2012 Australia Open Campaign

[Bulldog Force]

It is time! Ana Ivanovic is up Leading 1-0, first set.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Hmmm... not looking good. Now down 2-5 in the first set!

 

[Marshall_magic]

Am I the only one who thinks Kvitova looks like some kind of alien? Amazing tennis player though (will pass Wozniaki for the #1 ranking this year).

 

[Bulldog Force]

She sort of does lol.

Amazing game here... Ivanovic almost out of it, down a set and 2-4 and somehow claws her way back into it, leading 6-5 in the 2nd set. We may be going for a tie-breaker.

 

[Bulldog Force]

6-6 - tie breaker it is. Will be a shame if Ana goes out this way

 

[Valheru]

RE: Tomic

I don’t think he has anything to be embarrassed about after last night. Clearly he is not quite ready for the step up in class but he isn’t far off. Federer routinely posts those types of score lines against top opponents with the exception of Djokovic and Nadal.

He was well and truly in the 1st set until the ill timed break of serve and then went downhill from there.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Oh well last of my ladies bows out!

 

[Bulldog Force]

Couple of big matches on now. JF Tsonga is taking on Kei Nishikori from Japan, and Murray currently taking on Kukushkin.

 

[joshie]

So Hewitt tonight, will he be screaming COME ON! or saying how he didnt expect to get that far but it was an achievement

 

[Marshall_magic]

Murray making very quick work of Kukushkin 6-1 6-1 after 44 minutes, he's looking very good, but his problem in GS has always been beating the big guns at the end. Tsonga also took the first set against Nishikori

EDIT: Kukushkin retires, Murray through 6-1 6-1 1-0R.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Does Murray play Tsonga next providing they both win today?

 

[Marshall_magic]

Yes, and the winner of Hewitt/Djokovic plays the winner of Ferrer/Gasquet

 

[Bulldog Force]

Kukushkin throws in the towel.

Lost the first 2 sets to Murray, 1-6, 1-6, down 0-1 in the 3rd set... gawn!

Tsonga won the first set 6-2, currently down 1-4 in the 2nd! Broken twice already after taking the first set relatively easy

 

[joshie]

Makarova 6-2 Williams < the beast from the amazon.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Pretty good effort by Makarova. Is Williams squealing?

 

[joshie]

shes squealing horribly

but the amazonian is off home

6-2, 6-3 to Makarova! huge upset

 

[Marshall_magic]

Huge upset, Makarova plays the winner of Sharapova and Lisicki in the semis.

Sara Errani also had a win and plays Kvitova in the quarters.

Tsonga and Nishikori currently in the 5th set. Murray will be loving this.

 

[joshie]

Nishkori is one game away from taking the game now after some good tennis he wins a deuce

 

[Marshall_magic]

Quarter Finals Draws (winners of grouped matches play in the semis)
MENS
Hewitt/Djokovic vs Gasquet/Ferrer
Murray vs Nishikori

Federer vs Del Potro
Berdych vs Nadal

WOMENS
Wozniaki vs Clijsters
Radwanska vs Azarenka

Makarova vs Sharapova/Lisicki
Errani vs Kvitova

EDIT: Nishikori will face Murray not Tsonga.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Some pretty epic matches there. Might put some money on Murray at the TAB tomorrow!