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 Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles:
32nd seed and former French Open Champion Carlos Moya (ESP) became the first seed in the men's singles to crash out of the tournament, losing to Andrei Pavel (ROM) in five sets. 4th seed David Nalbandian (ARG) survived another five-setter to move into the next round. With the absence of the likes of World No.2 Rafael Nadal, defending champion Marat Safin (RUS) and tennis legend Andre Agassi (USA), loss of any big names in the early rounds could dent the ratings of this tournament.
Women's Singles:
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams (USA) and 9th seed Elena Dementieva (RUS) were stunned in the first round by little-known Tszvetana Pironkova (BUL) and Julia Schruff (GER) respectively. Williams lost 6-2,0-6,7-9 whilst Dementieva lost in straight sets 5-7,2-6.
Other seeds which fell in the first round :
26th seed Ai Sugiyama (JPN) lost to former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez Granados (ESP) 4-6,3-6.
28th seed Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) lost to Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE) 3-6,4-6.
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles
List of Upsets :
9th seed Fernando Gonzales (CHI) lost to Alex Bogomolov Jr (USA) 2-3
13th seed Robby Ginepri (USA) lost to Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 2-3
14th seed Richard Gasquet (FRA) lost to Tommy Haas (GER) 0-3
17th seed Radek Stepanek (CZE) lost to
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 2-3
19th seed Tomas Berdych (CZE) lost to
Gilles Simon (FRA) 1-3
22nd seed Gael Monfils (FRA) lost to Luis Horna (PER) 0-3
29th seed Filippo Volandri (ITA) lost to Nathan Healey (AUS) 0-2
Women's Singles
List of Upsets :
11th seed Nathalie Dechy (FRA) lost to Zi Yan (CHN) 1-2
18th seed Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 0-2
23rd seed Jelena Jankovic (SCG) lost to Olga Savchuk (UKR) 0-2
30th seed Vera Zvonareva (RUS) lost to Martina Hingis (SUI) 0-2
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles
Despite playing on home soil at the 2006 Australian Open, 3rd seed Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) was bundled out of the competition in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 4-6,4-6,7-6,2-6.
Other fallen seeds :
24th seed Olivier Rochus (BEL)
28th seed Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
Women's Singles
5th seed Mary Pierce (FRA) became the highest ranked player to fall in the women's singles, losing to 3-6,5-7 to Iveta Benesova (CZE).
Other fallen seeds :
19th seed Dinara Safina (RUS)
21st seed Ana Ivanovic (SCG)
22nd seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)
27th seed Marion Bartoli (FRA)
31st seed Gisela Dulko (ARG)
32nd seed Sania Mirza (IND)
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles
In the third round of competition, 6th seed Guillermo Coria (ARG) was taken out by 25th seed Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) in four sets. 8th seed Gaston Gaudio (ARG) also failed to advance, losing to Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 2-3 while 16th seed Tommy Robredo (ESP) crushed US Open quarter-finalist James Blake (USA) in straight sets.
Women's Singles
Defending champion Serena Williams (USA) was ousted by 17th seed Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 1-6,6-7. Meanwhile, except for top seed Lindsay Davenport (USA) who was stretched to three sets, the other top players like Maria Sharapova (RUS), Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL), Nadia Petrova (RUS) cruised to the next round with ease.
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles
Unseeded Marcos Baghdatis caused a huge upset by eliminating 2nd seed Andy Rod**** (USA) 6-4,1-6,6-3,6-4. Another unseeded player Fabrice Santoro (FRA) bounced 11th seed David Ferrer (ESP) in the fourth round.
World No. 1 Roger Federer (SUI) survived a five-setter against Tommy Haas (GER) to move into the quarter-finals. 5th seed Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) ousted Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) with the same score.
4th seed David Nalbandian (ARG) progressed to the quarter-finals over 16th seed Tommy Robredo (ESP). 7th seed Ivan Ljubicic also advanced with a 3-0 win over 10th seed Thomas Johansson (SWE). 21st seed Nicolas Kiefer (GER) and 25th seed Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) both qualified for the quarters by defeating unseeded players.
Women's Singles
Top seed Lindsay Davenport (USA) defeated former US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-2,6-4 in the fourth round. Former French Open champion and the 12th seed Anastasia Myskina (RUS) lost to 7th seed Patty Schnyder (SUI) 2-6,1-6. The other top seeds including Clijsters, Mauresmo, Henin-Hardenne, Sharapova all moved into the quarter-finals.
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles Quarter-Finals
Top seed Roger Federer (SUI) suffered another scare when he had to scrape through two tie-breakers before overcoming 5th seed Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-4,3-6,7-6,7-6. 21st seed Nicolas Kiefer (GER) also battled past a tenacious Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) in five sets to reach the semi-finals.
4th seed David Nalbandian (ARG), one of the few players who dealt Federer a defeat last year, crushed unseeded Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-5,6-0,6-0. He will take on another unseeded player Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) who scalped another top seed, 7th seed Ivan Ljubicic (CRO), 3-2 after knocking out 2nd seed Andy Rod**** in his previous match.
Women's Singles Quarter-Finals
Top seed Lindsay Davenport (USA), last year's finalist, was eliminated by French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne (FRA) 6-2,2-6,3-6. Maria Sharapova (RUS) also advanced to the semi-finals with a 7-6,6-4 victory over compatriot Nadia Petrova (RUS) despite some complaints about her loud grunts on-court.
3rd seed Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) handed 7th seed Patty Schnyder (SUI) a bagel in a quarter-final match, overwhelming her opponent 6-3,6-0. 2nd seed and favourite for the title Kim Clijsters (BEL) survived a resistant challenge from another Swiss, former winner Martina Hingis (SUI). Hingis trailed 3-6,0-2 before reeling in the next six games to take the second set 6-2. In the deciding set, Clijsters went up 3-1 again but Hingis broke back to level at 3-3. Clijsters then kicked into another gear, started to overpower Hingis and ended the match winning 6-4.
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles Semi-Finals
Roger Federer (SUI), who won in 2004, rolled past Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 6-3,5-7,6-0,6-2 to reach the 2006 Australian Open men's singles final. He would be bidding for his third straight Grand Slam title, having won the Wimbledon and US Open last year.
While Federer was expected to make the final, Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) continued to shock everyone by upsetting another top seed to reach the final. Baghdatis stunned 4th seed David Nalbandian with an amazing comeback from two sets down, to win 3-6,5-7,6-3,6-4,6-4.
Women's Singles Semi-Finals
Also a Australian Open winner in 2004, 8th seed Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) took down 4th seed Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4-6,6-1,6-4 to reach her fifth career Grand Slam final. Henin-Hardenne has won four of those Grand Slam finals, losing only in her first at Wimbledon in 2001. She will face 3rd seed Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) who was leading 2nd seed Kim Clijsters (BEL) 5-7,6-2,3-2 before Clijsters withdrew due to injury. Mauresmo was also a finalist back in 1999 when she lost to Martina Hingis (SUI) who made a comeback this year.
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Re: Tennis: 2006 Australian Open Results and Latest Updates
Men's Singles Final
Roger Federer (SUI) stopped the giant-killing feats of unseeded Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) with a 5-7,7-5,6-0,6-2 win in the final. Federer has now won three straight Grand Slam tournaments and will be gunning for the French Open title to complete his Grand Slam.
Women's Singles Final
3rd seed Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) captured her first ever Grand Slam title when 8th seed Justine Henin-Hardenne retired early in the second set due to sickness. Mauresmo nevertheless had a big lead (6-1,2-0) in the match so she fully deserved her title.
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