Justine Henin defeats Petrova to reach AO Semifinals
Justine Henin reached the 2010 Australian Open semifinals after a solid performance against Russia’s, Nadia Petrova. The former World No.1 is on course for a dream comeback as she battles on for the Aussie Open title.
Henin dominated the match from the beginning. Petrova offered a strong reply and ceased the first set only after a tiebreak battle lost, 3-7.
Petrova, seeded 19, started the 2nd set strongly to obtain a 3-0 lead. Everyone expected a decider as Henin used us after her previous round matches. However, the Belgian star dug deep and came back on serve at 4-4. She eventually won the set 7-5, to grab her Semifinal ticket. Read more
Federer vs Hewitt Live Australian Open Coverage
Federer vs Hewitt Live
Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt are scheduled to play today at the Rod Laver Arena. It’s a 4th Round match between the World No.1 and the former World No.1 and local hero.
Federer vs Hewitt is one of the most expected matches produced by the 2010 Australian Open draw so far. It might be Hewitt’s best chance to try and win his home Grand Slam. Since he recovered from injury, the Australian has never really managed to get anywhere near another Grand Slam title.
Lleyton Hewitt finished No.1 for 2 years in a row before losing his ranking and shape because of several injuries. He won 2 Grand Slam events in his career, the 2001 US Open and the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. Read more
Andy Murray the British Cruiser – A02010 – Day 3
Andy Murray cruised into the 3rd Round of the Australian Open. The British Cruiser had no problems at all in defeating Frenchman, Marc Gicquel.
Murray won in straight sets and has proved an impressive form so far at the Australian Open 2010. Andy was determined to keep things under control at the Margaret Court Arena. He rocketed to a 6-1 first set win, before clinching the remaining to 6-4 and 6-3.
Rafael Nadal was another favorite to play today in the 2nd Round. The Spaniard had an easier job as his first round encounter. He defeated Slovak Lukas Lacko in straight sets mirroring a 6-2 advantage.
Elena Dementieva and Justine Henin played the Women’s match of the day at the Melbourne Park. The two stars collided in this early round because the Belgian former No.1 wasn’t seeded for this tournament. Henin did not have a WTA ranking coming into the Australian Open. Read more
Federer with problems in opening match – AO 2010 – Day 2
Roger Federer had unexpected problems with Igor Andreev in his opening match at the Australian Open 2010. The World No.1 played at a lower level and allowed the Russian to grab the first set 6-4, after leading with a break.
In general the entire match was filled with breaks of serve. Roger recovered fast and stepped up a gear to win second set, 6-2. The third one was really tight with numerous breaks for each side. Andreev ended up with 3 set points, on serve. He failed to grab them hitting 3 unforced errors.
Federer grabbed the last break of the set to send it into a tiebreaker, which he comfortably won. Andreev collapsed in the 4th set both mentally and physically, to surrender 0-6.
Day 2 did not provide any major upsets. All seeds went trough to the next round, both in the Men’s as in the Women’s Singles tournaments. Read more
2010 Australian Open Day 1 – Summary
The 2010 Australian Open registered its first victim right from the start. The first match at the Rod Laver Arena saw the 2008 Champion defended. Maria Sharapova’s 7 match winning streak ended very steep, after her first match at the 2010 edition.
Maria Kirilenko was the one that produced the upset, defeating fellow Russian star in 3 sets 7-6,3-6,6-4. Sharapova had plenty opportunities to clinch the first set but managed to lose it at the tiebreaker. She won the 2nd but struggled from the beginning, in the decider.
Juan Martin Del Potro is another favorite who had some problems today. However his where minor. The 2009 US Open Champion surprised everyone as he dropped a set against American, Michael Russel. The Argentinian won his first round match, 6-4,6-4,3-6,6-2. Read more