Australian Open 2006

[Annie]

OOP for Friday

Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.

Maria Sharapova (RUS)[4] DAVAI MASHA!!!!!!!!!! ;D
vs. Jelena Kostanic (CRO)

followed by
Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Julien Benneteau (FRA)
vs. Andy Roddick (USA)[2]

Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Lindsay Davenport (USA)[1]
vs. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[25] poor Masha...DAVAI SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!! ;D

Rod Laver Arena Start Time 7.30 PM


Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)[17]
vs. Serena Williams (USA)[13]


followed by
Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Tommy Robredo (ESP)[16]
vs. James Blake (USA)[20]

Vodafone Arena Start Time 11.00 AM


Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Gaston Gaudio (ARG)[8] ;D
vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA)


followed by
Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Virginie Razzano (FRA)
vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)[8]


Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)[26]
vs. David Nalbandian (ARG)[4] ;D

Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Paul Hanley (AUS)[4]/
Kevin Ullyett (RSA)[4]
vs. Jeff Coetzee (RSA)/
Rogier Wassen (NED)

MCA Start Time 11.00 AM


Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Mario Ancic (CRO)[18] ;D
vs. David Ferrer (ESP)[11]



followed by
Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Mara Santangelo (ITA)
vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[14] UDACHI SVETA!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/
Martina Hingis (SUI)
vs. Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (TPE)/
Na Li (CHN)


Not Before 7:30 PM
Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)[7]
vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)[31]

Show Court 2 Start Time 11.00 AM


Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Elena Vesnina (RUS) DAVAI LENA!!!!!!!!!! ;D
vs. Olga Savchuk (UKR)


followed by
Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Laura Granville (USA)
vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Gilles Simon (FRA)
vs. Thomas Johansson (SWE)[10]

Legends Doubles
John Fitzgerald (AUS)/
Todd Woodbridge (AUS)
vs. John Alexander (AUS)/
Mark Kratzmann (AUS)


Show Court 3 Start Time 11.00 AM


Men's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Denis Gremelmayr (GER)
vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)


followed by
Women's Singles - 3rd Rnd.
Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
vs. Nadia Petrova (RUS)[6] DAVAI NADIA!!!!!!!

Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Carsten Ball (AUS)/
Andrew Coelho (AUS)
vs. Jordan Kerr (AUS)[14]/
Travis Parrott (USA)[14]

Court 6 Start Time 11.00 AM

Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Casey Dellacqua (AUS)/
Trudi Musgrave (AUS)
vs. Ting Li (CHN)[16]/
Tiantian Sun (CHN)[16]

followed by
Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)/
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP)
vs. Zi Yan (CHN)[12]/
Jie Zheng (CHN)[12]

Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Jim Thomas (USA)/
Bryanne Stewart (AUS)
vs. Nathan Healey (AUS)/
Trudi Musgrave (AUS)


Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Carlos Moya (ESP)/ ;D
Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
vs. Wayne Arthurs (AUS)/
Ai Sugiyama (JPN)

Court 7 Start Time 11.00 AM


Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Michaella Krajicek (NED)/
Agnes Szavay (HUN)
vs. Nathalie Dechy (FRA)/
Tatiana Golovin (FRA)



followed by
Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Liezel Huber (RSA)[8]/
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[8]
vs. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI)/
Karolina Sprem (CRO)


Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Stephanie Foretz (FRA)/
Antonella Serra Zanetti (ITA)
vs. Anastasia Myskina (RUS)[13]/
Dinara Safina (RUS)[13] UDACHI GIRLS!!!!

Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Ivo Minar (CZE)/
Jiri Vanek (CZE)
vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)[16]/
Cyril Suk (CZE)[16]

Court 13 Start Time 11.00 AM


Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Julian Knowle (AUT)/
Jelena Jankovic (SCG)
vs. Daniel Nestor (CAN)[6]/
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)[6]



followed by
Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Martin Damm (CZE)[7]/
Leander Paes (IND)[7]
vs. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/
Pavel Vizner (CZE)

Women's Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Emma Laine (FIN)/
Hana Sromova (CZE)
vs. Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR)/
Anastassia Rodionova (RUS)


Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)[15]/
Michal Mertinak (SVK)[15]
vs. Ashley Fisher (AUS)/
Justin Gimelstob (USA)

Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Simon Aspelin (SWE)/
Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
vs. Sebastian Prieto (ARG)/
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

Court 18 Start Time 11.00 AM


Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Amy Frazier (USA)/
Janet Lee (TPE)
vs. Cara Black (ZIM)[2]/
Rennae Stubbs (AUS)[2]


followed by
Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Lisa Raymond (USA)[1]/
Samantha Stosur (AUS)[1]
vs. Maret Ani (EST)/
Andreea Vanc (ROM)

Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Leos Friedl (CZE)/
Lucie Safarova (CZE)
vs. Peter Luczak (AUS)/
Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

Women's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[14]/ dream team
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[14]
vs. Severine Bremond (FRA)/
Selima Sfar (TUN)

Court 19 Start Time 11.00 AM


Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Jose Acasuso (ARG)[13]/
Sebastian Prieto (ARG)[13]
vs. Chris Haggard (RSA)/
Harel Levy (ISR)


followed by
Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)
vs. Marc Kimmich (AUS)/
Lisa McShea (AUS)

Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Yves Allegro (SUI)/
Kristof Vliegen (BEL)
vs. Michael Kohlmann (GER)/
Gilles Muller (LUX)
or
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)[2]/
Max Mirnyi (BLR)[2]



Men's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Christophe Rochus (BEL)/
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
vs. Dick Norman (BEL)/
Vincent Spadea (USA)

[Annie]

Men's Singles First Serve Pct. Leaders
Rank Player Country Matches First Serve Pct In

1 N.Davydenko RUS 2 207 of 257 = 81 %

[reese]

I didn´t know that Anastasia Myskina is playing mixed doubles with Jurgen Melzer.
best wishes and good luck to all russian players for tomorrow!! ;D ;D
weird AO this year: no marat, a lot of good players are out..
what do you think , who will win??
I guess its roger but I hope igor or kolya will make it. would be soo great

[Annie]

If Kolya and Igor make it through the third round (and they have rather tough matches ahead, Igor especially playing Hrbaty) they meet in the 4th round so one of them will be out pretty soon

I adore both but I don't see them getting to the final With all my heart I hope I am wrong

I think it will be a Roger-Roddick final and Andy will lose for the umpth time However I would be very happy if another sensation happens and someone (Haas maybe?) storms in and puts up a fight

UDACHI TO MY RUSSIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lena]

I hope so much for the tennis that someone can beat Federer and we have a new GS winner
Roger is a nice guy, but too much of him means boring for me... in that time of Marats absence

[reese]

yeah another sensation would be great but I don´t think that there is a chance that roger will not make it into final and of course winning. but I´m hoping.. ;D

love reese

[Annie]

In Russia we say: hope dies last ;D

[SAFINNO1]

DAY 4 for me

Someone please try and stop fed
Martina Hingis is just the best
Dinara No comments
Russian boys going strong



Roger Federer is in stunning form against Florian Mayer, thrashing the German in just 72 minutes



Serb teenager Ana Ivanovic, the 21st seed, suffers a surprise loss to Aussie Samantha Stosur on Rod Laver Arena



Guillermo Coria has his moments against Italian lucky loser Federico Luzzi but comes through in three sets

[SAFINNO1]

Andy Murray's Australian campaign ends when he and Novak Djokovic (left) lose in the doubles



Kim Clijsters is congratulated by China's Meng Yuan but the Belgian has not shaken off her hip injury



Mary Pierce can hardly bear to watch as she makes 41 unforced errors in her 6-3 7-5 defeat to Iveta Benesova

[SAFINNO1]

Former champion Martina Hingis continued her remarkable comeback with a 6-1 6-1 win over Emma Laine



Lleyton Hewitt's hopes of winning the Australia Open are over for another year after his defeat against Juan Ignacio Chela

[lau]

Well done Juan Ignacio!! (I never saw that coming...)

[SAFINNO1]

It's on the AO OS so it's relevant



Garnier Capturing Range of Demographics

Many sports are perceived as having a male-dominated fan-base. Tennis certainly isn't one of them.

Judging by the shrieks of delight every time the likes of Roger Federer or Andy Roddick have taken the court so far at Australian Open 2006, females are flocking to Melbourne Park in ever increasing numbers.

Little wonder, considering the heady mix of brilliant play, finely toned bodies, the athletes' focus on fashion and the brilliant summer weather as a backdrop.

And if the queue outside the Garnier World tent during the early days of this year's event is any indication, that momentum shows little sign of slowing.

This trend was recognised by tournament organisers, who set aside one whole day of the tournament to officially celebrate their participation. Thursday, January 19 was Garnier Girls Day.

Planned activities included a Girls Day breakfast hosted by Channel Seven personality Johanna Griggs, an hour-long afternoon concert with ARIA award winning artist Kate Ceberano at Garden Square and a twilight performance by Australian band Thirsty Merc.

Tennis-wise, an early evening match Vodafone Arena between an on-the-comeback-trail Martina Hingis and Emma Laine was also scheduled.

Garnier general manager Mark O'Keefe says the company is delighted to be associated with a sport that embraces so many fans.

"What we liked about The Open was that it cut across demographics but it was also hugely well attended," O'Keefe said.

"The brand is about healthy beauty, it's for boys and girls so the idea of a sporting event that involved boys and girls in the outdoors in the summer was perfect.

"The image of fit tennis players, whether they are men or women, is very much the epitome of healthy beauty. That was perfect.''

The company, which started sponsoring the tournament in 2005, is Associate Sponsor of the Australian Open.

O'Keefe believes the laid-back - some would say Australian - nature of the year's first Grand Slam also adds to its appeal.

"What's good about the event is that it is not polarizing. If you go to a rock event, you're pretty much going to appeal to a young demographic," O'Keefe explained.

"There are very few opportunities to talk equally, at the same time, to such a broad section of men and women, and across ages, in an atmosphere where they are already relaxed and enjoying themselves.

"We were very excited by not just the way the event was attended last year, which was more than half a million people, but also by the ratings on TV because some of the key matches were watched by more than four and a half million people. That makes very exciting territory."

[Annie]

LOL Ily ;D

Gastyn Gastyn..... Annie gives Lau a huge hug

[Annie]

Completed Friday matches so far

Julien Benneteau FRA 1 2 2
Andy Roddick USA (2) 6 6 6

Gaston Gaudio ARG (8) 3 2 7 6 4
Fabrice Santoro FRA 6 6 5 1 6

Mario Ancic CRO (18) 3 3 3
David Ferrer ESP (11) 6 6 6 bye bye baby Mario

Denis Gremelmayr GER 2 1 2
Marcos Baghdatis CYP 6 6 6

Women's Singles - 3rd Round

Lindsay Davenport USA (1) 6 4 6
Maria Kirilenko RUS (25) 4 6 2 ;D was a good match, great fighting Masha

Maria Sharapova RUS (4) 6 6 ;D ;D
Jelena Kostanic CRO 0 1

Virginie Razzano FRA 4 1
Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL (8) 6 6

Mara Santangelo ITA 3 1
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (14) 6 6 ;D ;D

Laura Granville USA 3 3
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP 6 6

Elena Vesnina RUS 5 6 6 ;D ;D
Olga Savchuk UKR 7 2 4

Maria Elena Camerin ITA 1 2
Nadia Petrova RUS (6) 6 6 ;D ;D ;D

[Annie]

Nalbandian beat Nieminen in 4 sets and all other matches are postponed due to rain delay