Australian Open Anyone? (2 Viewers)

[sallyinzaghi]

oh btw, its the tennis australian open i'm talking about. Anyone following the tournament?

Gustavo Kuerten reached the third round! Woo hoo! Go Guga!

 

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[venom]

I've been watching it. Nieminen lost to Safin :down:

So I'll turn my eyes on ladies matches from now on, the bad thing is that Dementieva is out also :down:

So I guess I'll root for Krasnoroutskaya then..

 

[gray]

I was thinking of going over to watch some matches with a couple of friends, but couldn't afford it :down:

 

[Dragon]

Marat Safin is my favourite!! and Roddick!!

 

[venom]

Checked those draws who are through and who aren't. Marat's sis is also through... drawn against Clijsters. Lina got some unseeded 16 year old french girl, so she's got good change to get to next round, only to meet Venus, damn. Hopefully ladies final don't end up being all-belgian, anything else please.

 

[venom]

Oh yeah, forgot to add that blokes side, Federer the one I'm rooting for. And his (hopefully) upcoming semi-final opponent Ferrero.

 

[Dragon]

Go Venus!!!!

 

[IceBlu]

Im rooting for Andre and Roddick.


Federer would be my 3rd choice (maybe even 2nd ahead of Roddick)

 

[sallyinzaghi]

i am all for Juan Carlos Ferrero.
a fan since French Open semifinals where he lost to Gustavo Kuerten ... TWICE.

hmmm.
I don't follow the women's tennis much now, since Martina Hingis sort of 'retired', she was my favourite. Now it's justine henin hardenne I follow. But is she in the Aussie tournie? I don't think so :undecide:

 

[juvetrainer]

two my favourite player still there, Marat Safin and Andy Roddick. also Dinara still there on AO. hope he'll beat Clijsters

 

[Febrina]

Marat Safin, Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero!:thumb:

 

[baggio]

Havent seen an entire tennis match from beginning to end, since Stefan Edberg retired in 97.

 

[venom]

I wouldn't mind if Safina loses, because H-H is someone I don't want to win the tournament and Clijsters would have a good change to deny that. Though Mauresmo seems to be playing her best tennis yet in her career.

 

[kaizer]

note: "x" denotes seedings


Women's Results Third Round:


Nathalie Dechy (FRA x29) bt Saori Obata (JPN) 7-5, 6-1

Silvia Farina Elia (ITA x20) bt Amy Frazier (USA) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5

Chanda Rubin (USA x9) bt Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) 6-3, 6-2

Lisa Raymond (USA x25) bt Venus Williams (USA x3) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5)

Kim Clijsters (BEL x2) bt Dinara Safina (RUS) 6-2, 6-1

Tatiana Golovin (FRA) bt Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS x23) 6-2, 7-6 (7/4)

Vera Zvonareva (RUS x11) bt Nicole Pratt (AUS) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1

Fabiola Zuluaga (COL x32) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-2

Alicia Molik (AUS) bt Claudine Schaul (LUX) 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-2



Women's Results Fourth Round:


Amelie Mauresmo (FRA x4) bt Alicia Molik (AUS) 7-5, 7-5

Fabiola Zuluaga (COL x32) bt Aniko Kapros (HUN) 6-4, 6-2

Lindsay Davenport (USA x5) bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS x11) 6-1, 6-3

Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL x1) bt Mara Santangelo (ITA) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)

 

[kaizer]

Men's Results Third Round:

Roger Federer (SWI x2) bt Todd Reid (AUS) 6-3, 6-0, 6-1

James Blake (USA) bt Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

Marat Safin (RUS) bt Todd Martin (USA) 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5



Men's Results Fourth Round:


Andre Agassi (USA x4) bt Paradorn Srichaphan (THA x13) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA x9) bt Robby Ginepri (USA x32) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Andy Roddick (USA x1) bt Sjeng Schalken (NED x16) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

Marat Safin (RUS) bt James Blake (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3

 

[kaizer]

Matches to be played:


Rod Laver Arena (0000 GMT)

Anastasia Myskina (RUS x6) v Chanda Rubin (USA x9)

David Nalbandian (ARG x8) v Guillermo Canas (ARG)

Hicham Arazi (MOR) v Mark Philippousis (AUS x10)


Night session

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS x15) v Roger Federer (SWI x2) :thumb:

Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA x1) v Robbie Koenig (RSA)/Petr Pala (CZE x15)



Vodafone Arena (0000 GMT)

Tatiana Golovin (FRA) v Lisa Raymond (USA x25)

Silvia Farina Elia (ITA x20) v Kim Clijsters (BEL x2)

Andrei Pavel (ROM) v Juan Carlos Ferrero (SPA x3)

Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/Todd Woodbridge (AUS x3) v Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Leos Friedl (CZE x13)



Margaret Court Arena (0000 GMT)

Gaston Gaudio (ARG)/Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Mark Knowles (BAH)/Daniel Nestor (CAN x4)

Nathalie Dechy (FRA x29) v Patty Schnyder (SWI x22)

Yan Zi (CHN)/Zheng Jie (CHN) v Samantha Reeves (USA)/Adriana Serra Zanetti (ITA)

Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN)/Angelique Widjaja (INA x6) v Petra Mandula (HUN)/Patricia Wartusch (AUT x10)



Show Court 3 (0000 GMT)

Tina Krizan (SLO)/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO x14) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)/Elena Likhovtseva (RUS x4)

Sebastian Prieto (ARG)/Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SWI) v Martin Rodriguez (ARG)/Rita Grande (ITA)

 

[Dragon]

go Safin!!!

 

[kaizer]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
go Safin!!!

:thumb:


i predict agassi vs federer in the finals i wud say juan-carlos but he's been shaky so far :down: agassi and roger are looking solid as ever

as for the women.....dunno, maybe the two belgians....? i hope kim will win her 1st grand slam

 

[kaizer]

Quater Final Draws :


Andy Roddick (USA) v Marat Safin (RUS)

Andre Agassi (USA) v Sebastian Grosjean (FRA)

Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) v Lindsay Davenport (USA)

Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Fabia Zuluaga (COL)


note: more draws to come

 

[venom]

++ [ originally posted by kaizer ] ++
as for the women.....dunno, maybe the two belgians....? i hope kim will win her 1st grand slam

This is the most realistic pick, I hope too that Kim gets her first grand slam. There's now actually Schnyder and that 16 year old Golovin who gets some sympathy from me, so it's Kim.

And lads, that Agassi - Federer match seems to be the final. I'd want to see Safin - Federer one though. Go Federer!