and Nicole
Vaidisova also recorded straight-sets victories.
The mens' draw went similarly, with all matches involving seeds seeing the higher-seeded player
take the victory. Only Paul-Henri Mathieu was seriously threatened, and could easily have
dropped the second set; which in turn would have resulted in a straight-sets loss. Instead, he
fought back against Stefan Koubek to force a 5-set marathon, finally getting up in 4 hours.
It was an easier day for most other seeds. Rafael Nadal, Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youhzny
all got up in straight sets, while Richard Gasquet was taken to 4 sets by Igor Andreev and Marty
Fish forced Jarkko Niemenen to 4 sets in a match that started on Margaret Court Arena before
being moved indoors to Vodafone after rain forced play on outside courts to be suspended.
The doubles draw was affected by the rain, with several matches unfinished and will be
concluded on Saturday.
The final match of day 5 on Rod Laver Arena saw the crowd get their money's worth, with a
5-set marathon that went till nearly 2am. In the end, it resulted in an upset, with 29th seed
Philipp Kohlschreiber getting up 8-6 in the 5th set to eliminate 6th seed Andy Roddick.

THE AUSSIES:

Mens Singles, Third Round:

Womens Singles, Third Round:
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d 18 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 3-6 6-4 6-4

Mens Doubles, Second Round:

Womens Doubles, First Round:
1 - Cara Black (ZIM)/Liezel Huber (USA) d Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)/Anastasia
Rodionova (AUS) 6-2 6-4
4 - Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) d Jelena Kostanic Tosic
(CRO)/Martina Muller (GER) 6-1 6-1

Mixed Doubles, First Round:
8 - Nathalie Dechy (FRA)/Andy Ram (ISR) d Sophie Ferguson (AUS)/Adam Feeney
(AUS) 6-3 6-4

THE SEEDS:

Mens Singles, Third Round:
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d 28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) 7-5 6-2 6-3
4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-3 6-2 6-3
29 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d 6 - Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 6-7(3) 8-6
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) d 31 - Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d 20 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-2 6-4 6-2
23 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Stefan Koubek (AUT) 4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6
24 - Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d Mardy Fish (USA) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1

Womens Singles, Third Round:
1 - Justine Henin (BEL) d 25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 7-5 6-4
3 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d 30 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-1
5 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-3 6-0
7 - Serena Williams (USA) d 26 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-3 6-4
11 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) d 17 - Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-2 6-0
12 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 6-3 6-4

Mens Doubles, Second Round:
1 - Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) d Nicolas Almagro (ESP)/Nicolas Massu (CHI)
6-3 6-4
2 - Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/Alexander Peya
(AUT) 6-2 6-3
4 - Martin Damm (CZE)/Pavel Vizner (CZE) d Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)/Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga (FRA) 6-3 4-6 6-3
7 - Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA) d Fabio Fognini (ITA)/Ivan Ljubicic
(CRO) 6-2 6-3
8 - Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/Andy Ram (ISR) d Scott Lipsky (USA)/David Martin (USA)
7-6(4) 6-0
9 -Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d Marcel Granollers-Pujol
(ESP)/Santiago Ventura (ESP) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
14 - Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d Rik De Voest (RSA)/Chris Haggard
(RSA) 6-1 6-1
15 - Christopher Kas (GER)/Rogier Wassen (NED) d Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR)/Florent
Serra (FRA) 6-1 6-2

Womens Doubles, Second Round:
Serena Williams (USA)/Venus Williams (USA) d 2 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/Ai
Sugiyama (JPN) 6-2 7-6(2)
7 - Zi Yan (CHN)/Jie Zheng (CHN) d Klaudia Jans (POL)/Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-2
6-3
10 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d Aiko Nakamura
(JPN)/Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-3 6-1
16 - Iveta Benesova (CZE)/Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) d Stephanie Foretz
(FRA)/Selima Sfar (TUN) 6-2 6-3

Mixed Doubles, First Round:
3 - Zi Yan (CHN)/Mark Knowles (BAH) d Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)/Jeff Coetzee (RSA)
6-3 3-6 [10-6]

THE OTHERS:

Mens Singles, Third Round:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-2

Womens Singles, Third Round:
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) d Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4

Mens Doubles, Second Round:

Womens Doubles, Second Round:
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)/Alla
Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-3 6-4
Maret Ani (EST)/Meilen Tu (USA) d Tathiana Garbin (ITA)/Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4 7-6(4)

Mixed Doubles, First Round:
Agnes Szavay (HUN)/Leander Paes (IND) d Renata Voracova (CZE)/David Skoch
(CZE) 2-6 6-2 [10-6]
Janette Husarova (SVK)/Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) d Tamira Paszek (AUT)/Marcelo
Melo (BRA) 6-3 7-5
Meilen Tu (USA)/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d Victoria Azarenka (BLR)/Max Mirnyi (BLR)
6-3 7-6(4)

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