Harboursport - Australian Open, Day 13 2008.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Day 13 Review.
Melbourne Park, Saturday 26th January 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles
Semi Finals completed

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Eliminated semi finals
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Eliminated semi finals
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to final
4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
5 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated quarters
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated round 3
7 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Eliminated round 3
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated round 4
9 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated round 1
10 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Eliminated round 3
11 - Tommy Robredo - Eliminated round 2
12 - James Blake (USA) - Eliminated quarters
13 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated round 4
14 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Eliminated quarters
15 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Eliminated 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) - Eliminated round 4
20 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated round 3
21 - Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated round 3
22 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Eliminated round 4
23 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Eliminated round 4
24 - Jarkko Niemenem (FIN) - Eliminated quarters
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) - Eliminated 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
Final Standings

1 - Justine Henin (BEL) - Eliminated quarters
2 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
3 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated semi finals
4 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Runner up
5 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - CHAMPION
6 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
7 - Serena Williams (USA) - Eliminated quarters
8 - Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated quarters
9-Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated semi finals
10 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
11 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
12 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Eliminated round 4
13 - Tatiana Golovin (FRA) - Eliminated round 2
14 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 2
16 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
17 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated 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) - Eliminated round 3
25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated round 3
26 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated round 3
27 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Through to quarters
28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Eliminated round 3
29 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)- Eliminated quarter
30 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
31 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Eliminated round 3
32 - Julia Vakulenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 1

It was the clash of the glamour girls in the Australian Open final, with Russia's loud-grunting
Maria Sharapova taking on Serbian Ana Ivanovic. And it didn't take long for Sharapova to get
the edge, holding her first service game to love before breaking Ivanovic to go 2-1 ahead.
But the first set would be a tough one for Sharapova to win, with Ivanovic breaking back in the
8th game to level at 4-4, and after holding her next service game she had Sharapova's serve in
trouble at 0-30; 2 points away from taking the set.
But that was as close as she would get, with Sharapova running away with the next 4 points to
hold her serve, and in a long game that went to deuce 4 times it was eventually a break to
Sharapova and a chance to serve for the set, which she was able to comfortably achieve.
The second set saw Sharapova extend her advantage with an early service break, and from
there the result was never in doubt, the Russian running away to a straight-sets victory. Having
lost last year's final to Serena Williams, it was sweet revenge for Sharapova as she took her first
Australian Open title; while Ivanovic's quest for her first grand slam crown will have to continue
in a later tournament.

The mens' doubles final was an evenly matched affair, with just one break of serve for the
match. But Israeli pair Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were able to get critical points when they
mattered to get the break in the first set and take the tie-break in the second for their first
grand slam title against French duo Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra.

On Australia Day, 5th seed Bernard Tomic flew the Aussie flag with pride after taking out the
boys singles final in 3 sets against Tsung-Hua Yang from Chinese Taipei; but there was to be no
such result for Jessica Moore in the girls singles, going down in straight sets to the Netherlands'
Aranxta Rus.
Japan's Shingo Kunieda was far too strong for France's Michael Jeremiasz in the mens wheelchair
singles final, while the womens wheelchair singles title was taken out by Esther Vergeer of the
Netherlands in straight sets over her countrywoman Koria Homan. The quad wheelchair final was
taken out by Britain's Peter Norfolk over the USA's David Wagner.

WOMENS SINGLES FINAL:
5 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) d
4 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
7-5 6-3

MENS DOUBLES FINAL:
8 - Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/Andy Ram (ISR) d
7 - Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Michael Llodra (FRA)
7-5 7-6(4)

BOYS SINGLES FINAL:
5 - Bernard Tomic (AUS) d
10 - Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)
4-6 7-6(5) 6-0

GIRLS SINGLES FINAL:
14 - Arantxa Rus (NED) d
Jessica Moore (AUS)
6-3 6-4

MENS WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL:
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d
Michael Jeremiasz (FRA)
6-1 6-4

WOMENS WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL:
Esther Vergeer (NED) d
Korie Homan (NED)
6-3 6-3

QUAD WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL:
2 - Peter Norfolk (GBR) d
1 - David Wagner (USA)
6-2 6-3