Harboursport - Australian Open Day 1 2009.

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 1 review - Monday 19th January 2009.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Christophe Rochus (BEL)
2 – Roger Federer (SUI) – Through to Round 2
3 – Novak Djokovic (SRB) – Through to Round 2
4 – Andy Murray (GBR) v Andrei Pavel (ROU)
5 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Juan Monaco (ARG)
6 – Gilles Simon (FRA) v Pablo Andujar (ESP)
7 – Andy Roddick (USA) – Through to Round 2
8 – Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) – Through to Round 2
9 – James Blake (USA) v Frank Dancevic (CAN)
10 – David Nalbandian (ARG) – Through to Round 2
11 – David Ferrer (ESP) – Through to Round 2
12 – Gael Monfils (FRA) v Martin Vassallo Arguello
(ARG)
13 – Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
14 – Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Adrian Mannarino
(FRA)
15 – Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) – Through to Round 2
16 – Robin Soderling (SWE) – Through to Round 2
17 – Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Nicolas Massu (CHI)
18 – Igor Andreev (RUS) v Peter Polansky (CAN)
19 – Marin Cilic (CRO) – Through to Round 2
20 – Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Through to Round 2
21 – Tommy Robredo (ESP) – Through to Round 2
22 – Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Nicolas Lappentti (ECU)
23 – Mardy Fish (USA) – Through to Round 2
24 – Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Diego Junquiera (ARG)
25 – Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
26 – Marat Safin (RUS) – Through to Round 2
27 – Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – Eliminated Round 1
28 – Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) – Through to Round 2
29 – Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) v Flavio Cipolla (ITA)
30 – Rainier Schuettler (GER) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
31 – Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Kei Nishikori (JPN)
32 – Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) – Through to Round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 – Jelena Jankovic (SRB) – Through to Round 2.
2 – Serena Williams (USA) v Meng Yuan (CHN)
3 – Dinara Safina (RUS) – Through to Round 2.
4 – Elena Dementieva (RUS) v Kristina Barrois (GER)
5 – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – Through to Round 2.
6 – Venus Williams (USA) v Angelique Kerber (GER)
7 – Vera Zvonareva (RUS) – Through to Round 2.
8 – Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Anastasia
Rodionova (AUS)
9 – Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Kateryna
Bondarenko (UKR)
10 – Nadia Petrova (RUS) – Through to Round 2.
11 – Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – Through to Round 2.
12 – Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Mara Santangelo (ITA)
13 – Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
14 – Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Kristina Mladenovic
(FRA)
15 – Alize Cornet (FRA) – Through to Round 2.
16 – Marion Bartoli (FRA) – Through to Round 2.
17 – Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) – Through to Round 2.
18 – Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Chanelle
Scheepers (RSA)
19 –Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – Through to Round 2.
20 – Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Olga Govortsova
(BLR)
21 – Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) v Isabella
Holland (AUS)
22 – Jie Zheng (CHN) v Camille Pin (FRA)
23 – Agnes Szavay (HUN) – Eliminated Round 1.
24 – Sybille Bammer (AUT) – Eliminated Round 1.
25 – Kaia Kanepi (EST) – Through to Round 2.
26 – Ai Sugiyama (JPN) – Through to Round 2.
27 – Maria Kirilenko (RUS) – Eliminated Round 1.
28 – Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
29 – Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) – Through to Round 2.
30 – Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) v Sabine Lisicki
(GER)
31 – Alona Bondarenko (UKR) v Olivia Rogowska
(AUS)
32 – Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Maria Jose
Martinez-Sanchez (ESP)

It was a hot and sunny day for the start of the first Grand Slam event for 2009, and huge crowds
flocked to Melbourne Park to take in the Australian Open action.
Most of the seeds in action had little difficulty in advancing to the second round. Ana Ivanovic, opening
proceedings on Hisense Arena, was given a fright early after little-known German Julia Goerges
broke her opening service game; but Ivanovic broke back when Goerges was serving for the set, and
a second service break gave her the first set. After cruising through the first set, Roger Federer was
forced to be patient against plucky Italian Andreas Seppi before prevailing in straight sets. Andy
Roddick had a considerably easier time, conceding only 4 games in his demolition of Swede Bjorn
Rehnquist.
The marathon of the day saw the demise of the only mens' seed to fall on the opening day. 27th seed
Feliciano Lopez was kept on court for nearly 5 hours before finally lowering his colours to unseeded
Luxemborgian Gilles Muller 16-14 in the 5th set.
Disappointment for the Australian contingent when last year's giant killer Casey Dellaqua fell to 19th
seed Daniela Hantuchova. Dellaqua had her chances, serving for the first set but being broken, then
having numerous set points during a marathon tiebreak where Hantuchova finally prevailed, and
having an early break in the second set before Hantuchova immediately broke back.
But it was better Australian news for 16 year old Bernard Tomic, taken three times to tiebreaks by
Italian Potito Starace but taking all 3 tiebreaks to take out a 4-set win. And Jelena Dokic, finally free of
her father's influence, back in Australian colours and over her horror run of injuries, took out a 3-set
win over Tamira Paszek.

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The Aussies
Mens Singles, First Round
23 - Mardy Fish(USA) d Samuel Groth(AUS) 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-0
Bernard Tomic(AUS) d Potito Starace(ITA) 7-6 1-6 7-6 7-6
Brydan Klein(AUS) d Bjorn Phau(GER) 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3

Womens Singles, First Round
19 - Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) d Casey Dellacqua(AUS) 7-6 6-4
Jelena Dokic(AUS) d Tamira Paszek(AUT) 6-2 3-6 6-4
Karin Knapp(ITA) d Monika Wejnert(AUS) 7-6 6-4

The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
2 - Roger Federer(SUI) d Andreas Seppi(ITA) 6-1 7-6 7-5
3 - Novak Djokovic(SRB d Andrea Stoppini(ITA) 6-2 6-3 7-5
7 - Andy Roddick(USA) d Bjorn Rehnquist(SWE) 6-0 6-2 6-2
8 - Juan Martin Del Potro(ARG) d Mischa Zverev(GER) 6-3 6-4 6-2
10 - David Nalbandian(ARG) d Marc Gicquel(FRA) 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3
11 - David Ferrer(ESP) d Denis Gremelmayr(GER) 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-7 6-4
15 - Stanislas Wawrinka(SUI) d Ivo Minar(CZE) 6-1 2-6 7-5 7-6
16 - Robin Soderling(SWE) d Robert Kendrick(USA) 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-5
19 - Marin Cilic(CRO) d Kevin Anderson(RSA) 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-3
20 - Tomas Berdych(CZE) d Robby Ginepri(USA) 6-4 6-4 6-3
21 - Tommy Robredo(ESP) d Bobby Reynolds(USA) 6-2 7-5 6-1
26 - Marat Safin(RUS) d Ivan Navarro(ESP) 6-3 6-3 6-4
Gilles Muller(LUX) d 27 - Feliciano Lopez(ESP) 6-3 7-6 4-6 4-6 16-14
28 - Paul-Henri Mathieu(FRA) d Jarkko Nieminen(FIN) 6-2 4-1 ret.
32 - Philipp Kohlschreiber(GER) d Sam Querrey(USA) 7-6 6-3 6-2

Womens Singles, First Round
1 - Jelena Jankovic(SRB) d Yvonne Meusburger(AUT) 6-1 6-3
3 - Dinara Safina(RUS) d Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS) 6-3 6-4
5 - Ana Ivanovic(SRB) d Julia Goerges(GER) 7-5 6-3
7 - Vera Zvonareva(RUS) d Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) 7-6 6-0
10 - Nadia Petrova(RUS) d Yaroslava Shvedova(KAZ) 6-3 7-6
11 - Caroline Wozniacki(DEN) d Shahar Peer(ISR) 6-3 6-2
15 - Alize Cornet(FRA) d Mariya Koryttseva(UKR) 6-3 6-4
16 - Marion Bartoli(FRA) d Melanie South(GBR) 6-2 6-4
17 - Anna Chakvetadze(RUS) d Anne Keothavong(GBR) 6-1 6-7 6-1
Galina Voskoboeva(KAZ) d 23 - Agnes Szavay(HUN) 6-3 3-6 6-4
Lucie Safarova(CZE) d 24 - Sybille Bammer(AUT) 6-3 6-1
25 - Kaia Kanepi(EST) d Kimiko Date Krumm(JPN) 6-4 4-6 8-6
26 - Ai Sugiyama(JPN) d Stephanie Dubois(CAN) 6-0 7-6
Sara Errani(ITA) d 27 - Maria Kirilenko(RUS) 6-0 6-4
29 - Alisa Kleybanova(RUS) d Sofia Arvidsson(SWE) 7-5 7-5

The Others
Mens Singles, First Round
Marcos Baghdatis(CYP) d Julien Benneteau(FRA) 6-3 7-6 6-2
Evgeny Korolev(RUS) d Carlos Moya(ESP) 6-3 6-1 7-6
Viktor Troicki(SRB) d Alberto Martin(ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic(SRB) d Oscar Hernandez(ESP) 4-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-0
Fabrice Santoro(FRA) d Juan Carlos Ferrero(ESP) 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-2
Brian Dabul(ARG) d Philipp Petzschner(GER) 6-1 6-2 6-4
Amer Delic(USA) d Taylor Dent(USA) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Dominik Hrbaty(SVK) d John Isner(USA) 7-6 2-6 6-2 7-5
Simone Bolelli(ITA) d Kristof Vliegen(BEL) 7-6 7-6 7-5
Florian Mayer(GER) d Lamine Ouahab(ALG) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Jeremy Chardy(FRA) d Marcos Daniel(BRA) 6-4 6-4 6-1
Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) d Thomaz Bellucci(BRA) 6-3 7-5 6-4
Xavier Malisse(BEL) d Michael Llodra(FRA) 7-6 6-1 6-1
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) d Agustin Calleri(ARG) 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-0

Womens Singles, First Round
Andrea Petkovic(GER) d Kathrin Woerle(GER) 5-7 7-6 4-0 ret.
Virginia Ruano Pascual(ESP) d Mariana Duque Marino(COL) 6-3 6-2
Tsvetana Pironkova(BUL) d Karolina Sprem (CRO) 6-0 6-4
Ekaterina Makarova(RUS) d Aravane Rezai(FRA) 1-6 7-5 6-4
Sania Mirza(IND) d Marta Domachowska(POL) 6-1 6-4
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d Katie O'brien(GBR) 6-4 6-4
Mathilde Johansson(FRA) d Jill Craybas(USA) 6-2 1-6 7-5
Edina Gallovits(ROU) d Maria Elena Camerin(ITA) 6-2 2-6 6-3
Nathalie Dechy(FRA) d Viktoriya Kutuzova(UKR) 6-3 6-0
Alberta Brianti(ITA) d Yanina Wickmayer(BEL) 6-4 6-2
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro(FRA) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) 6-3 6-4
Patricia Mayr(AUT) d Julia Schruff(GER) 6-4 6-1
Marina Erakovic(NZL) d Petra Cetkovska(CZE) 6-4 7-5
Kirsten Flipkens(BEL) d Rossana De Los Rios(PAR) 6-3 6-2