Harboursport - Australian Open Day 11 2012

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to Semi Finals
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Final
3. Roger Federer (SUI) - Eliminated Semi Finals
4. Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Semi Finals
5. David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4
7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
8. Mardy Fish (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
9. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 3
10. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
11. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
12. Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
13. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - Eliminated Round 3
14. Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
15. Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated Round 2
16. John Isner (USA) - Eliminated Round 3
17. Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 4
18. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
19. Viktor Troicki (SRB) - Eliminated Round 2
20. Florian Mayer (GER) - Withdrawn
21. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated Round 3
22. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
23. Milos Raonic (CAN) - Eliminated Round 3
24. Kei Nishikori (JPN) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
25. Juan Monaco (ARG) - Eliminated Round 1
26. Marcel Granollers (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2
27. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) - Eliminated Round 3
28. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1
29. Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1
30. Kevin Anderson (RSA) - Eliminated Round 3
31. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 1
32. Alex Bogomolov Jr (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Melbourne Park, AUS
Day 11 review - Thursday 26th January 2012.

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
2. Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Eliminated Semi Finals
3. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Final
4. Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Through to Final
5. Na Li (CHN) - Eliminated Round 4
6. Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Eliminated Round 1
7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Quarter Finals
9. Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
10. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Round 2
11. Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Eliminated Semi Finals
12. Serena Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 4
13. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4
14. Sabine Lisicki (GER) - Eliminated Round 4
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
16. Shuai Peng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 2
17. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 2
18. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
19. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Elminated Round 1
20. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 3
21. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4
22. Julia Goerges (GER) - Eliminated Round 4
23. Roberta Vinci (ITA) - Eliminated Round 2
24. Lucie Safarova (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1
25. Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 2
26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
27. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
28. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - Eliminated Round 1
29. Nedezda Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
30. Angelique Kerber (GER) - Eliminated Round 3
31. Monica Niculescu (ROU) - Eliminated Round 3
32 - Petra Citkovska (CZE) - Eliminated Round 2

Australia Day at the Open once again saw massive crowds and TV ratings as the competition nears its climax. The day
session saw the womens' semi-finals decided, while the night session saw the first of the mens' semi-finals.
First up in the semi-finals was former champion Kim Clijsters up against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. Thanks to an early
break, Azarenka took out the first set 6-4, and although the Belgian created several break points, she was unable to
capitalise on any of them to get the set back on serve. At one point during the set, Azarenka complainted to the chair
umpire about crowd noise; somewhat ironic considering the long drawn-out grunts that are a key part of Azarenka's
games.
But Clijsters lifted in the second set, and it didn't take long to translate into scoreboard pressure. With Clijsters holding
her serves and breaking Azarenka twice, it quickly became 5-0 before Azarenka finally held serve; but Clijsters had no
trouble holding serve to force the match to a deciding set.
There were breaks aplenty as the third set got under way. Azarenka held serve in the first game before breaking Clijsters
to love. Clijsters immediately broke back, but Azarenka than broke again. A marathon game which went for over 10
minutes with multiple deuces later in the set saw Clijsters break back again; but Azarenka immediately broke back to love
then served out the match.
Another former champion, Maria Sharapova, took on Wimbledon semi-finallist Petra Kvitova in the other semi final.
Sharapova was broken early, but bounced back to break Kvitova three times to take out the first set. But Kvitova broke
Sharapova's serve in her first service game of the second set; and with the remainder of the set going with serve, the
match went to a deciding set.
Both players broke each other's serve in the first game of the final set, but then the match went with serve until
Sharapova was leading 5-4. It was tense, with both players creating break points but being unable to capitalise. But finally
it was Kvitova whose serve faltered, and Sharapova was through to the final.
The evening semi-final renewed the classic rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer; and this was another thrilling
contest between the two willing combatants.
Federer got an early break to lead 3-0, but Nadal broke back later in the set to force a tie-break. The tie-break went
Federer's way, putting the Swiss champion a set ahead.
Nadal took a break in the second set, and was leading 5-2 when the match stopped for 10 minutes while a fireworks
display outside the stadium took place. When play re-started, Federer dropped his serve again, and the match was back
on level terms. And in the third set, Nadal broke early before Federer fought back to force the set to a tie-break. This
time it was Nadal who prevailed, and took the lead.
With the fourth set level on 4-4, the match remained in the balance. But when Nadal got the break, the finish line was in
sight; and the Spaniard then held his serve to progress to another Australian Open final.

QUAD WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES - FINAL
1 - Andrew Lapthorne(GBR) / Peter Norfolk(GBR)
def
2 - David Wagner(USA) / Noam Gershony(ISR)
6-4 6-2

The Aussies
Mixed Doubles, Quarter Finals
8 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) / Horia Tecau(ROU) d Jarmila Gajdosova(AUS) / Bruno Soares(BRA)
4-6                 6-1 [13-11]

Boys Singles, Semi Finals
1 - Luke Saville(AUS) d 7 - Kyle Edmund(GBR) 7-5 7-5

Boys Doubles, Semi Finals
6 - Liam Broady(GBR)/Joshua Ward-Hibbert(GBR) d 4 - Andrew Harris(AUS)/Nick Kyrgios(AUS) 4-6
6-4                 [10-6]

Mens Wheelchair Doubles, Semi Finals
2 - Ronald Vink(NED) / Robin Ammerlaan(NED) d Ben Weekes(AUS) / Stefan Olsson(SWE) 6-3 6-2

Womens Wheelchair Doubles, Semi Finals
2 - Aniek Van Koot(NED) / Marjolein Buis(NED) d Annick Sevenans(BEL) / Daniela Di Toro(AUS) 6-2 6-3

Legends Doubles
Martina Hingis(SUI) / Pat Cash(AUS) d Martina Navratilova(USA) / Goran Ivanisevic(CRO) 9-8(4)
Pat Cash(AUS) / Goran Ivanisevic(CRO) d Jacco Eltingh(NED) / Paul Haarhuis(NED) 2-6 6-4 [10-8]
Todd Woodbridge(AUS) / Mark Woodforde(AUS) d Wayne Ferreira(RSA) / Yevgeny Kafelnikov(RUS)
4-6                 6-4 [10-6]

The Seeds
Mens Singles, Semi Finals
2 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) d 3 - Roger Federer(SUI) 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4

Womens Singles, Semi Finals
4 - Maria Sharapova(RUS) d 2 - Petra Kvitova(CZE) 6-2 3-6 6-4
3 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) d 11 - Kim Clijsters(BEL) 6-4 1-6 6-3

Mens Doubles, Semi Finals
1 - Bob Bryan(USA) / Mike Bryan(USA) d 7 - Robert Lindstedt(SWE) / Horia Tecau(ROU) 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
Leander Paes(IND) / Radek Stepanek(CZE) d 2 - Max Mirnyi(BLR) / Daniel Nestor(CAN) 2-6 6-4 6-4

Mixed Doubles, Quarter Finals
5 - Elena Vesnina(RUS) / Leander Paes(IND) d 4 - Lisa Raymond(USA) / Rohan Bopanna(IND) 6-2 6-2

Boys Singles, Quarter Finals
10 - Adam Pavlasek(CZE) d 4 - Kaichi Uchida(JPN) 6-3 6-3

Girls Singles, Quarter Finals
Krista Hardebeck(USA) d 1 - Irina Khromacheva(RUS) 6-3 6-3
2 - Eugenie Bouchard(CAN) d Risa Ozaki(JPN) 6-4 6-3
4 - Yulia Putintseva(RUS) d Barbora Krejcikova(CZE) 6-2 6-3
14 - Taylor Townsend(USA) d 12 - Sabina Sharipova(UZB) 6-3 2-6 6-4

Girls Doubles, Semi Finals
1 - Irina Khromacheva(RUS)/Danka Kovinic(MNE) d 3 - Ilka Csoregi(ROU)/Elizaveta Kulichkova(RUS) 6-3 6-4

Mens Wheelchair Singles, Semi Finals
1 - Maikel Scheffers(NED) d Stefan Olsson(SWE) 2-6 7-5 9-7
Nicolas Peifer(FRA) d 2 - Stephane Houdet(FRA) 6-4 6-4

Womens Wheelchair Singles, Semi Finals
1 - Esther Vergeer(NED) d Sabine Ellerbrock(GER) 6-0 6-2
2 - Aniek Van Koot(NED) d Marjolein Buis(NED) 6-3 6-4

Mens Wheelchair Doubles, Semi Finals
1 - Stephane Houdet(FRA) / Nicolas Peifer(FRA) d Satoshi Saida(JPN) / Maikel Scheffers(NED) 6-2 6-1

Womens Wheelchair Doubles, Semi Finals
1 - Esther Vergeer(NED) / Sharon Walraven(NED) d Sabine Ellerbrock(GER) / Yui Kamiji(JPN) 6-1 6-1

Quad Wheelchair Singles
1 - David Wagner(USA) d Andrew Lapthorne(GBR) 6-0 7-6(5)
2 - Peter Norfolk(GBR) d Noam Gershony(ISR) 6-3 6-0

The Others
Boys Singles, Quarter Finals
Mackenzie McDonald(USA) d Robin Stanek(CZE) 0-6 6-4 6-2
Filip Peliwo(CAN) d Joshua Ward-Hibbert(GBR) 6-3 6-2

Boys Doubles, Semi Finals
Adam Pavlasek(CZE) / Filip Veger(CRO) d Alexandre Favrot(FRA) / Quentin Halys(FRA) 6-4 6-2

Girls Doubles, Semi Finals
Gabrielle Andrews(USA) / Taylor Townsend(USA) d Rutuja Bhosale(IND) / Aldila Sutjiadi(INA) 6-3 6-1