Juan Martin del Potro beat Michael Russel (4 sets)
Big Losers
Maria Sharapova lost to Russian Maria Kirilenko
Radek Stepanek lost to Karlovic in 5 silly sets.
Mardy Fish also lost, although it’s hardley an upset.
Matches to look forward to later on
Federer v Andreev
Sorensen v Yen-Hsun Lu (this match was supposed to be on yesterday but was postponed to first match on court 14 today, live scoring is at the top right of this page and via this link)
“The wonderful world of tennis” is a phrase I’ve seen used in the 2005 Australian Open, when I first started watching tennis properly and also the inspiration behind my domain name!
Well its the official start to the grand slam calendar and where better to start it than in Australia! I always thought it was a little strange how soon in the year the AO started, but players don’t really seem to be complaining and most will have played a couple of warm up tournaments prior. Melbourne is always a popular destination on the calendar with all the players as it offers so much more than just tennis. Famous for insane temperatures on court and epic night matches often lasting well into the morning, it should be a fantastic two weeks, filled with great encounters.
Take a look at this video from a charity exhibition some of the players put on to help Haiti earthquake victims. Its really entertaining and a great way to help raise money.
