Harboursport - Australian Open Day 10 2009

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 10 review - Wednesday 28th January 2009.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Semi Final
2 – Roger Federer (SUI) – Through to Semi Final
3 – Novak Djokovic (SRB) – Eliminated Quarter Final
4 – Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated Round 4
5 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Eliminated Qtr Final
6 – Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated Quarter Final
7 – Andy Roddick (USA) – Through to Semi Final
8 – Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) – Eliminated Qtr Final
9 – James Blake (USA) - Eliminated Round 4
10 – David Nalbandian (ARG) – Eliminated Round 2
11 – David Ferrer (ESP) – Eliminated Round 3
12 – Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4
13 – Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Eliminated Round 4
14 – Fernando Verdasco (ESP)-Through to Semi Final
15 – Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) – Eliminated Round 3
16 – Robin Soderling (SWE) – Eliminated Round 2
17 – Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
18 – Igor Andreev (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
19 – Marin Cilic (CRO) – Eliminated Round 4
20 – Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Eliminated Round 4
21 – Tommy Robredo (ESP) – Eliminated Round 4
22 – Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 3
23 – Mardy Fish (USA) – Eliminated Round 3
24 – Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
25 – Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 2
26 – Marat Safin (RUS) – Eliminated Round 3
27 – Feliciano Lopez (ESP) – Eliminated Round 1
28 – Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) – Eliminated Round 2
29 – Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
30 – Rainier Schuettler (GER) - Eliminated Round 1
31 – Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 3
32 – Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) – Eliminated Round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 – Jelena Jankovic (SRB) – Eliminated Round 4
2 – Serena Williams (USA) - Through toSemi Final
3 – Dinara Safina (RUS) – Through to Semi Final
4 – Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to Semi Final
5 – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – Eliminated Round 3
6 – Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
7 – Vera Zvonareva (RUS) – Through to Semi Final
8 – Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated Qtr Final
9 – Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Rnd 1
10 – Nadia Petrova (RUS) – Eliminated Round 4
11 – Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – Eliminated Round 3
12 – Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 3
13 – Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated Round 4
14 – Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated Round 2
15 – Alize Cornet (FRA) – Eliminated Round 4
16 – Marion Bartoli (FRA) – Eliminated Quarter Final
17 – Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) – Eliminated Round 2
18 – Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 4
19 – Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – Eliminated Round 3
20 – Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
21 – Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) - Elim Round 4
22 – Jie Zheng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 4
23 – Agnes Szavay (HUN) – Eliminated Round 1
24 – Sybille Bammer (AUT) – Eliminated Round 1
25 – Kaia Kanepi (EST) – Eliminated Round 3
26 – Ai Sugiyama (JPN) – Eliminated Round 3
27 – Maria Kirilenko (RUS) – Eliminated Round 1
28 – Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Round 1
29 – Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) – Eliminated Round 4
30 – Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) - Eliminated Round 1
31 – Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated Round 3
32 – Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) - Eliminated Rnd 1

Melbourne was in the grip of a heatwave, with temperatures climbing into the 40s. But despite the
heat being so intense that railway lines nearby buckled, play continued for much of the day; the roof
on Rod Laver Arena remaining open. It wasn't until nearly 3:00 that the extreme heat policy was finally
applied, causing the roof to be closed on centre court and giving the sweltering juniors on the outside
courts relief by suspending their matches for the remainder of the day. Players were feeling the heat,
with medical time-outs required by the dehydrated stars.Serena Williams, in her after-match press
conference, described her match as an "out of body experience", such was her distress in the heat
before the roof was finally closed for the third set of her match against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
But despite the heat, Williams managed to scrape through. After two long sets in the heat, the closing
of the roof provided some respite for Williams; and in the more comfortable indoor conditions she
breezed through the final set 6-1. Earlier under the open roof, Elena Dementieva ended the
giant-killing run of Carla Suarez Navarro, with a straight-sets victory.
The roof remained closed for the remaining mens quarter finals. Last year's surprise finallist
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended his campaign at the hands of Fernando Verdasco; while the night session
saw Rafael Nadal too good for Gilles Simon with a straight-sets victory.

The Aussies
Junior Boys Singles, Third Round
2 - Julen Uriguen(GUA) d Jordan Szabo(AUS) 6-2 6-4
Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas(GER) d 6 - James Duckworth(AUS) 6-4 6-4
15 - Cheng-Peng Hsieh(TPE) d Mark Verryth(AUS) 6-4 7-5

Junior Girls Singles, Third Round
1 - Noppawan Lertcheewakarn(THA) d Olivia Rogowska(AUS) 6-3 6-1

Mens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
Maikel Scheffers(NED) d Ben Weekes(AUS) 6-1 6-1

Womens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
Daniela Di Toro(AUS) d Jiske Griffioen(NED) 6-3 7-6

Legends Doubles
Wally Masur(AUS)/Patrick Rafter(AUS) d Darren Cahill(AUS)/Mansour Bahrami(IRI) 4-6 6-3 [10-7]
Todd Woodbridge(AUS)/Mark Woodforde(AUS) d Mats Wilander(SWE)/Joakim Nystrom(SWE) 6-4 6-3

The Seeds
Mens Singles, Quarter Finals
1 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) d 6 - Gilles Simon(FRA) 6-2 7-5 7-5
14 - Fernando Verdasco(ESP) d 5 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2

Womens Singles, Quarter Finals
2 - Serena Williams(USA) d 8 - Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS) 5-7 7-5 6-1
4 - Elena Dementieva(RUS) d Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) 6-2 6-2

Mens Doubles, Quarter Finals
2 - Bob Bryan(USA)/Mike Bryan(USA) d Mardy Fish(USA)/John Isner(USA) 7-5 7-6
4 - Lukas Dlouhy(CZE)/Leander Paes(IND) d Simone Bolelli(ITA)/Andreas Seppi(ITA) 6-1 7-6

Mixed Doubles, Quarter Finals
7 - Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP)/Tommy Robredo(ESP) d Patty Schnyder(SUI)/Wesley
Moodie(RSA) 5-7 6-4 [12-10]

Junior Boys Singles, Third Round
1 - Yuki Bhambri(IND) d 13 - Dino Marcan(CRO) 6-3 6-1
5 - Julien Obry(FRA) d Daniel Berta(SWE) 4-6 7-6 6-4
7 - Adrien Puget(FRA) d Justin Eleveld(NED) 6-3 6-4

Junior Girls Singles, Third Round
2 - Ana Bogdan(ROU) d 14 - Ksenia Kirillova(RUS) 6-3 4-1 ret.
3 - Ksenia Pervak(RUS) d 15 - Beatrice Gumulya(INA) 6-2 6-1
4 - Elena Bogdan(ROU) d 13 - Yana Buchina(RUS) 4-3 ret.
5 - Laura Robson(GBR) d Silvia Njiric(CRO) 6-4 6-2
7 - Kristina Mladenovic(FRA) d Victoria Kamenskaya(RUS) 4-6 6-1 6-2
Anna Orlik(BLR) d 8 - Lauren Embree(USA) 6-2 6-4
9 - Heather Watson(GBR) d Miyabi Inoue(JPN) 7-6 4-6 6-4

Mens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
1 - Shingo Kunieda(JPN) d Martin Legner(AUT) 6-3 6-3
Stephane Houdet(FRA) d 2 - Robin Ammerlaan(NED) 6-4 4-1 ret.

Womens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
1 - Esther Vergeer(NED) d Lucy Shuker(GBR) 6-1 6-2
2 - Korie Homan(NED) d Katharina Kruger(GER) 6-0 6-2

The Others
Mixed Doubles, Quarter Finals
Nathalie Dechy(FRA)/Andy Ram(ISR) d Dominika Cibulkova(SVK)/Jurgen Melzer(AUT) 7-5 6-1
Sania Mirza(IND)/Mahesh Bhupathi(IND) d Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN)/Daniel Nestor(CAN) 3-6
6-4 [10-5]

Junior Boys Singles, Third Round
Richard Becker(GER) d Yasutaka Uchiyama(JPN) 6-7 6-4 6-3
Mikhal Biryukov(RUS) d Miguel Almeida(POR) 6-2 6-2

Mens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
Michael Jeremiasz(FRA) d Stefan Olsson(SWE) 6-4 6-2

Womens Wheelchair Singles, Quarter Finals
Florence Gravellier(FRA) d Agnieszka Bartczak(POL) 6-3 6-3

Quad Wheelchair Singles
David Wagner(USA) d Nicholas Taylor(USA) 6-1 6-1
Peter Norfolk(GBR) d Johan Andersson(SWE) 6-4 6-1