Monday's order of play:

Federer is playing against our Slovakian player, too. Lukas Lacko.

Liptak: "Daniela is perfectly prepared, it could be enough"
SITA, 15/01/2011 14:20

Slovak tennis player Daniela Hantuchova and the background light of the recent problems with the Achilles tendon left leg was not pleased to have the initial inclusion on the main singles competition at the Melbourne Grand Slam Australian Open, but personal trainer semifinalists of the events of the 2008 season Matt Liptak not see Monday's entry into the tournament unbridgeable problem .

"After injury, although every day odkladu help, but this is so and we can not change it. We must prepare for that day and done. I think Daniela is perfectly prepared. Noha at the beginning to be relatively well, Daniela už it at certain moments attributable entirely to the max. In essence, this is about as expeditiously as possible coming into the match and started playing what has natrénované. When given a solid performance, so it might be enough." Forcibly Hantuchova missed a preparatory tournament in Brisbane, Sydney this week was not enough at the outset of the Spanish lefty José María Martínez-Sánchez. Now measure the strength of the Russian Kulikovovou Regina, 113 in the world rankings.

Coming from Kazakhstan and living in Switzerland, 21-year Kulikovová the last year just in the 1st round at Melbourne Park and the Czech Barbora Zahlavova-uncle's care of the absolute record for women at the "Big Four" in a duel duration: 4:19 h fought, Czech ultimately had the upper hand. Liptak, the rival said: "Kulikovová last for a few terrible injuries occurred tournaments. It almost meter ninety, plays very fast. Let me put it that way when it has a good day, is able to play at the highest 'level'. That is a very dangerous rival . He can show aggressive tennis. Can be a little weaker movement and I think the problems with the arm may have difficulty in servicing."

Liptak, confirmed that the winner of a complete collection of Grand Slam mixed doubles primates Hantuchova was given to a foot injury from the end of December do not, in the Grand Slam of Asia and the Pacific in doubles and mix: "Given the circumstances we have reached the conclusion that they now prefer to be saving."
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the match has started. livestream:

This match has no atmosphere...
right?

I'm bored a bit. Slow start for Dani...


I'm also very tired, so hope Daniela will make it without me watching the whole match.

Edit: Its getting better, but still Daniela needs to win those crucial points...

Kulikova hits hard enough that she can be a handful if she can get her first serve percentage above 50%. This sort of player has been trouble before: see Daniela's history against Kleybanova and Pavlyuchenkova.

seems to get a little bit better...kulikova makes more errors and daniela plays safer, come on!!! 2-1

but i don't like her dress, too ..