Australian Open Day 5: Today's matches

Schedule of play on Day 5 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Prefix number denotes seeding.

All sessions start at 11am Melbourne time unless stated:

ROD LAVER ARENA
WS, Rd 3: Elena Baltacha (GB) v 2-Dinara Safina (Rus)
MS, Rd 3: 7-Andy Roddick (US) v Feliciano Lopez (Spa)
MS, Rd 3: Florian Mayer (Ger) v 4-Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg)

From 7pm
MS, Rd 3: 27-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) v 2-Rafael Nadal (Spa)
WS, Rd 3: Angelique Kerber (Ger) v 3-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus)

HISENSE ARENA
WS, Rd 3: 8-Jelena Jankovic (Srb) v 31-Alona Bondarenko (Ukr)
WS, Rd 3: Justine Henin (Bel) v 27-Alisa Kleybanova (Rus)
MS, Rd 3: 5-Andy Murray (GB) v Florent Serra (Fra)

From 7pm
WS, Rd 3: 15-Kim Clijsters (Bel) v 19-Nadia Petrova (Rus)
MS, Rd 3: Ivo Karlovic (Cro) v 24-Ivan Ljubicic (Cro)

MARGARET COURT ARENA
MD, Rd 2: Rameez Junaid/Peter Luczak (Aus) v Philipp Marx (Ger) /Igor Zelenay (Svk)
WS, Rd 3: Sara Errani (Ita) v Yanina Wickmayer (Bel)
MS, Rd 3: 33-John Isner (US) v 12-Gael Monfils (Fra)
MS, Rd 3: 14-Marin Cilic (Cro) v 19-Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi)

From 7pm
MD, Rd 2: 1-Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (US) v Rik De Voest (SAf)/Scott Lipsky (US)

COURT 2
6-Lisa Raymond (US)/Rennae Stubbs (Aus) v Julie Coin (Fra)/Marie-Eve Pelletier (Can)
MS, Rd 3: Evgeny Korolev (Kaz) v 11-Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
WD, Rd 2: Ioana Raluca Olaru /Olga Savchuk (Ukr) v 2-Venus Williams/Serena Williams (US)
MD, Rd 2: Simone Bolelli/Andreas Seppi (Ita) v 14-Martin Damm/Filip Polasek (Svk)

COURT 3
MD, Rd 2: 8-Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo (Spa) v Johan Brunstrom (Swe)/Jean-Julien Rojer (Aho)
WS, Rd 3: Maria Kirilenko (Rus) v Roberta Vinci (Ita)
WS, Rd 3: Jie Zheng (Chn) v 11-Marion Bartoli (Fra)
WD, Rd 2: Melinda Czink (Hun)/Natalie Grandin (SAf) v 7-Alisa Kleybanova (Rus)/Francesca Schiavone (Ita)

COURT 6
WD, Rd 2: 1-Cara Black (Zim)/Liezel Huber (US) v Carly Gullickson (US)/Vladimira Uhlirova (Cze)
Mixed, Rd 1: Alicia Molik/Matthew Ebden (Aus) v 8-Elena Vesnina (Rus)/Andy Ram (Isr)
Mixed, Rd 1: 1-Cara Black (Zim)/Leander Paes (Ind) v Sophie Ferguson/Carsten Ball (Aus)
WD, Rd 2: Casey Dellacqua (Aus)/Marina Erakovic (NZ) v 11-Alla Kudryavtseva/ Ekaterina Makarova (Rus)
Mixed, Rd 1: Jarmila Groth/Samuel Groth (Aus) v 4-Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spa)/Michal Mertinak (Svk)

COURT 7
MD, Rd 2: Eric Butorac/Rajeev Ram (US) v 7-Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (Pol)
WD, Rd 2: 12-Chia-Jung Chuang (Tpe)/Kveta Peschke (Cze) v Sally Peers (Aus)/Laura Robson (GB)
WD, Rd 2: 13-Gisela Dulko (Arg)/Flavia Pennetta (Ita) v Sarah Borwell (GB)/Raquel Kops-Jones (US)
WD, Rd 2: 16-Iveta Benesova/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) v Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (Cze)

COURT 8
WD, Rd 2: Klaudia Jans/Alicja Rosolska (Pol) v 4-Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe)/Shuai Peng (Chn)
MD, Rd 2: 11-Simon Aspelin (Swe)/Paul Hanley (Aus) v Prakash Amritraj/Somdev Devvarman (Ind)
WD, Rd 2: 10-Sania Mirza (Ind)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spa) v Timea Bacsinszky (Swi)/Tathiana Garbin (Ita)
MD, Rd 2: Albert Montanes (Spa)/Martin Vassallo Arguello (Arg) v 2-Daniel Nestor (Can)/Nenad Zimonjic (Srb)

COURT 18
MD, Rd 2: Fabio Fognini/Potito Starace (Ita) v 17-Jurgen Melzer (Aut)/Philipp Petzschner (Ger)
WD, Rd 2: 3-Nuria Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spa) v Shahar Peer (Isr)/Galina Voskoboeva (Kaz)
MD, Rd 2: 5-Lukasz Kubot (Pol)/Oliver Marach (Aut) v Igor Kunitsyn (Rus)/Dudi Sela (Isr)

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Australian Open Day 4 Wrap-up: Prince Williams meets the King and Queen of tennis

Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the king and queen of tennis welcomed Prince Williams at the Rod Laver Arena yesterday.

The Prince of Wales is visiting Australia this week and the trip wouldn't be complete without stopping by at the craziest Grand Slam tournament.

Judging from the lady's reaction in this picture, I think Prince Williams can beat Federer hands down anytime.

Here's the results from the Australian Open singles and doubles on Day 4 (prefix number denotes seeding):

Round 2 - Men's Singles
9-Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Ivan Sergeyev (UKR) 6-1 6-2 6-2
10-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-4 6-3 6-3
1-Roger Federer (SUI) bt Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-2 6-3 6-2
31-Albert Montanes (ESP) bt Stephane Robert (FRA) 4-6 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 6-2
18-Tommy Haas (GER) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 4-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3
22-Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Donald Young (USA) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1
Stefan Koubek (AUT) bt Ivan Dodig (CRO) 7-6(4) 6-1 6-2
Lukasz Kubot (POL) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-1
20-Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bt Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-2 6-1 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) bt 17-David Ferrer (ESP) 4-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1
Alejandro Falla (COL) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-4 6-1 6-3
30-Juan Monaco (ARG) bt Michael Llodra (FRA) 3-6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-3
3-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-3
Denis Istomin (UZB) bt Michael Berrer (GER) 7-5 6-3 6-4
26-Nicolas Almagro (ESP) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-4 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
6-Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt Q-Illya Marchenko (UKR) 6-3 6-3 6-0


Round 2 - Women's SIngles
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) bt Karolina Sprem (CRO) 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
1-Serena Williams (USA) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE) 6-2 6-1
6-Venus Williams (USA) bt Sybille Bammer (AUT) 6-2 7-5
Alberta Brianti (ITA) bt 21-Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2-6 6-4 6-4
22-Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-4 6-1
13-Samantha Stosur (AUS) bt Kristina Barrois (GER) 7-5 6-3
17-Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Julie Coin (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-0
9-Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bt Iveta Benesova (CZE) 6-0 6-3
4-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bt Julia Gorges (GER) 6-3 6-1
29-Shahar Peer (ISR) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-1 6-4
7-Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Stefanie Vogele (SUI) 6-4 6-0
16-Li Na (CHN) bt Agnes Szavay (HUN) 3-6 7-5 6-2
32-Carla Suarez (ESP) bt Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-1 6-4
Gisela Dulko (ARG) bt 20-Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4
10-Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-0 6-2


Round 1 - Men's Doubles
Carsten Ball/Stephen Huss (AUS) bt Benjamin Becker/Florian Mayer (GER) 7-6(6) 7-6(3)
Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Steve Darcis (BEL) bt 13-Michael Llodra (FRA)/Andy Ram (ISR) 7-5 3-6 7-5
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)/Dudi Sela (ISR) bt Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)/Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4 6-2
14-Martin Damm (CZE)/Filip Polasek (SVK) bt WC-Marinko Matosevic/Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-2 6-1
Michael Kohlmann (GER)/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt 4-Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Max Mirnyi (BLR) 6-4 6-4
Simone Bolelli/Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK)/Michael Russell (USA) 6-4 6-2
Ivo Karlovic (CRO)/Dusan Vemic (SRB) bt 9-Christopher Kas (GER)/Dick Norman (BEL) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) bt 6-Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Michal Mertinak (SVK) 6-3 7-6(7)
Fabio Fognini/Potito Starace (ITA) bt Jeremy Chardy/Marc Gicquel (FRA) 5-1 ret.
John Isner/Sam Querrey (USA) bt Jeff Coetzee (RSA)/Rogier Wassen (NED) 6-4 6-1
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Rainer Schuttler (GER) bt Frederico Gil (POR)/Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-3 6-2
11-Simon Aspelin (SWE)/Paul Hanley (AUS) bt Marcos Daniel (BRA)/Daniel Kollerer (AUT) 6-1 6-2.
3-Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND) bt Leos Friedl/David Skoch (CZE) 6-3 6-1.
Igor Andreev/Evgeny Korolev (RUS) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)/Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-1 7-6(6).
Eric Butorac/Rajeev Ram (USA) bt Thomaz Bellucci/Andre Sa (BRA) 6-3 6-4.


Round 1 - Women's Doubles
7-Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Alberta Brianti (ITA)/Urszula Radwanska (POL) 4-6 7-5 7-6(3)
Shahar Peer (ISR)/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)/Renata Voracova (CZE) 6-2 7-5
Raluca Olaru (ROU)/Olga Savchuk (UKR) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)/Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 4-6 6-1 6-2
12-Chuang Chia-Jung (TPE)/Kveta Peschke (CZE) bt Ipek Senoglu (TUR)/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-0 7-5
Agnes Szavay (HUN)/Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Olga Govortsova/Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 7-5 6-4
Vera Dushevina (RUS)/Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) bt 5-Nadia Petrova (RUS)/Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3-6 6-4 6-1
Melinda Czink (HUN)/Natalie Grandin (RSA) bt Sabine Lisicki (GER)/Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-3 6-2
15-Maria Kirilenko (RUS)/Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROU)/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-0 6-7(4) 6-2
10-Sania Mirza (IND)/Virginia Ruano (ESP) bt WC-Yayuk Basuki (INA)/Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 6-4 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)/Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST)/Jasmin Wohr (GER) 7-6(5) 6-4
13-Gisela Dulko (ARG)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt Alona Bondarenko/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-4 2-6 6-3
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)/Shenay Perry (USA) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)/Michaella Krajicek (NED) 6-1 6-4
9-Elena Vesnina (RUS)/Zheng Jie (CHN) bt Alize Cornet (FRA)/Sharon Fichman (CAN) 7-5 6-3
16-Iveta Benesova/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) bt Sara Errani (ITA)/Carla Suarez (ESP) 6-2 6-1
Carly Gullickson (USA)/Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE) bt Alexandra Dulgheru/Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Sarah Borwell (GBR)/Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) bt Polona Hercog (SLO)/Petra Martic (CRO) 6-4 7-6(3)
14-Anna-Lena Gronefeld (GER)/Vania King (USA) bt WC-Shannon Golds/Marija Mirkovic (AUS) 6-0 6-1
Virginie Razzano (FRA)/Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Maria Kondratieva (RUS)/Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 7-5 3-6 6-2
Elena Baltacha (GBR)/Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE)/Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 7-5 6-2
WC-Sally Peers (AUS)/Laura Robson (GBR) bt Jill Craybas/Abigail Spears (USA) 6-3 7-5

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Australian Open Day 4: Today's matches

Schedule of play on Day 4 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Prefix number denotes seeding.

All sessions start at 11am Melbourne time unless stated:

ROD LAVER ARENA
MS2, Rd 2: 3-Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
WS, Rd 2: Kristina Barrois (GER) 13- Samantha Stosur (AUS)
MS, Rd 2: 22-Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Donald Young (USA)

Not before 7pm
MS, Rd 2: 1-Roger Federer (SUI) v Victor Hanescu (ROU)
WS, Rd 2: Karolina Sprem (CRO) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

HISENSE ARENA
MS, Rd 2: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v 17-David Ferrer (ESP)
WS, Rd 2: Sybille Bammer (AUT) v 6-Venus Williams (USA)
WS, Rd 2: 1-Serena Williams (USA) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)
MS, Rd 2: 10-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Taylor Dent (USA)

MARGARET COURT ARENA
WS, Rd 2: Gisela Dulko (ARG) v 20-Ana Ivanovic (SRB)

Not before 12.30pm
WS, Rd 2: 4-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Julia Goerges (GER)
MS, Rd 2: Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) v 18-Tommy Haas (GER)
WD, Rd 1: Vera Dushevina (RUS)/ Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v 5-Nadia Petrova (RUS)/Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Not before 7pm
MS, Rd 2: 9-Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Ivan Sergeyev (UKR)

COURT 2
MS, Rd 2: Illya Marchenko (UKR) v 6-Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
WS, Rd 2: Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v 7-Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
WS, Rd 2: 22-Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
WD, Rd 1: Kaia Kanepi (EST)/Jasmin Woehr (GER) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)/Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

COURT 3
WS, Rd 2: 10-Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
WS, Rd 2: Agnes Szavay (HUN) v 16-Na Li (CHN)
MS, Rd 2: 20-Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Jan Hajek (CZE)
MS, Rd 2: Stephane Robert (FRA) v 31-Albert Montanes (ESP)

COURT 5
WD, Rd 1: Sally Peers (AUS)/Laura Robson (GBR) v Jill Craybas (USA)/Abigail Spears (USA)
MD, Rd 1: Jeff Coetzee (RSA)/Rogier Wassen (NED) v John Isner (USA)/Sam Querrey (USA)
WD, Rd 1: 13-Gisela Dulko (ARG)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Alona Bondarenko (UKR)/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
WD, Rd 1: Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)/Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU)/Olga Savchuk (UKR)

COURT 6
MS, Rd 2: 30-Juan Monaco (ARG) v Michael Llodra (FRA)
WS, Rd 2: 21-Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Alberta Brianti (ITA)
MD, Rd 1: Marinko Matosevic (AUS)/Bernard Tomic (AUS) v 14-Martin Damm (CZE)/Filip Polasek (SVK)
WD, Rd 1: Alberta Brianti (ITA)/Urszula Radwanska (POL) v 7-Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

COURT 7
WD, Rd 1: Elena Baltacha (GBR)/Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)/Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
MS, Rd 2: Alejandro Falla (COL) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
MS, Rd 2: Lukasz Kubot (POL) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)
MD, Rd 1: Benjamin Becker (GER)/Florian Mayer (GER) v Carsten Ball (AUS)/Stephen Huss (AUS)

COURT 8
MS, Rd 2: 26-Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v Benjamin Becker (GER)
WS, Rd 2: Julie Coin (FRA) v 17-Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
WD, Rd 1: Sorana Cirstea (ROU)/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v 15-Maria Kirilenko (RUS)/Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
WD, Rd 1: 10-Sania Mirza (IND)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) v Yayuk Basuki (INA)/Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN)

COURT 10
MD, Rd 1: Eric Butorac (USA)/Rajeev Ram (USA) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)/Andre Sa (BRA)

Not before 12.30pm
WS, Rd 2: Andrea Petkovic (GER) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)[32]
WD, Rd 1: Shannon Golds (AUS)/Marija Mirkovic (AUS) v 14-Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)[14]/Vania King (USA)
WD, Rd 1: 16-Iveta Benesova (CZE)/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v Sara Errani (ITA)/Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

COURT 11
MD, Rd 1: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)/Mischa Zverev (GER) v Igor Andreev (RUS)/Evgeny Korolev (KAZ)
MD, Rd 1: Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Rainer Schuettler (GER) v Frederico Gil (POR)/Kristof Vliegen (BEL)
MD, Rd 1: Fabio Fognini (ITA)/Potito Starace (ITA) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/Marc Gicquel (FRA)
WD, Rd 1: Agnes Szavay (HUN)/Roberta Vinci (ITA) v Olga Govortsova (BLR)/Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)
WD, Rd 1: Sabine Lisicki (GER)/Aravane Rezai (FRA) v Melinda Czink (HUN)/Natalie Grandin (RSA)

COURT 13
WD, Rd 1: Polona Hercog (SLO)/Petra Martic (CRO) v Sarah Borwell (GBR)/Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)

Not before 12.30pm
WS, Rd 2: Tathiana Garbin (ITA) v Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
MS, Rd 2: Stefan Koubek (AUT) v Ivan Dodig (CRO)
WD, Rd 1: 12-Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) /Kveta Peschke (CZE) v Ipek Senoglu (TUR)/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)


COURT 14
MD, Rd 1: 11-Simon Aspelin (SWE)/Paul Hanley (AUS) v Marcos Daniel (BRA)/Daniel Koellerer (AUT)
MD, Rd 1: Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Lukas Lacko (SVK)/Michael Russell (USA)
WD, Rd 1: Maria Kondratieva (RUS)/Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Virginie Razzano (FRA)/Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
WD, Rd 1: Alize Cornet (FRA)/Sharon Fichman (CAN) v 9-Elena Vesnina (RUS)/Jie Zheng (CHN)

COURT 18
MS, Rd 2: Michael Berrer (GER) v Denis Istomin (UZB)
WS, Rd 2: Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[9] v Iveta Benesova (CZE)
WD, Rd 1: Jelena Jankovic (SRB)/Shenay Perry (USA) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)/Michaella Krajicek (NED)
MD, Rd 1: Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)/Dudi Sela (ISR) v Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)/Viktor Troicki (SRB)

COURT 19
MD, Rd 1: Leos Friedl (CZE)/David Skoch (CZE) v 3-Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND)
MD, Rd 1: Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) v 6-Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Michal Mertinak (SVK)
MD, Rd 1: 4-Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Max Mirnyi (BLR) v Michael Kohlmann (GER)/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
MD, Rd 1: 13-Michael Llodra (FRA)/Andy Ram (ISR) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Steve Darcis (BEL)

COURT 21
\WD, Rd 1: Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)/Edina Gallovits (ROU) v Carly Gullickson (USA)/Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)
WS, Rd 2: Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) v 29-Shahar Peer (ISR)
MD, Rd 1: Ivo Karlovic (CRO)/Dusan Vemic (SRB) v 9-Christopher Kas (GER)]/Dick Norman (BEL)
WD, Rd 1: Shahar Peer (ISR)/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)/Renata Voracova (CZE)

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Australian Open Day 3 Wrap-up: Brutal end for Dementieva, Blake, Tomic

It's another missed opportunity for Elena Dementieva at the Grand Slam after beaten by comeback queen Justine Henin yesterday.

Fresh from winning in Sydney last week, she came to Melbourne with confidence to clinch a Grand Slam title which is still missing from her trophy list.

Dementieva lost 7-5, 7-6 in the high-pressure match at Rod Laver Arena.

In the men's singles, US Open champ Juan Martin del Potro battled for over four hours before winning 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 against James Blake to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Another notable match yesterday was the one between Marin Cilic and local boy Bernard Tomic.

Cilic survived the match with a 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over the 17-year old.

Here's the rest of the results from the Australian Open singles and doubles on Day 3 (prefix number denotes seeding):

Round 2 - Men's Singles
14-Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-7(6) 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4.
4-Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) bt James Blake (USA) 6-4 6-7(3) 5-7 6-3 10-8.
Florent Serra (FRA) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 3-6 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5.
5-Andy Murray (GBR) bt Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-1 6-4 6-3
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA) 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-3.
Florian Mayer (GER) bt 29-Viktor Troicki (SRB) 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-1.
12-Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Q-Antonio Veic (CRO) 6-4 6-4 6-4.
19-Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) bt Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-3 6-2 6-2.
24-Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3
27-Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) bt 21-Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-4 6-4 7-5
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Rainer Schuttler (GER) 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-2
33-John Isner (USA) bt Louk Sorensen (IRL) 6-3 7-6(4) 7-5
2-Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-2 6-2 6-2
7-Andy Roddick (USA) bt Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-3 6-4 6-4
11-Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) bt Marsel Ilhan (TUR) 6-3 6-4 7-5

Round 1 - Women's SIngles
22-Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) 3-6 6-1 7-5
29-Shahar Peer (ISR) bt Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Jarmila Groth (AUS) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) bt 28-Elena Vesnina (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-4
Julia Gorges (GER) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-0 3-6 6-3
7-Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 6-2 6-0
9-Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bt Kristina Kucova (SVK) 6-2 6-0
Melinda Czink (HUN) bt Stefanie Vogele (SUI) 5-7.
16-Li Na (CHN) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-2 6-0
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bt Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-4 6-4.
Julia Gorges (GER) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-0 3-6 6-3.
4-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-4 6-2.
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 6-4 6-2
Iveta Benesova (CZE) bt Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 7-5 6-2.
Agnes Szavay (HUN) bt Stephanie Dubois (CAN) 6-3 6-2

Round 2 - Women's Singles
Justine Henin (BEL) bt 5-Elena Dementieva (RUS) 7-5 7-6(6).
Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Vania King (USA) 7-6(7) 7-5.
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) bt Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-3 6-1.
8-Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt Katie O'Brien (GBR) 6-2 6-2.
Sara Errani (ITA) bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-2 6-3.
27-Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-4 6-3.
2-Dinara Safina (RUS) bt Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 6-3 6-4.
31-Alona Bondarenko (UKR) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-4 7-5.
Angelique Kerber (GER) bt 26-Aravane Rezai (FRA) 6-2 6-3.
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt 12-Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 7-6(2) 6-1.
19-Nadia Petrova (RUS) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6-4 6-4.
Zheng Jie (CHN) bt 24-Maria Jose Martinez (ESP) 2-6 6-2 6-3.
11-Marion Bartoli (FRA) bt Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) 6-4 6-4.
15-Kim Clijsters (BEL) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-3 6-3.
Elena Baltacha (GBR) bt 30-Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-2 7-5.
3-Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-2 6-2

Round 1 - Men's Doubles
2-Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) bt Samuel Groth/Jason Kubler (AUS) 7-6(5) 6-3.
Kaden Hensel/Greg Jones (AUS) bt Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)/Christophe Rochus (BEL) 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(2).
Leonardo Mayer/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) bt 12-Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) 7-6 6-4.
Lucas Arnold (ARG)/Horia Tecau (ROU) bt Wesley Moodie (RSA)/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5.
Colin Fleming/Ken Skupski (GBR) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE)/Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 7-5 6-4.
17-Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/Philipp Petzschner (GER) bt Marc Lopez/Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-4 6-1.
8-Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo (ESP) bt Matthew Ebden/Brydan Klein (AUS) 6-2 6-4.
5-Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Oliver Marach (AUT) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)/Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-7(1) 6-3 6-1.
Albert Montanes (ESP)/Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) bt Jose Acasuso/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 6-4 6-4
5-Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Oliver Marach (AUT) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)/Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-7(1) 6-3 6-1
Colin Fleming/Ken Skupski (GBR) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE)/Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 7-5 6-4
17-Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/Philipp Petzschner (GER) bt Marc Lopez/Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-4 6-1
1-Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) bt Michael Berrer/Simon Greul (GER) 6-4 7-5.
7-Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) bt Ross Hutchins (GBR)/Jordan Kerr (AUS) 6-4 2-6 7-6(4)
Rik De Voest (RSA)/Scott Lipsky (USA) bt Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 4-6 6-1 7-6(6).
Arnaud Clement (FRA)/Jonathan Erlich (ISR) bt 10-Julian Knowle (AUT)/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Rameez Junaid/Peter Luczak (AUS) bt 15-Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)/Travis Parrott (USA) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Johan Brunstrom (SWE)/Jean-Julien Rojer (AHO) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-3
Philipp Marx (GER)/Igor Zelenay (SVK) bt Nick Lindahl/Matt Reid (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Prakash Amritraj/Somdev Devvarman (IND) bt James Cerretani/Travis Rettenmaier (USA) 5-7 6-4 7-5

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