This is the Australian Open 2009 Match Results and Live Scores. From Day 1 to Day 14 of the tournament, we will bring you the results of Men's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Gilles Simon, and Andy Roddick are expected to be back and get another crack on the first grand slam of the year.
I'm eager to see Lleyton Hewitt back on the court since he is my favorite tennis player and hopefully he gets a good run this time. Female players like Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Serena and Venus Williams and last year's Champion Maria Sharapova are on the roster for the women's singles. Australian Open 2009 News, Matches, Schedule of Play and Live Scores will be posted here.
Click here for Round 1 Draws (January 16, 2009)
Click here for Round 1 Day 1 Scores and Results (January 20, 2009)
Click here for Round 2 Day 3 Scores and Results (January 22, 2009)
Click here for Round 2 Day 4 Scores and Results (January 23, 2009)
Click here for Round 3 Day 5 Scores and Results (January 24, 2009)
Click here for Round 4 Day 7 Scores and Results (January 26, 2009)
Round 1 (Day 1) Highlights: 16 year-old Bernard Tomic (No. 768) made the biggest surprise of the first day, eliminating Potito Starace 7-6 1-6 7-6 7-6. Tomic who has been playing just second tournament on the main level (debuted two weeks ago in Adelaide) becomes the youngest player who won a match at the Australian Open (16 years and 103 days), and the second youngest who appearanced in the main draw of this tournament. Tomic’s compatriot Lleyton Hewitt, was 15 years and 337 days old when he lost in the 1997 first round to Sergi Bruguera. Tomic astonished favourable Australian crowd on the Margaret Court Arena holding nerves in tight situations what is characteristic for experienced, much more older players. The Australian prodigy was losing 2:4 in the third set and 1:4 (0-30) in the fourth, saved also two set points at 4:6 in the last tie-break! It’s just fourth case in Australian Open history that a player won a four-setter winning three sets in tie-breaks (previously did it Todd Martin, Max Mirnyi and Marat Safin). “It’s a dream come true to win a first round in my first Grand Slam,” said Tomic. “I’m just thrilled that I could pull off a win today. With the crowd behind me, it was an unbelievable experience”.
Round 1 (Day 2) Highlights: The main favorite for the title, Andy Murray needed only 45 minutes to advance to the second round. His opponent, Andre Pavel playing first ATP match since February 2008, was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. Pavel announced that he will finish career in Bucharest later this year.
In one of the most anticipated first round clashes, between past Australian Open finalists, Fernando Gonzalez overcame Lleyton Hewitt 5-7 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3. “I knew it was going to be tough against Lleyton,” said Gonzalez. “He’s a great player, a great competitor. This was the first official match of the year. So I’m happy the way that I did it, and a little bit tired. But it’s fine now.”
Round 2 (Day 3) Highlights: Roger Federer and Marat Safin rolled to easy victories Wednesday against first-time opponents to reach the Australian Open’s third round, where the familiarity factor will be much higher: They’ll be playing each other. “I’m happy to be playing Marat; we have fought some battles,” Federer said after ousting error-prone Evgeny Korolev of Russia 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in just 86 minutes. “We had the epic in 2005.”
That was a semifinal thriller here that Safin won in a 9-7 fifth set en route to the championship. Federer, seeking to tie Pete Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam titles, has won their last three meetings, including the last two at Wimbledon.
Round 2 (Day 4) Highlights:
Rafael Nadal has abandoned his trademark sleeveless tops and capri pants for T-shirts and above-the-knee shorts at this year’s Australian Open. Not everyone likes it. Sports bloggers and fan forums have been puzzled by his new attire, with at least one female blogger complaining that she missed seeing his sculpted biceps. Nadal shrugged off the interest. “For sure, when you have a change, some people like (it), other people don’t,” Nadal said. “Not everybody liked the sleeveless. Right now (is) gonna be the same, no?”
By far the biggest upset of the day was Carla Suarez Navarro’s defeat of 6th seed Venus Williams. This is the first time that the Spaniard has really showed her world-beating capabilities outside of the clay. The only other upset in the women’s draw today happened when Virginie Razzano ended the hopes of 14th seed Patty Schnyder. For the men, 25th seed Ivo Karlovic was knocked out by compatriot Mario Ancic in five sets.
Round 3 (Day 5) Highlights:
Day 5 of the Australian Open seemed to be more about individual performance than heart-stopping matches. Veterans and young players alike delighted the crowds as we said good-bye to Fabrice Santoro in his final match in Melbourne, Jelena Dokic won and continued her dream run with support from the crowd, and even Ai Sugiyama of Japan gave Jelena Jankovic a tough match as she charged the net, attacked the corners and used all her years of experience to make Jankovic fight to win the match. The night, however, provided a few upsets as Ana Ivanovic, the reigning French Open champion and a finalist last year, fell in 3 sets to the 29th seed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia at Rod Laver Arena in a stunning upset. As the women continued their shaky matches, the men's top seeds continued to march into the round of 16.
Round 4 (Day 7) Highlights:
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I'm eager to see Lleyton Hewitt back on the court since he is my favorite tennis player and hopefully he gets a good run this time. Female players like Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Serena and Venus Williams and last year's Champion Maria Sharapova are on the roster for the women's singles. Australian Open 2009 News, Matches, Schedule of Play and Live Scores will be posted here.
Click here for Round 1 Draws (January 16, 2009)
Click here for Round 1 Day 1 Scores and Results (January 20, 2009)
Click here for Round 2 Day 3 Scores and Results (January 22, 2009)
Click here for Round 2 Day 4 Scores and Results (January 23, 2009)
Click here for Round 3 Day 5 Scores and Results (January 24, 2009)
Click here for Round 4 Day 7 Scores and Results (January 26, 2009)
Round 1 (Day 1) Highlights: 16 year-old Bernard Tomic (No. 768) made the biggest surprise of the first day, eliminating Potito Starace 7-6 1-6 7-6 7-6. Tomic who has been playing just second tournament on the main level (debuted two weeks ago in Adelaide) becomes the youngest player who won a match at the Australian Open (16 years and 103 days), and the second youngest who appearanced in the main draw of this tournament. Tomic’s compatriot Lleyton Hewitt, was 15 years and 337 days old when he lost in the 1997 first round to Sergi Bruguera. Tomic astonished favourable Australian crowd on the Margaret Court Arena holding nerves in tight situations what is characteristic for experienced, much more older players. The Australian prodigy was losing 2:4 in the third set and 1:4 (0-30) in the fourth, saved also two set points at 4:6 in the last tie-break! It’s just fourth case in Australian Open history that a player won a four-setter winning three sets in tie-breaks (previously did it Todd Martin, Max Mirnyi and Marat Safin). “It’s a dream come true to win a first round in my first Grand Slam,” said Tomic. “I’m just thrilled that I could pull off a win today. With the crowd behind me, it was an unbelievable experience”.
Round 1 (Day 2) Highlights: The main favorite for the title, Andy Murray needed only 45 minutes to advance to the second round. His opponent, Andre Pavel playing first ATP match since February 2008, was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. Pavel announced that he will finish career in Bucharest later this year.
In one of the most anticipated first round clashes, between past Australian Open finalists, Fernando Gonzalez overcame Lleyton Hewitt 5-7 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3. “I knew it was going to be tough against Lleyton,” said Gonzalez. “He’s a great player, a great competitor. This was the first official match of the year. So I’m happy the way that I did it, and a little bit tired. But it’s fine now.”
Round 2 (Day 3) Highlights: Roger Federer and Marat Safin rolled to easy victories Wednesday against first-time opponents to reach the Australian Open’s third round, where the familiarity factor will be much higher: They’ll be playing each other. “I’m happy to be playing Marat; we have fought some battles,” Federer said after ousting error-prone Evgeny Korolev of Russia 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in just 86 minutes. “We had the epic in 2005.”
That was a semifinal thriller here that Safin won in a 9-7 fifth set en route to the championship. Federer, seeking to tie Pete Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam titles, has won their last three meetings, including the last two at Wimbledon.
Round 2 (Day 4) Highlights:
Rafael Nadal has abandoned his trademark sleeveless tops and capri pants for T-shirts and above-the-knee shorts at this year’s Australian Open. Not everyone likes it. Sports bloggers and fan forums have been puzzled by his new attire, with at least one female blogger complaining that she missed seeing his sculpted biceps. Nadal shrugged off the interest. “For sure, when you have a change, some people like (it), other people don’t,” Nadal said. “Not everybody liked the sleeveless. Right now (is) gonna be the same, no?”By far the biggest upset of the day was Carla Suarez Navarro’s defeat of 6th seed Venus Williams. This is the first time that the Spaniard has really showed her world-beating capabilities outside of the clay. The only other upset in the women’s draw today happened when Virginie Razzano ended the hopes of 14th seed Patty Schnyder. For the men, 25th seed Ivo Karlovic was knocked out by compatriot Mario Ancic in five sets.
Round 3 (Day 5) Highlights:
Day 5 of the Australian Open seemed to be more about individual performance than heart-stopping matches. Veterans and young players alike delighted the crowds as we said good-bye to Fabrice Santoro in his final match in Melbourne, Jelena Dokic won and continued her dream run with support from the crowd, and even Ai Sugiyama of Japan gave Jelena Jankovic a tough match as she charged the net, attacked the corners and used all her years of experience to make Jankovic fight to win the match. The night, however, provided a few upsets as Ana Ivanovic, the reigning French Open champion and a finalist last year, fell in 3 sets to the 29th seed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia at Rod Laver Arena in a stunning upset. As the women continued their shaky matches, the men's top seeds continued to march into the round of 16.
Round 4 (Day 7) Highlights:
Agence France-Presse - 1/25/2009 2:04 PM GMT
The Australian Open was blown wide open on Sunday when top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out while Roger Federer was forced to mount a memorable comeback to beat Tomas Berdych.
The Serb's crushing 6-1, 6-4 defeat to French 16th seed Marion Bartoli put her alongside Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams as high-profile early round casualties, raising further questions about her world number one status.
It was the first time Federer has come from two sets down since Miami in 2005, and he sees it as a good omen. "Tomas did so well and he pushed me to the limit," said the Swiss three-time champion. "I enjoy those kinds of fights because they don't happen very often, especially on Rod Laver Arena. I hope it is a good omen. "I feel in great shape, I feel like I could go another two sets."If you're looking for Australian Open tournament news and articles click here .
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