Harboursport - US Open Day 1 2008

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

US OPEN
Day 1 review - Monday 25th August 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to round 2
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) v Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Arnaud Clement (FRA)
4 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to round 2
5 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Dudi Sela (ISR)
6 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to round 2
7 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Through to round 2
8 - Andy Roddick (USA) v Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
9 - James Blake (USA) - Through to round 2
10 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Through to round 2
11 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Ivan Navarro (ESP)
12 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Tommy Haas (GER)
13 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)
14 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Jan Minar (CZE)
15 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Mischa Zverev (GER)
16 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to round 2
17 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Through to round 2
18 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Frank Dancevic (CAN)
19 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Santiago Ventura
(ESP)
20 - Nikolas Kiefer (GER) v Ivo Minar (CZE)
21 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - withdrawn
22 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Sam Querry (USA)
23 - Igor Andreev (RUS) v Marc Giquel (FRA)
24 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) v Sebastian Grosjean
(FRA)
25 - Philipp Kolschreiber (GER) - Through to round 2
26 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) v Eduardo Schwank (ARG)
27 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated round 1
28 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Potito Starace (ITA)
29 - Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated round 1
30 - Marin Cilic (CRO) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)
31 - Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR)
32 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - Through to round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Vera Dushevina (RUS)
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to round 2
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to round 2
4 - Serena Williams (USA) v Kateryna Bondarenko
(UKR)
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to round 2
6 - Dinara Safina (RUS) v Kristie Ahn (USA)
7 - Venus Williams (USA) v Samantha Stosur (AUS)
8 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Through to round 2
9 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Yaroslava
Shvedova (KAZ)
10 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
11 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Anna-Lena
Groenefeld (GER)
12 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to round 2
13 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) v Gail Brodsky (USA)
14 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to round 2
15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Through to round 2
16 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Stefanie Vogele (SUI)
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) v Camille Pin (FRA)
18 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Jill Craybas (USA)
19 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) v Olivia Sanchez (FRA)
20 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) v Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
21 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Through to round 2
22 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
23 - Lindsay Devenport (USA) - Through to round 2
24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated round 1
25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Through to round 2
26 - Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) - Through rnd 2
27 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) v Jamea Jackson
(USA)
28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Through to round 2
29 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) - Through to round 2
30 - Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v Andreja Klepac (SLO)
31 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) v Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Nathalie Dechy (FRA)

Opening day at the US Open was largely upset-free, the only major exception being womens' 10th
seed Anna Chakvetadze .After taking the first set 6-1, the Russian seed was out of sorts and put up
little resistance in the remaining sets to go down to countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova.
The feature match on centre court turned out to be a cracker. 9th seed James Blake finally got through
against Donald Young, but Young put up a great fight to take the match in 5 sets. No such dramas for
new top seed Rafael Nadal, who was twice taken to tiebreaks by Germany's Bjorn Phau but got
through in straight sets. David Ferrer, Andy Murray, David Nalbandian and Stanislas Wawrinka all had
comfortable victories.
Other than the loss of Chakvetzdze, the womens' seeds mainly went as expected. Jelena Jankovic,
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonereva and Marion Bartoli all had comfortable
straight-sets wins.
Only two Australians in action, both getting a spot in their draws under reciprocal wildcard
agreements. But neither Carsten Ball nor Anastasia Rodionova were able to win a set.

The Aussies

Mens Singles, First Round
Viktor Troicki (SRB) d Carsten Ball (AUS) 7-6 6-0 6-1

Womens Singles, First Round
Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) d Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6-1 6-3

The Seeds

Mens Singles, First Round
1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-6 6-3 7-6
4 - David Ferrer (ESP) d Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 7-6 6-2 6-2
6 - Andy Murray (GBR) d Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-0
7 - David Nalbandian (ARG) d Marcos Daniel (BRA) 6-1 6-2 6-4
9 - James Blake (USA) d Donald Young (USA) 6-1 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4
10 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7-6 6-3 6-3
16 - Gilles Simon (FRA) d Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2
17 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) d Guillermo Canas (ARG) 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-1
25 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) d Luis Horna (PER) 6-2 6-3 6-2
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d 27 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 4-6 7-6 6-2 2-6 6-4
Kei Nishikori (JPN) d 29 - Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-4 6-2
32 - Gael Monfils (FRA) d Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-4 6-4 6-1

Womens Singles, First Round
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-3 6-1
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-4 6-2
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) d Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 6-4 7-5
8 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-4 6-3
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d 10 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 1-6 6-2 6-3
12 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) d Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 6-2 6-3
14 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 6-2 6-1
15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) d Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-3
21 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d Ahsha Rolle (USA) 6-2 6-1
Tamira Paszek (AUT) d 22 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-4
23 - Lindsay Davenport (USA) d Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-4 6-2
Na Li (CHN) d 24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) 2-6 6-0 6-1
25 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 7-5 7-5
26 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-4 7-5
28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 3-6 6-0 6-3
29 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) d Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 6-4 6-2

The Others

Mens Singles, First Round
Andreas Beck (GER) d John Isner (USA) 7-6 6-4 7-6
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 6-7 6-4 7-5
Jiri Vanek (CZE) d Stephane Bohli (SUI) 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d Ryan Sweeting (USA) 7-5 7-5 3-6 6-2
Ryler DeHeart (USA) d Olivier Rochus (BEL) 7-6 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Wayne Odesnik (USA) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2-6 6-0 4-6 6-3 6-4
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) d Robin Soderling (SWE) 7-6 6-3 7-6
Steve Darcis (BEL) d Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-1 6-7 7-6 6-4
Michael Llodra (FRA) d Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-3 5-7 7-6 7-6
Jose Acasuso (ARG) d Michael Berrer (GER) 6-4 6-2 6-2

Womens Singles, First Round
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d Vania King (USA) 6-2 4-6 6-2
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-7 6-4 6-2
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 6-1 6-2
Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) d Emilie Loit (FRA) 6-0 6-2
Jie Zheng (CHN) d Shenay Perry (USA) 6-2 6-3
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-0 6-3
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Zi Yan (CHN) 6-2 6-4
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 6-1 6-4
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-3 7-6
Sara Errani (ITA) d Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) 6-4 6-2
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6-4 6-0
Anne Keothavong (GBR) d Alexa Glatch (USA) 6-2 6-2
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) d Brendan Evans (USA) 6-4 6-3 6-2
Aravane Rezai (FRA) d Asia Muhammad (USA) 6-2 6-4
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-2 7-5
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Lucie Safarova (CZE) 6-4 4-6 6-2