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 Post subject: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 11. January 2012 14:29 
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imageDates: January 16 - 28, 2012
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
Tier: Grand Slam
Prize Money: AUS$26,000,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Craig Tiley

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2011 Performance: 1st Round Lst. Regina Kulikova 6-7(3) 6-3 7-9

Singles:
1R: [20] Daniela Hantuchova bt [Q] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-2
2R: [20] Daniela Hantuchova bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 4-6 6-4 6-3
3R: [11] Kim Clijsters (BEL) bt. [20] Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 6-2

Doubles:
1R: [8] Daniela Hantuchova & Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) & Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 6-1 6-0
2R: [8] Daniela Hantuchova & Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) & Jasmin Woehr (GER) 6-0 6-0
3R: [11] Sara Errani (ITA) & Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt [8] Daniela Hantuchova & Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-4 6-2



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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 11. January 2012 18:13 
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Daniela's gained plenty of points in the past fortnight, and the coming fortnight has the same potential. No points to defend in Melbourne, and with the way Daniela's playing she can certainly win a few rounds here. Alot depends on the draw, but if she gets somewhat lucky, as she did in Brisbane and Sydney, then going through to the latter stages of week 1 or even the start of week 2 is possible.


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 12. January 2012 18:25 
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Draw ceremony is on Friday, 10 am local, live on AustralianOpen TV

a 3rd round is very likely... 1st round against qualifier, 2nd vs. Rus or Tsurenko, but then possible 3rd vs. Kim Clijsters... puh


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 01:08 
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Clijsters in round 3. :roll:

Bugger.


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 09:57 
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Yup horrid draw..and even if she somehow gets past clijsters should they play, she's got Li waiting in R4 :x

I'll take 3rd round here, especially after last year...go for it Daniela!

The only saving grace is she's avoided Serena...


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 10:08 
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I'm pleased with the draw,and I'm not sure if clijsters is 100% healty.


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 12:21 
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Daniela's quarter in full;

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)(1) vs Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) vs Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Alize Cornet (FRA) vs Monica Niculescu (ROM)(31)

Lucie Safarova (CZE)(24) vs Christina McHale (USA)
Qualifier vs Marina Erakovaic (NZL)
Qualifier vs Petra Martic (CRO)
Qualifier vs Jelena Jankovic (SRB)(13)

Kim Clijsters (BEL)(11) vs Qualifier
Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) vs Elena Baltacha (GBR)
Aranxta Rus (NED) vs Lesia Tsurenkova (UKR)
Qualifier vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)(20)

Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)(26) vs Eva Birnerova (CZE)
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) vs Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) vs Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) vs Na Li (CHN)(5)



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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 12:24 
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3rd round is surely the minimum expectation here with a qualifier in round one and then two girls I have absolutely no idea about (I've heard of Rus, but not Tsurenko). Kim has had her recent hip injury which may hamper her so Daniela should feel relatively confident should they meet, but we shall cross that bridge when we come to it.

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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 15:31 
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as my old friend scott said


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 17:50 
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i will speak or write something in third round.


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 13. January 2012 23:20 
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there could have been a better draw, but we will see. Good Luck Daniela.



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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 14. January 2012 10:13 
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Order of play, Monday 16 January

Show Court 3 (11.00am)
Varvara Lepchenko(USA) vs. Daniela Hantuchova(SVK)[20]

Mardy Fish(USA)[8] vs. Gilles Muller(LUX)

Aravane Rezai(FRA) vs. Shuai Peng(CHN)[16]

John Isner(USA)[16] vs. Benjamin Mitchell(AUS)


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 14. January 2012 10:45 
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So, Lepchenko, the 'american', in round one. Ranked 127, first time the two have met. Don't think I really need to say much more.

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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 14. January 2012 15:24 
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Lepchenko is a very good clay court player, beating Pennetta at the French Open 1st round last year. Lepchenko's hard court results are quite poor, although I would say that she has come through qualifying very easily, not dropping more that two games a set.

Daniela will need to be in her groove from the get-go to quash any hope Lepchenko will have. The first set will be crucial.

Good luck Daniela, and if she comes through this first match, it's always nice to get the first win out of the way and not have to wait around.

The temperature won't be too hot either as she'll be on court 11am.


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 Post subject: Re: Australian Open, Melbourne
PostPosted: 14. January 2012 15:52 
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great that we can see her match live :D sooo excited about the AO 8-)


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