Magical Downunder---Australian Open 2007 Melbourne

[avalon]

draw is out

www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/draws/ms/index.html

[avalon]

Marat first up again Benjamin Becker. Has Mario, Andy [R], Igor and Ivan in his draw. Could be worse

[bia2209]

Could be worse, could be better. So hopefully the resulting middle ground will be just right.

Bottom line is, we know he can take every single player in this draw. The question is never can he but will he? And only time will tell.

So go out there and kick ass Maratik!!

[Annie]

Full draw has been posted in the first post of this thread

Some VERY interesting encounters there ;D ;D ;D ;D

[safinbgfan]

I`m scaring of Roddick

[nic]

There's no doubt that Marat's draw is a tricky one. I was hoping for an easier one, but the odds decided otherwise. Let's hope that the right Marat shows up on court, the one that can win any match. Anyway, I can hardly wait for the AO to begin and I'm preparing myself for some nerve wracking (but so wonderful) hours in front of the tv!

[Jasmine]

I'm looking forward to see Marat in AO especially the 3rd round match.

[amdany]

Marat is gonna play on monday

Rod Laver Arena Start Time 7:30 PM


Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Serena Williams (USA)
vs. Mara Santangelo (ITA)[27]



followed by
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marat Safin (RUS)[26]
vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)

[kuniochi]

Wooooohooooooooo! Bring on AO!!! I cannot wait! ;D ;D ;D

[amdany]

i won't be able to watch coz i have an exam

[davis]

Complete schedule of play for Monday:

www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/p_schedule5.pdf

Nice touch of the organizers to let Marat play the final match of the day on Center Court

Rod Laver Arena Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Shenay Perry (USA) vs. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[2]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] vs. Bjorn Phau (GER)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)[11] vs. Rainer Schuettler (GER)

Rod Laver Arena Start Time 7:30 PM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Serena Williams (USA) vs. Mara Santangelo (ITA)[27]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marat Safin (RUS)[26] vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)


Vodafone Arena Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)[6]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jill Craybas (USA) vs. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)[10]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)[4] vs. Mardy Fish (USA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jessica Moore (AUS) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[3]


MCA Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Stefan Koubek (AUT) vs. Wayne Arthurs (AUS)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[21] vs. Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Thomas Johansson (SWE) vs. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)

Not Before 7:30 PM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Nicolas Massu (CHI) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[14]


Show Court 2 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Filippo Volandri (ITA) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA)[18]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Anna Smashnova (ISR) vs. Tatiana Golovin (FRA)[20]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Dudi Sela (ISR) vs. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA)

Not Before 5:00 PM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Nadia Petrova (RUS)[5] vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)


Show Court 3 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Mario Ancic (CRO)[9] ;D vs. Go Soeda (JPN)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Elena Dementieva (RUS)[7] vs. Stephanie Foretz (FRA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) vs. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[11]

Not Before 4:00 PM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) vs. Tommy Robredo (ESP)[7]


Court 6 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Zack Fleishman (USA) vs. Agustin Calleri (ARG)[30]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) vs. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)[23]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jose Acasuso (ARG)[27] vs. Sam Querrey (USA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jie Zheng (CHN)[31] vs. Julia Schruff (GER)


Court 7 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)[24] vs. Jan Hajek (CZE)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[26] vs. Karolina Sprem (CRO)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Daniele Bracciali (ITA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[14] vs. Sandra Kloesel (GER)


Court 8 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Danai Udomchoke (THA) vs. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) vs. Olivier Patience (FRA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Michaella Krajicek (NED) vs. Anne Kremer (LUX)


Court 10 Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Edina Gallovits (ROM) vs. Meilen Tu (USA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) vs. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Melinda Czink (HUN) vs. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS)


Court 11 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Amer Delic (USA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Martina Muller (GER) vs. Jorgelina Cravero (ARG)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Simon Greul (GER) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Alberta Brianti (ITA)


Court 13 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs. Alun Jones (AUS)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)[25]

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Radek Stepanek (CZE)[20] vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) vs. Monique Adamczak (AUS)


Court 14 Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marta Domachowska (POL) vs. Olga Poutchkova (RUS)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Laura Pous Tio (ESP) vs. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs. Juan Monaco (ARG)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Florent Serra (FRA) vs. Nicolas Devilder (FRA)


Court 15 Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) vs. Milagros Sequera (VEN)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs. Yuliana Fedak (UKR)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. Jurgen Melzer (AUT)


Court 18 Start Time 11:00 AM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Joachim Johansson (SWE) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Iveta Benesova (CZE) vs. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jan Hernych (CZE) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[25]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Gisela Dulko (ARG) vs. Tiantian Sun (CHN)


Court 19 Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Shahar Peer (ISR)[16] vs. Romina Oprandi (ITA)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Jiri Vanek (CZE) vs. Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)[22]

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Marion Bartoli (FRA)[18] vs. Vera Dushevina (RUS)

Not Before 4:00 PM
Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Kristian Pless (DEN) vs. David Ferrer (ESP)[16]


Court 21 Start Time 11:00 AM
Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE) vs. Clarisa Fernandez (ARG)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Vincent Spadea (USA) vs. Igor Andreev (RUS)

Women's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Martina Sucha (SVK) vs. Eva Birnerova (CZE)

Men's Singles - 1st Rnd.
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. Brian Wilson (USA)

[safinbgfan]

Good for Marat I hope I can watch the match

[annie]

great!!! i don't have work for the whole first week of AO so i can watch!!! ....i hope he makes it to the second week.....good luck Maratik!!!

[LaFFy TaFFy]

WOOOHOOO, i have night tickets, so i can see him play.
so makes up for my flight bein cancled and missin him at kooyong

[Mrs. Fabregas]

Does anyone knows if there is a livestream from the Australian open
I have eurosport on my TV, but they will broadcast live from sundaynight 01.00 (= 00.00 GMT) and I think that's too late to see marat's match....... I think he already crushed Becker by then ;D ;D ;D