Australian Open Thread

[stmookeyj]

The first seed falls with the 32nd Women's seed Julia Vakulenko being beaten in 3 by Elena Vesnina.

 

[stmookeyj]

Llodra has broken Davydenko and is serving for the 1st set on MCA.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

5-3 Sharapova.
Hardly breaking a sweat, she broke her opponent in the opening set and hasn't had to break stride.

 

[stmookeyj]

Chela now 2 sets down. Schnyder won the 1st set easilly. Mauresmo broke Poutchek to open the 3rd. Dellacqua leads on serve in the 2nd after breaking back in the 2nd game.

 

[stmookeyj]

Davydenko broke back and it's back on serve.

 

[Scruff83]

5-3 Sharapova.
Hardly breaking a sweat, she broke her opponent in the opening set and hasn't had to break stride.

Exactly. So this walkover is more important than the great match unfolding on centre court because...? Geez, I hate 7!

 

[stmookeyj]

Dellacqua beaks Knapp to lead 3-1 in the 2nd.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Sharapova blows 2 set points but still leads 5-4 and serving for the set.

 

[stmookeyj]

Davydenko breaks Llodra and will serve for the 1st set. Meantime Huddo can't believe that Andrew Maher can't shut up on the other AO Radio stream.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Exactly. So this walkover is more important than the great match unfolding on centre court because...? Geez, I hate 7!

Exactly,
I can see your point mate. I'd rather watch a great close game.
The Sharapova game is just going through the motions...

Sharapova wins the First Set 6-4. Very easily.

 

[that_dood]

4-5 in the 4th Murray v Tsonga while Maria "turns Ch7 on" Sharapova wins the first set 6-4. Tsonga to serve for the match.

 

[stmookeyj]

Tsonga to serve for the match as Mauresmo is 2 breaks up in the 3rd.

 

[stmookeyj]

Davydenko wins the 1st set 7-5, Dellacqua now 4-1 up in the 2nd set. Couple of other interesting non-seed matches going on as well.

 

[stmookeyj]

Mauresmo now 5-0 up in the 3rd. Strange really how someone can win a breaker in the 1st set, then not win a single game for the rest of the match.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Sharapova again wastes 3 break points, Sharapova down 0-1

 

[ashley12]

Tsonga chokes!!!!!!

5-5

 

[stmookeyj]

Chela 3-0 up in the 3rd, Schnyder serving for the match blows it but is still a break up, Dellacqua also blows a chance to wrap up the 2nd set but is still a break up, Mauresmo beats Poutchek not dropping a game in the last 2 sets.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Sharapova double faults Three Times in this game and unforced errors are slowly creeping in...
She still manages to hold on to her service game scores are tied 1-1 in the Second Set.

 

[stmookeyj]

DAY 2 SCHEDULE

LAVER: Djokovic 1st up, then Kuznetsova against Dechy, then Hewitt with Venus and Federer the night matches

VODAFONE: Chakvadatdze 1st up, then Baghdatis against Thomas Johannson in a contender for MOTD, then Ivanovic, then Blake

MCA: Hantuchova, then Gooch vs Lee, then Luczak against Zabaleta with Gonzalez the night game

 

[stmookeyj]

Dellacqua's won the 2nd set

 

[that_dood]

Challenges now not avaliable in the Sharapova match as hawkeye is having lunch!!!

 

[stmookeyj]

Match point for Tsonga

 

[stmookeyj]

Match point for Tsonga

GAME SET MATCH Tsonga.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

GAME SET MATCH Tsonga.

I wasn't expecting that... well i was after the first two sets but it still comes as a bit of a shock. 9th Seed gets eliminated in the first Round of The Oz Open...

 

[that_dood]

The UK's contribution to this year's open has finished before the sun goes down on day 1!!! I don't think Tennis is their game.