Harboursport - US Open Day 2 2008

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

US OPEN
Day 2 review - Tuesday 26th August 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to round 2
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) v Through to round 2
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) - Through to round 2
12 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
13 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to round 2
14 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Through to round 2
15 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Through to round 2
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) - Eliminated round 1
21 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - withdrawn
22 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated round 1
23 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Through to round 2
24 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to round 2
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) - Through to round 2
32 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - Through to round 2

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to round 2
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to round 2
3 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to round 2
4 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to round 2
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to round 2
6 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to round 2
7 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to round 2
8 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Through to round 2
9 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Through to round 2
10 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
11 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated round 1
12 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to round 2
13 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Through to round 2
14 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to round 2
15 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Through to round 2
16 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Through to round 2
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) Through to round 2
18 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Through to round 2
19 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to round 2
20 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Through to round 2
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) - Through to round 2
28 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Through to round 2
29 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) - Through to round 2
30 - Ai Sugiyama (JPN) - Through to round 2
31 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Through to round 2

Day 2 at Flushing Meadows went, for the most part, true to the form book; with relatively few upsets.
The best action of the day came from a match between two unseeded players, although both have
previously been seeds. Russian Marat Safin took on the USA's Vince Spadea and the match went to 5
sets, with Safin eventually prevailing. But a controversial foot-fault call in the 4th set for a while saw
Safin lose his composure and allowed Spadea back into the contest.
The upset of the day was the demise of 12th seed Richard Gasquet at the hands of Tommy Haas.
The German came from 2 sets to 1 down, breaking Gasquet in the 12th game of the 4th set to level
the match before blowing the game apart in the last set.
On the womens' side of the draw, Anna-Lena Groenefeld caused the upset of the day with a
comfortable straight-sets win over 11th seed Daniela Hantuchova. Amelie Mauresmo showed some
glimpses of a return to her best form after coming from a set down to defeat Nathalie Dechy.
Lean pickings for the Australians, with Jessica Moore the only Aussie to progress through to the
second round. Samantha Stosur was no match for Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, while
Casey Dellacqua was unable to replicate her recent promising form in going down to Julie Coin.
Robert Smeets took a second set tiebreak against American journeyman Mardy Fish but went down in
4 sets.

The Aussies

Mens Singles, First Round
Mardy Fish (USA) d Robert Smeets (AUS) 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4

Womens Singles, First Round
7 - Venus Williams (USA) d Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-2 6-3
Julie Coin (FRA) d Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 7-6 7-6
Jessica Moore (AUS) d Melanie Oudin (USA) 7-6 7-6

Mens Doubles, First Round
Bruno Soares (BRA)/Dusan Vemic (SRB) d 9 - Paul Hanley (AUS)/Jordan Kerr (AUS) 7-6 7-6

The Seeds

Mens Singles, First Round
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) d Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-3 6-0 6-0
11 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) d Ivan Navarro (ESP) 7-6 6-3 4-6 7-6
Tommy Haas (GER) d 12 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-7 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2
13 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-3 6-4 6-1
14 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d Jan Minar (CZE) 7-5 6-1 6-4
15 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) d Mischa Zverev (GER) 7-6 6-2 6-1
Ivo Minar (CZE) d 20 - Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 4-6 6-1 6-4 4-1 ret.
Sam Querrey (USA) d 22 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-3 6-1 6-2
23 - Igor Andreev (RUS) d Marc Gicquel (FRA) 7-6 6-4 6-4
24 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2
31 - Andreas Seppi (ITA) d Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 6-3 7-5 3-6 3-6 6-3

Womens Singles, First Round
1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6-1 4-6 6-4
6 - Dinara Safina (RUS) d Kristie Ahn (USA) 6-3 6-4
4 - Serena Williams (USA) d Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-1 6-4
9 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-4 6-2
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d 11 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-4 6-2
13 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) d Gail Brodsky (USA) 7-5 6-3
16 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Stefanie Vogele (SUI) 2-6 6-2 6-2
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) d Camille Pin (FRA) 7-5 6-0
18 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Jill Craybas (USA) 6-3 7-6
19 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) d Olivia Sanchez (FRA) 6-2 6-4
20 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6-1 6-2
27 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d Jamea Jackson (USA) 2-6 6-3 6-2
30 - Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d Andreja Klepac (SLO) 4-6 6-3 4-2 ret.
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d 31 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-4 6-1
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) d Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 4-6 6-3 6-2

Mens Doubles, First Round
7 - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP)/Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-7 6-1
6-4
15 – Marcelo Melo (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA) d Marcel Granollers (ESP)/Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-1 6-2

The Others

Mens Singles, First Round
Marat Safin (RUS) d Vincent Spadea (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Bobby Reynolds (USA) d Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-4 7-6
Florent Serra (FRA) d Rainer Schuettler (GER) 7-6 6-0 2-0 ret.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d Scoville Jenkins (USA) 6-3 6-3 7-5
Thiago Alves (BRA) d Paul Capdeville (CHI) 4-6 1-6 6-1 7-6 6-4
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-4 6-2 6-2
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d Frederico Gil (POR) 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Rui Machado (POR) d Rik De Voest (RSA) 6-4 7-6 6-1
Flavio Cipolla (ITA) d Jan Hernych (CZE) 6-7 6-4 2-6 7-6 7-6
Gilles Muller (LUX) d Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4

Womens Singles, First Round
Bethanie Mattek (USA) d Marta Domachowska (POL) 6-7 7-5 6-4
Severine Bremond (FRA) d Julia Goerges (GER) 7-6 6-4
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) d Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Julia Vakulenko (UKR) 4-6 6-1 6-2
Sabine Lisicki (GER) d Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 6-3 6-4
Mariana Duque Marino (COL) d Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 0-6 6-3 6-2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-0 6-3
Shuai Peng (CHN) d Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 6-1 6-0
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 6-3 6-1
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) d Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU) d Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6-0 6-2
Roberta Vinci (ITA) d Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 6-1 6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d Maret Ani (EST) 6-0 7-6
Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) d Hana Sromova (CZE) 6-3 2-6 6-3

Mens Doubles, First Round
Lucas Arnold Ker (ARG)/Guillermo Canas (ARG) d James Cerretani (USA)/Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-3
6-2
Ross Hutchins (GBR)/Andy Murray (GBR) d Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 6-3
1-6 6-4
Eduardo Schwank (ARG)/Potito Starace (ITA) d Denis Gremelmayr (GER)/Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7-6 6-1
Amer Delic (USA)/Alex Kuznetsov (USA) d Robby Ginepri (USA)/Travis Rettenmaier (USA) 6-4 6-7 6-4
Michael McClune (USA)/Kaes Van't Hof (USA) d Eric Butorac (USA)/Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) 5-7 6-3 6-4