Harboursport - Australian Open Day 14 2009

TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Day 14 review - Sunday 1st February 2009.

Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal was the final everyone had been hoping for. And the match was to live
up to all expectations, with a gripping and see-sawing contest with just as much flair and intensity as
the Wimbledon classic final of 2008.
Both players were nervous early, dropping their opening serves of the match. But both recovered
quickly, putting on an exhibition of classy tennis with penetrating returns and blistering serves. Nadal
was to achieve the all-important break in the 11th game of the set, then holding serve to take the first
set 7-5.
But Federer was to fight back, drawing on his reserves of courage and ability to break Nadal early in
the second set and hold his serves to take the second set 6-3.
The third set was a classic arm-wrestle. Neither player would concede an inch, while both pulled out
their finest array of shots in an 80-minute exhibition of superb tennis. The tension continued to build,
through games of multiple deuces, break points saved and hawkeye kept busy through repeated
challenges as both players found the corners of the court with some thrilling rallies. Finally it came to
a tie-break; and it was Nadal who gained the edge in the match by taking the tie-break 7-3.
But Federer wasn't finished yet, twice breaking Nadal in the fourth set to level the match. Nadal
looked tired, understandable having had a marathon against Verdasco just 2 days earlier. As the
clock approached midnight, Federer looked to have the momentum and as the final set began the
Swiss master would have had reason to feel confident.
But somehow, despite his fatigue, Nadal found something extra in the last set. An early break gave
the Spaniard the edge, and gaining his second wind and with a sniff of victory, he became
unstoppable. Federer had no answers, as Nadal raced away with the final set 6-2 to take out his first
Australian Open title.
The other championship up for grabs on the final day was the mixed doubles. And it was India's day,
with Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza defeating Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram in straight sets.

HARBOURSPORT

MENS SINGLES FINAL:
1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP)
d
2 - Roger Federer (SUI)
7-5 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-2

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
Sania Mirza(IND) / Mahesh Bhupathi(IND)
d
Nathalie Dechy(FRA) / Andy Ram(ISR)
6-3 6-1

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) - CHAMPION
2 – Roger Federer (SUI) – Runner Up
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) – Eliminated 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)- Eliminated 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) - CHAMPION
3 – Dinara Safina (RUS) – Runner Up
4 – Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated Semi Final
5 – Ana Ivanovic (SRB) – Eliminated Round 3
6 – Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
7 – Vera Zvonareva (RUS) – Eliminated 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