Friday, January 18, 2008

Australian Open: Day 5 Roundup


In the third round of the men's singles, today's winners are Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER), Rafael Nadal (ESP), Richard Gasquet (FRA), Nikolay Davydenko (RUS), Jarkko Nieminen (FIN), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA), Mikhail Youzhny (RUS), and Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA). The 24th seeded Neiman deafeated Mardy Fish, and 29th seeded Kohlschreiber upset 6th seeded Andy Roddick.

In the 3rd round of the women's singles today, the following players advanced: Justine Henin (BEL), Jelena Jankovic (SRB), Casey Dellacqua (AUS), Maria Sharapova (RUS), Serena Williams (USA), Elena Dementieva (RUS), Nicole Vaidisova (CZE), and Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE). Dellaqua upset 13th seeded Amelie Maurismo of France.

The first round of the mixed doubles got underway today, and Nathalie Dechy (FRA) - Andy Ram (ISR), Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Leander Paes (IND), Zi Yan (CHN) - Mark Knowles (BAH), Janette Husarova (SVK) - Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL), and Meilen Tu (USA) - Marcin Matkowski (POL)all advanced.

In second round men's doubles, Daniel Nestor (CAN) - Nenad Zimonjic (SRB), Bob and Mike Bryan (USA), Jonathan Erlich - Andy Ram (ISR), Martin Damm - Pavel Vizner (CZE), Frantisek Cermak - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE), Eric Butorac (USA) - Kevin Ullyett (ZIM), Christopher Kas (GER) - Rogier Wassen (NED), Julien Benneteau - Nicolas Mahut (FRA), and Arnaud Clement - Michael Llodra (FRA) all advanced.

In women's action the winners were Cara Black (ZIM) - Liezel Huber (USA), Serena and Venus Williams (USA), Zi Yan - Jie Zheng (CHN), Iveta Benesova (CZE) - Galina Voskoboeva (RUS), Anabel Medina Garrigues - Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP), Nicole Vaidisova - Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE), Kveta Peschke (CZE) - Rennae Stubbs (AUS), and Maret Ani (EST) - Meilen Tu (USA).

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