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  • Australian Open Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open Day 3: Order of Play & Scores

    Rafael Nadal Maria Sharapova Roger Federer Simona Halep

    The bottom halves of the draws contest their second round matches on Day 3 of the Australian Open. On Rod Laver Arena, the women’s No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova (RUS), plays compatriot Alexandra Panova. They’re followed by the men’s No. 2 seed, Roger Federer (SUI), who will take on the unseeded Italian Simone Bolelli. The night session kicks off with Rafael Nadal (3) facing the American Tim Smyczek, and the final match on center court features Simona Halep (ROU) (3), who plays Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS).

    The full schedule for Day 3 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00AM  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) — 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) d. Alexandra Panova (RUS) — 6-1, 4-6, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) d. Simone Bolelli (ITA) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Not Before 7:00PM

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) d. Tim Smyczek (USA) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) — 6-2, 6-2

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    Click here to discuss the Men’s Day 3 matches in the discussion forum.

    Click here to discuss the Women’s Day 3 matches in the discussion forum.

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    Margaret Court Arena — 11:00AM  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Julia Goerges (GER) d. Klara Koukalova (CZE) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andy Murray (GBR) (6) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Sara Errani (ITA) (14) d. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) — 7-6(3), 6-3

    Not Before 7:00PM

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) — 6-0, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) — 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(6), 7-6(5)

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    Hisense Arena — 11:00AM 

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Shuai Peng (CHN) (21) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-1, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (22) d. Oceane Dodin (FRA) — 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (10) d. Lukas Lacko (SVK) – 6-3, 6-7(10), 6-3, 6-3

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Sam Groth (AUS) d. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1

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    Show Court 2 — 11:00AM 

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Monica Puig (PUR) — 6-2, 7-6(6)

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (24) d. James Duckworth (AUS) — 6-2, 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (11) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (11) d. Irina Falconi (USA) / Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-3, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (29) — 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

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    Show Court 3 — 11:00AM  

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (8) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (8) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    Not Before: 5:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (23) —  7-6(4), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

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    Court 6 — 11:00AM 

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Carina Witthoeft (GER) d. Christina McHale (USA) — 6-3, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. David Goffin (BEL) (20) — 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Chris Guccione (AUS) / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) / Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) — 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Stefanie Voegele (SUI) — 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 7 — 11:00AM

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alex Bolt (AUS) / Andrew Whittington (AUS) d. Marin Draganja (CRO) (15) / Henri Kontinen (FIN) (15) — 7-6(4), 7-6(4)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d. John Millman (AUS) / Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) — 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Martina Hingis (SUI) (4) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (4) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) — 7-6(3), 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Lukas Rosol (CZE) (28) — 7-6(2), 5-7, 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 8 — 11:00AM  

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) / Romina Oprandi (SUI) — 6-2, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (26) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (15) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (15) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) / Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) — 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) — 7-6(3), 7-6(6)

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    Court 10 — 11:00AM  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jamie Murray (GBR) (16) / John Peers (AUS) (16) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Juan Monaco (ARG) — 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) d. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) / Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) — 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (6) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (6) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Anna Tatishvili (USA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Michaella Krajicek (NED) (13) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (13) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) / Monica Puig (PUR) — 6-7(9), 7-6(6), 6-3

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    Court 11 — 11:00AM  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) / Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Jiri Vesely (CZE) — 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Andre Begemann (GER) / Robin Haase (NED) — 7-6(2), 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Mona Barthel (GER) / Mandy Minella (LUX) d. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Kurumi Nara (JPN) — 6-3, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Lauren Davis (USA) / Christina McHale (USA) — 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

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    Court 12 — 11:00AM 

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Omar Jasika (AUS) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) d. Rameez Junaid (AUS) / Adrian Mannarino (FRA) — 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) (12) / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (12) d. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Renata Voracova (CZE) — 6-2, 7-6(5)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (3) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (3) d. Madison Keys (USA) / Alison Riske (USA) — 7-5, 6-1

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    Court 13 — 11:00AM  

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) — 7-5, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (14) d. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) — 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 2
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (31) d. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) — 3-6, 6-2, 8-6

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) d. Naiktha Bains (AUS) / Sara Tomic (AUS) — 6-2, 6-2

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    Court 15 — 11:00AM

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Austin Krajicek (USA) / Donald Young (USA) d. Marcel Granollers (ESP) (3) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (3) — 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-5

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Monique Adamczak (AUS) / Olivia Rogowska (AUS) d. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) / Storm Sanders (AUS) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Benjamin Becker (GER) / Artem Sitak (NZL) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) / Igor Sijsling (NED) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) — 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

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    Court 19 — 11:00AM

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Dominic Inglot (GBR) (14) / Florin Mergea (ROU) (14) d. Matthew Ebden (AUS) / Matt Reid (AUS) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 2
    Joao Sousa (POR) d. Martin Klizan (SVK) (32) — 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 1-0 (Ret.)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1

    Julian Knowle (AUT) (13) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (13) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) / Dominic Thiem (AUT) — 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(4)

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    Court 20 — 11:00AM  

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Raven Klaasen (RSA) (10) / Leander Paes (IND) (10) d. Scott Lipsky (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) — 6-4, 7-6(6)

    Not Before: 12:30pm

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Pablo Cuevas (URU) / David Marrero (ESP) d. Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) — 6-4, 7-6(6)

    Men’s Doubles – Round 1
    Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Treat Huey (PHI) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3

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    Court 22 — 11:00AM

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) d. Cara Black (ZIM) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 6-1, 6-4

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) d. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) — 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-6(2)

    Women’s Doubles – Round 1
    Shelby Rogers (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) d. Alize Cornet (FRA) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

  • Australian Open Day 1: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open Day 1: Order of Play & Scores

    Australian Open

    Action on Rod Laver Arena on Day 1 of the 2015 Australian Open begins with Simona Halep (ROU), the No. 3 seed, taking on the Italian Karin Knapp. They will be followed by Ana Ivanovic (SRB), the No. 5 seed, who will play Lucie Hradecka (CZE). Up next, the men’s No. 3 seed, Rafael Nadal (ESP), plays the veteran Russian Mikhail Youzhny. The night session begins with Roger Federer (SUI), the No. 2 seed, who will face Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE). The final match pits the women’s No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova (RUS), against Petra Martic (CRO).

    The full schedule for Day 1 is listed below (Results to follow).  All times are local.

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    Rod Laver Arena — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Simona Halep (ROU) (3) d. Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (5) — 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

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    Click here to discuss the Men’s Day 1 matches in the discussion forum.

    Click here to discuss the Women’s Day 1 matches in the discussion forum.

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    Not Before: 2:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) d. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 6-4, 6-2, 7-5

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) d. Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-1

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    Margaret Court Arena — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) — 6-3, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andy Murray (GBR) (6) d. Yuki Bhambri (IND) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) (9) — 6-4, 0-6, 6-1

    Not Before 7:00pm

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) d. Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) — 6-2, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Federico Delbonis (ARG) — 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3

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    Hisense Arena — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Julia Goerges (GER) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) (32) — 6-2, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d. Sabine Lisicki (GER) (28) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d. Tobias Kamke (GER) — 7-5, 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-2

    Not Before: 5:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Sam Groth (AUS) d. Filip Krajinovic (SRB) — 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-4

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    Show Court 2 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (10) d. Dustin Brown (GER) — 6-2, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Caroline Garcia (FRA) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27) — 6-4, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) — 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Monica Puig (PUR) d. Arina Rodionova (AUS) — 6-0, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) d. Lucie Safarova (CZE) (16) — 6-4, 2-6, 8-6

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    Show Court 3 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marinko Matosevic (AUS) d. Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) — 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (23) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10) d. An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) — 6-2, 6-2

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (11) — 5-7, 6-0, 1-6, 7-6(2), 8-6

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    Court 6 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Shuai Peng (CHN) (21) d. Tatjana Maria (GER) — 6-4, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    James Duckworth (AUS) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) — 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Sara Errani (ITA) (14) d. Grace Min (USA) — 6-1, 6-0

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Simone Bolelli (ITA) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

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    Court 7 — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Klara Koukalova (CZE) d. Storm Sanders (AUS) — 7-5, 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    David Goffin (BEL) (20) d. Michael Russell (USA) — 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Zarina Diyas (KAZ) (31) d. Urszula Radwanska (POL) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Viktor Troicki (SRB) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) — 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

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    Court 8 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Martin Klizan (SVK) (32) d. Tatsuma Ito (JPN) — 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Polona Hercog (SLO) d. Qiang Wang (CHN) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (26) d. John Millman (AUS) — 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) — 7-6(8), 5-7, 6-2

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    Court 10 — 11:00am 

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d. Ana Konjuh (CRO) — 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Lukas Rosol (CZE) (28) d. Kenny De Schepper (FRA) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4

    Not Before: 6:00pm

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) — 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3)

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    Court 11 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) — 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Carina Witthoeft (GER) d. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (17) — 6-3, 6-1

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    Court 12 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Ricardas Berankis (LTU) d. Igor Sijsling (NED) — 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Stefanie Voegele (SUI) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) — 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 7-5, 6-1

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    Court 13 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Joao Sousa (POR) d. Jordan Thompson (AUS) — 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) — 6-2, 6-7(5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. Annika Beck (GER) — 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 15 — 11:00am 

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (29) d. Borna Coric (CRO) — 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (22) d. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) — 7-5, 6-1

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Christina McHale (USA) d. Stephanie Foretz (FRA) — 6-4, 1-6, 12-10

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (23) d. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 19 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (14) d. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) — 7-6(5), 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Katerina Siniakova (CZE) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) — 6-2, 7-5

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Tommy Robredo (ESP) (15) — 2-3 (Ret.)

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Alexandra Panova (RUS) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) — 7-5, 6-0

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    Court 20 — 11:00am

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) d. Renata Voracova (CZE) — 6-1, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (24) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-1

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Tim Smyczek (USA) d. Luke Saville (AUS) — 7-6(2), 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 22 — 11:00am

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) — 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

    Women’s Singles – Round 1
    Oceane Dodin (FRA) d. Alison Riske (USA) — 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3

    Men’s Singles – Round 1
    Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) — 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

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    Cover Photo (Creative Commons License): Phil’s Fotos

  • 2015 Australian Open Men’s Draw

    2015 Australian Open Men’s Draw

    Australian Open

    The men’s draw for the 2015 Australian Open was released today. In the top half are the No. 1 seed, Novak Djokovic (SRB), and the No. 4 seed, Stan Wawrinka (SUI). In the bottom half are the No. 2 seed, Roger Federer (SUI), and the No. 3 seed, Rafael Nadal (ESP).

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    Click here to discuss the 2015 Australian Open Men’s Draw in the discussion forum.

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    First Quarter

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1)
    Aljaz Bedene (SLO)

    Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)
    Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

    Go Soeda (JPN)
    Elias Ymer (SWE)

    James Ward (GBR)
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) (31)

    John Isner (USA) (19)
    Jimmy Wang (TPE)

    Laurent Lokoli (FRA)
    Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)

    Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
    Gilles Muller (LUX)

    Dominic Thiem (AUT)
    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (13)

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) (12)
    Denis Kudla (USA)

    Blaz Rola (SLO)
    Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

    Hiroki Moriya (JPN)
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL)

    Lucas Pouille (FRA)
    Gael Monfils (FRA) (17)

    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (25)
    Benjamin Becker (GER)

    Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
    Ze Zhang (CHN)

    Donald Young (USA)
    Tim Puetz (GER)

    Illya Marchenko (UKR)
    Milos Raonic (CAN) (8)

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    Second Quarter

    Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (4)
    Marsel Ilhan (TUR)

    Marius Copil (ROU)
    Pablo Andujar (ESP)

    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
    Andrey Golubev (KAZ)

    Matthias Bachinger (GER)
    Pablo Cuevas (URU) (27)

    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (21)
    Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)

    Sam Querrey (USA)
    Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

    Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
    Peter Gojowczyk (GER)

    Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) (16)

    David Ferrer (ESP) (9)
    Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

    Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
    Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

    Marcel Granollers (ESP)
    Stephane Robert (FRA)

    Robin Haase (NED)
    Gilles Simon (FRA) (18)

    Santiago Giraldo (COL) (30)
    Jan Hernych (CZE)

    Kyle Edmund (GBR)
    Steve Johnson (USA)

    Ivan Dodig (CRO)
    Joao Souza (BRA)

    Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (5)

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    Third Quarter

    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7)
    Alejandro Falla (COL)

    Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
    Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)

    Jiri Vesely (CZE)
    Viktor Troicki (SRB)

    John Millman (AUS)
    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) (26)

    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (22)
    Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

    Tobias Kamke (GER)
    Bernard Tomic (AUS)

    Sam Groth (AUS)
    Filip Krajinovic (SRB)

    Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
    Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (11)

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (14)
    Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

    Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
    Igor Sijsling (NED)

    Blaz Kavcic (SLO)
    James Duckworth (AUS)

    Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (24)

    Lukas Rosol (CZE) (28)
    Kenny De Schepper (FRA)

    Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
    Dudi Sela (ISR)

    Luke Saville (AUS)
    Tim Smyczek (USA)

    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3)

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    Fourth Quarter

    Andy Murray (GBR) (6)
    Yuki Bhambri (IND)

    Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS)
    Marinko Matosevic (AUS)

    Jordan Thompson (AUS)
    Joao Sousa (POR)

    Tatsuma Ito (JPN)
    Martin Klizan (SVK) (32)

    David Goffin (BEL) (20)
    Michael Russell (USA)

    Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
    Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

    Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)
    Lukas Lacko (SVK)

    Dustin Brown (GER)
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (10)

    Tommy Robredo (ESP) (15)
    Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

    Malek Jaziri (TUN)
    Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

    Federico Delbonis (ARG)
    Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

    Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
    Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (23)

    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (29)
    Borna Coric (CRO)

    Andreas Seppi (ITA)
    Denis Istomin (UZB)

    Juan Monaco (ARG)
    Simone Bolelli (ITA)

    Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
    Roger Federer (SUI) (2)

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  • Roger Federer Joins Elite 1,000 Match Winner Club

    Roger Federer Joins Elite 1,000 Match Winner Club

    Roger Federer

    Today’s final in Brisbane brought Roger Federer the chance to win his 1,000th match. It also meant he could add win his 83rd title — the most of all active players. With a three-set victory over Milos Raonic, Federer earned all of above. He now joins only two other players who have achieved this feat in the Open Era: Jimmy Connors (1,253) and Ivan Lendl (1,071).

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    Going into the Australian Open, the 33 year old is also now firmly seated at No. 2 in the world, ahead of Rafael Nadal and trailing only Novak Djokovic, both multiple Slam winners. Roger Federer has been in the Top 10 since October of 2002. He also has a tour leading 17 Grand Slam titles though he hasn’t won a Major since 2012. (He last won the Australian Open in 2010.)

    Considering he posted a 73-12 record in 2014, Federer is now projected to get past Ivan Lendl late this year or early next year.

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  • Has Rafa Improved Since He Was 19? / Jonathan Northrop

    Has Rafa Improved Since He Was 19? / Jonathan Northrop

    Rafael Nadal

    The Spanish Meteor
    I realize the question must seem silly and/or rhetorical, but bear with me. As I was reading through some conversations about Rafael Nadal on the Tennis Frontier discussion forums and looking at his career statistics page on Wikipedia, as I often do when discussion of a specific player comes up, I noticed something about Rafa. It is well-known that he had a meteoric rise to the top at a very young age, without the usual long developmental phase that most players go through. He went from around No. 50 in the rankings for a couple years to No. 2 the year he turned 19 years old. Think about that for a moment – that would be like 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios being the No. 2 player in the world right now, or Borna Coric next year — or Grigor Dimitrov four years ago!

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    But that wasn’t anything new. The thought, or question, that came to me is whether or not, or to what degree, Rafa has improved since that amazing 2005 season? I had noticed his pattern before, but I hadn’t given much thought to it, so I decided to investigate a bit and see what the data tells us.

    Developmental Patterns
    To start, let’s compare his developmental pattern to those of the other three of the four very greatest players of the last 25 years (I’m deliberately ignoring Andre Agassi because his developmental rise–while early–was extremely unusual and fraught with “off court” issues, and I’m not looking before this era because the further back you go, the less similar the game is).

    Player: Year-end Rank From Age 18-22
    Nadal: 51, 2, 2, 2, 1
    Federer: 64, 29, 13, 6, 2
    Djokovic: 78, 16, 3, 3, 3
    Sampras: 81, 5, 6, 3, 1

    Notice how all four were ranked roughly similarly at age 18, all between No. 51 and No. 81. But starting with age 19 we can pair Rafa and Pete on one hand, and Roger and Novak on the other. The former pair went straight from the latter half of the Top 100 to the Top 5. To put that in a current context, that would be as if Borna Coric–who will finish this year ranked No. 91–rises into the Top 5, or at least Top 10 next year. We can only hope, but it seems extremely unlikely.

    Roger and Novak, on the other hand, had a kind of “beachhead” year – Roger rising to No. 29 at age 19, Novak to No. 16. Actually, Roger had a second beachhead year, finishing his age 20 season at No. 13, and a “semi-beachhead” year at age 21, finishing No. 6. Roger’s rise to greatness was notoriously gradual, at least compared to other all-time greats. He didn’t win a Slam until just before his 22nd birthday; consider that Rafa won his fourth Slam just after turning 22.

    These rankings are, of course, merely a reflection of performance, so if we look at titles Rafa was extremely successful in 2005, winning 11 titles – the most of his career. And this wasn’t a lightweight title season: not only did he win his first of nine French Opens, but he also won four Masters tournaments.

    But those were surely all clay court tournaments, right? Actually, no. Of the four Masters titles, two were on hard courts: the Rogers Cup, in which he beat a 35-year-old Andre Agassi, 16 years older than Nadal; and the Madrid Masters, the indoor hard-court version that was replaced by the Shanghai Masters in 2009. So even in 2005, Rafa was able to perform at an elite level outside of the clay courts. This was further solidified in 2006 at the Slams. After he won his second French Open that year, he was going into Wimbledon with only two second-week Slam appearances, his two Roland Garros titles. But then he made it to the Wimbledon final and the US Open quarterfinal, cementing his all-surface elite status.

    Let us turn our gaze to winning percentage. Take a look at the four players, from age 18 to 27 (I stop at 27 because all four have played through that age, and beyond isn’t really relevant):

    Here we see four subtly, but still distinctly different developmental patterns. All jumped in performance level from age 18-19. But as you can see, Rafa was pretty steady from that point onward (and off the chart is 2014, in which he had an 81% – his worst since 2004, but still roughly within range of the rest of this chart). He fluctuated, of course, but whereas the others all had some variation of rise, peak, and plateau, Rafa’s pattern has been more up and down within an early peak-plateau range. Also, notice how the 2005-14 range has no winning percentages in the 84-87 range; it is either a “down” year of 81-83 or an “up” year of 88-91.

    Roger’s is a classic curve: a steady rise, high peak, and then descent to an up-and-down late-career plateau that continues to this day. Sampras was kind of a hybrid of Nadal and Federer: a quick rise, long peak-plateau, then decline. Novak has an interesting early plateau in his early 20s, and then a rise at age 24, his legendary 2011 season.

    Putting It All Together
    So what does this data tell us? First, what it can’t tell us are all the changes to Rafa’s game, whether we’re talking micro-adjustments or larger ones. We know, for instance, that his serve improved in 2010, probably his best overall year, but then has slipped again over the last few years. But the numbers don’t tell us about his real game, the sweat and focus and will that happens on court. But what it does tell us is that regardless of how his game has changed, his overall performance level has been very similar since breaking through as an elite player in 2005 at the tender age of 19.

    That said, there is another–perhaps more nuanced–narrative that should be brought forth, which is that while he was great from 2005-07, he was still “unfinished” and, in particular, learning to establish himself off clay. His 2005 winning percentage is inflated by the fact that he played 52 matches on clay, or 58.4% of his total matches, compared to 26 in 2006 (36.6%) and 32 in 2007 (37.6%). So while his overall winning percentage dipped, a lot of that was because of fewer clay courts (although interestingly enough, his record on hards was actually better in 2005 than 2006-07).

    To continue the narrative, Rafa was still developing in 2005-07 and then came more fully into his own in 2008 at the age of 21-22, when we saw a more “complete” Rafa. This was Rafa in his prime, finally and fully. 2009 saw two bumps in the road, one being injury and the other being Robin Soderling. Yet he regained his balance in 2010, having his best year of all. And then in 2011 Novak Djokovic had a season for the ages, and while Rafa was probably just as good as he had been the previous year, he couldn’t get around Novak. In 2010 Rafa was 2-0 against the Serb, but in 2011 he was 0-5. Now here’s where it gets very interesting: If we take those matches out of his record for both years, we get the exact same record. Take a look:

    2010 – with Novak: 71-10 (88%), without Novak: 69-10 (87%)
    2011 – with Novak: 69-15 (82%), without Novak: 69-10 (87%)

    In other words, Rafa was virtually the same in 2011 as he had been in 2010; it is just that Novak had his number. Rafa turned the tables in 2012 and they’ve been relatively even since, with Rafa having a slight edge at 7-6 since 2012. Aside from his rivalry with Novak, after his injury in 2012 Rafa rose again in 2013 and then struggled in 2014.

    In summarizing Rafa’s trajectory, we see a quick rise to elite status in 2005 and then a kind of plateau as he worked on aspects of his game, rising to the very top in 2008. From that point on, he was on a higher level of play, but suffered various setbacks that reduced his overall performance level and thus lend credence to the argument that he reached his peak level in 2005 and hasn’t improved since. But I think the answer to the original question is that yes, he has improved since he was 19 in 2005, although perhaps not as much as players like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, both of whom have followed more traditional “curved” career patterns.

    In a way, Rafael Nadal was like some kind of Mediterranean demigod, born (nearly) fully formed, (nearly) perfect. Yet like the demigods of myth, he has suffered hardship and challenges, and the end results fluctuated with life’s trials and tribulations.

    Addendum: Rafa’s Alleged “Decline”
    Rafa’s demise has been long-prophesied but never fulfilled. He has always managed to comeback, to rise again as if from the ashes and reclaim his status as one of the very best in the game, certainly the best at times. Yet we cannot ignore the fact that time catches up to us all. Rafa turns 29 years old next year and at some point, the gentle fluctuation of his career pattern won’t rise back up from a fall in performance. I am not saying that this will happen in 2015 – in truth, I don’t think it will – but we should be prepared for it.

    While we don’t know when it will happen, there might be signs beforehand. If you take one more look at the graph above you can notice that in Rafa’s career, there have been four dips, four “downward fluctuations” – in 2006-07, 2009, 2011, and one in 2014 off the chart. But as I pointed out above, the 2006-07 dip was mainly a matter of adjusting to a less clay-heavy schedule, so in truth the only downward turns were in 2009, 2011, and 2014 – his three injury-plagued years. And therein lies the key, and this is no surprise: Can Rafa remain healthy? If he can, I see no reason why he can’t remain on top for several more years. But if not, well, for those of us over three decades of age, we all know how it gets harder and harder to recover. We can hope, though, as fans of Rafa, fans of tennis (if not fans of Roger!) that we’ll see at least one more rise to the top from the great Spanish Meteor.

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  • Roger Federer Secures Switzerland’s Historic Davis Cup Win

    Roger Federer Secures Switzerland’s Historic Davis Cup Win

    Roger Federer Stan Wawrinka

    With his 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over France’s Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer secured Switzerland’s historic first Davis Cup win.

    Switzerland beat France 3-1: on Friday, Stan Wawrinka beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2), then Federer lost to Gael Monfils (6-1, 6-4, 6-3); on Saturday, Federer and Wawrinka teamed up to defeat the French team of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet (6-3, 7-5, 6-4); and finally on Sunday, Federer demolished Gasquet (6-4, 6-2, 6-2).

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  • 2014 Davis Cup Final – Day 3, Sunday, November 23: Order of Play and Scores

    2014 Davis Cup Final – Day 3, Sunday, November 23: Order of Play and Scores

    Roger Federer Richard Gasquet

    The 2014 Davis Cup Final concludes on Sunday, November 23. The Swiss are up 2-1 after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka teamed up to beat the French doubles team of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet. Now it’s down to the remaining singles matches: Federer will take on Richard Gasquet; if Gasquet wins, then Stan Wawrinka will face Gael Monfils.

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    1:00 P.M.:

    Federer d. Gasquet — 6-4, 6-2, 6-2

    Wawrinka vs. Monfils [Not Played]

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  • 2014 Davis Cup Final – Day 1, Friday, November 21: Order of Play and Scores

    2014 Davis Cup Final – Day 1, Friday, November 21: Order of Play and Scores

    Roger Federer Gael Monfils

    Day 1 of the 2014 Davis Cup Final will feature two singles matches. First up will be Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, vs. Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland. They will be followed by Gael Monfils, of France, vs. Roger Federer, of Switzerland.

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    2:00 P.M.:

    Wawrinka d. Tsonga — 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

    Monfils d. Federer — 6-1, 6-4, 6-3

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  • Federer Withdraws From World Tour Final; Djokovic Wins By Default

    Federer Withdraws From World Tour Final; Djokovic Wins By Default

    Roger Federer

    According to Reuters, six-time World Tour Finals champion Roger Federer has withdrawn before the final, giving Novak Djokovic his third year-end title in a row.

    The tournament’s website has posted: “His opponent, Novak Djokovic, will play a pro set (first to eight) against Andy Murray. Murray will then team with John McEnroe in a doubles exhibition against Tim Henman and Pat Cash.”

    On court, Federer said, “Unfortunately, I’m not match fit to play the match tonight. Clearly I wish it wasn’t so. I tried all year to be ready for the [Barclays] ATP World Tour Finals, and I didn’t want it to end this way. I tried everything I could last night, also today – painkillers, treatment, rest, so forth, warm-up, until the very end – but I just can’t compete at this level with Novak. It would be too risky at my age to do this right now and I hope you understand.

    “I wanted to come out personally and excuse myself. It’s been a great week for me. I played some great tennis and I love coming to The O2 and to London, and there’s been so many great memories for me here. Congrats of course to Novak, who’s played an amazing season, and an amazing tournament here as well. I hope we can play some more great matches, hopefully next year.

    “Thanks to all you guys for making it special to come out and play tennis all around the world. I know you guys travel, as well, and spend a lot of money on tickets and so forth. We really, really appreciate it – me in particular. It keeps me going, it makes me tick, especially at this age. Hopefully, I can come back next year and get another chance to compete for the title here. So thank you very much and I’ll see you soon. I appreciate it.”

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  • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: Final – Order of Play & Scores

    Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: Final – Order of Play & Scores

    Roger Federer Novak Djokovic

    On Sunday, November 16, in the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face World No. 2 and six-time year-end championship winner Roger Federer. In the doubles final, the Bryan brothers will play the team of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo for the title.

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    Doubles — 3:30 P.M.
    Bryan/Bryan vs Dodig/Melo

    Singles — 6:00 P.M.
    Djokovic vs Federer

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