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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne, Australia; outdoor hard (Plexicushion); Grand Slam)
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Contents
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1. Photos
2. Quarter-final: Hantuchová v Radwanska scoreboard-report
3. Semi-final draw / Preview
4. Andrew's wishes
5. Order of Play for Thursday

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1. Photos
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Daniela Hantuchová:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/99/photos
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=hantuchova
http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/players/wta080394.html
search Getty Images for "hantuchova"

Various players including Daniela:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/photogallery/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7203952.stm

Many players:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/gallery?pg=1&cap=1

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2. Quarter-final: Hantuchová v Radwanska scoreboard-report
(Wednesday 23rd January)
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+ DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [9,EF] d. AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA [29], 6-2 6-2

The first set was very straightforward, with Daniela breaking in the
4th and 8th games. She led *4-0 in the second, but then got nervous
and broken twice before closing it out on Radwanska's weak serve.

Daniela compiled a positive W:UE ratio of 27:20 (Radwanska 17:19) and
won an impressive 15 of 17 points at the net. Radwanska won only 42%
of the points on her own serve, and gave Daniela 14 break-points:
Daniela broke 6 times, while Radwanska only broke twice from 6 BPs.

So she finally did what I've been waiting for since 2002: reached her
first-ever Grand Slam semi-final (in singles - she's already won a
career Grand Slam in Mixed Doubles titles, and reached the Australian
Open 2002 Women's Doubles final).

She's also the first Slovak lady ever to reach a Grand Slam semi-
final - almost 12 years after Karina Habšudová twice served for the
match against Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in their French Open 1996
quarter-final. But perhaps Karina has given birth to two future
tennis-greats: Laura and Nicol Cíleková.

Daniela may have taken advantage of an open draw to reach this semi-
final - after Radwanska and Maria Kirilenko took care of Svetlana
Kuznetsova [2] and Anna Chakvetadze [6] respectively - but she
certainly deserves her luck after all those years of drawing the
Williams-sisters, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, who used to appear
as her 3r/4r/QF opponents with the tedious inevitability of an
unloved season.


The match started at 11:17 AEDT, and seeing as it was Daniela's first
Grand Slam quarter-final in five years, I decided to burn the
midnight-oil and follow live scores at www.australianopen.com.

I also used the live-scoring thread at
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=330030


First set
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HANTUCHOV * *@* *@ 6
RADWANSKA _*___*__ 2

Daniela serving 0-0: Held to love, courtesy of a backhand winner and
a netcord-winner.
Radwanska serving 0-1: 30/0. 30/15. 40/15. Held.

This is the trouble with women's tennis: it's serve-dominated! ;-)

Daniela serving 1-1: 0/15. 15/15. 15/30. 40/30. Held.

Well recovered from 0/15 and 15/30, with one of her trademark
backhand winners down the line at the latter!

Radwanska serving 1-2: 0/15. 15/15. 15/40 (2 BPs). Broken.

Well, well! Radwanska had a half-chance to break in the previous
game, but now it's first blood to Daniela! Always difficult to serve
after missing a chance to break.

Daniela serving 3-1: 15/0. 15/30. 40/30. 40/40. Ad Daniela. Deuce #2.
Ad Daniela. Deuce #3. Ad Daniela. Held.

Daniela fights through another tough service-game - I guess this is
where experience pays off for the 24-year-old over the 18-year-old.
And the gap in score seems so wide, even though it's just one break.

spriwi: "dani is so concentrated, she is moving aga all over the
court. playing really smart. i dont see much of a chance for the
polish girl as long as dani plays so well..."

Radwanska serving 1-4: 0/30. 30/30. Daniela drive-volley winner.
30/40 (BP). 40/40. Daniela punished an "awful" second serve.
Ad Daniela (BP #2). Radwanska saved it with a backhand winner down
the line. Deuce #2. Ad Radwanska. Held.

Daniela lets an even bigger chance to break than Radwanska had go
begging. I hope she reacts a little more maturely on her own serve
than Radwanska did at *1-2.

I've never seen Agnieszka play, except for an unmemorable 2-6 2-6
thrashing by Kim Clijsters at Wimbledon 2006 (her sister Urszula is
an attractive all-court player - I saw half her Wimbledon 2007 Girls'
Singles final on BBCi). What I'm reading on the live-scores thread is
that she has a "powder-puff" serve. I get the impression she's a
Hingis-type player.

Daniela serving 4-2: 30/0. 30/15. 40/15. Held.

Radwanska serving 2-5: 15/0. 15/40 (2 SPs). 40/40. Ad Daniela
(SP #3). Deuce #2. Ad Daniela (SP #4). Deuce #3. Ad Daniela (SP #5).
Deuce #4. Ad Radwanska. Deuce #5. Ad Daniela (SP #6). Daniela won the
first set 6-2 at 11:58 AEDT (41m).

Good girl! Please finish this in two, Daniela, so that I won't have
to be up until 3am (14:00 AEDT) as I was after Chakvetadze v
Kirilenko!

BK4ever: "Aga is really talented. She just needs a serve and some
aggression. She uses her legs very well."

Reuchlin: "I've never seen Daniela play better."


Second set
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HANTUCHOV *@*@ @ @ 6
RADWANSKA ____@ @_ 2

Daniela serving 0-0: 0/15. 15/15. 15/30. 40/30. 40/40. Ad Daniela.
Deuce #2. Ad Radwanska (BP #1). Deuce #3. Ad Daniela. Held.

I see a Girls' Singles match just completed 6-1 6-1 - that's the kind
of efficiency I could do with at this time of night!

WTAworld seems to be down now unfortunately: I'm getting
the "Database Error" page.

Radwanska serving 0-1: Broken to love.
Daniela serving 2-0: 40/0. 40/15. Held.

6-2 3-0*: is Daniela on the verge of her first Grand Slam semi-final,
or the mother of all chokes? One of the dangerous things about young
players is that they don't know when they're beaten - unlike Justine
Henin, who had a look of despair in her eyes at 4-6 *0-3 against
Maria Sharapova yesterday! :-)

Radwanska serving 0-3: 0/30. 40/30. 40/40. Ad Daniela. Deuce #2.
Ad Daniela. Held.

Well fought, Daniela! Let's finish this quickly please!

Daniela serving 4-0: 15/0. 15/30. 30/30. 30/40 (BP). 40/40.
Ad Radwanska (BP #2). Broken.

And Radwanska breaks for the first time in the match, at the third
time of asking. But surely Daniela is too far ahead and too confident
to choke today. She's much stronger mentally now than she was pre-
2007; the days when she used to burst into tears after missing match-
points are a distant memory now.

There have been some incredible turnarounds this tournament,
including the one by Radwanska from 1-6 0-3 against Nadia Petrova in
the previous round.

Radwanska serving 1-4: 15/0. 15/15. 30/15. 30/40 (BP). Broken.
Daniela serving 5-1: 15/0. 15/30. 30/30. 30/40 (BP). 40/40. Ad
Radwanska (BP #2). Deuce #2. Ad Radwanska (BP #3). Broken.

Radwanska breaks for the second time as this match degenerates into
break and counterbreak, but is it too little too late? Is Daniela
thinking too much about reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final? If
she goes on to lose from this position, she ought to be shot, really.

Radwanska serving 2-5: 0/15. 30/15. 30/30. 30/40 (MP #1). The
scoreboard briefly flashed 40/40, but reverted to 30/40 - did Daniela
make a successful challenge? She won 6-2 6-2 at 12:45 AEDT (second
set 47m, match 1h28m).

Wow: all three quarter-finals so far have gone the way I wanted - now
I just need Ana to beat Venus and everything will be perfect! :-)


2.1 Articles
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HANTUCHOVÁ MARCHES INTO LAST FOUR [CEEFAX 490->491]
>>>
Ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová marched into her first Grand Slam semi-
final by thumping Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska at the
Australian Open.

Radwanska, 18, looked nervous early on, and Hantuchová took full
advantage, dictating play from the baseline, and running away with
the first set.

The Slovakian kept up the tempo in the second set, destroying
Radwanska's serve and completing a 6-2 6-2 victory.

Hantuchová faltered when serving for the match, but regained her
composure to close out a 6-2 6-2 victory.

She will play either Venus Williams or Ana Ivanovic in the last four.
<<<

Hantuchová in first Grand Slam semi [Teletext 495->499]
>>>
No problem for Hantuchová [Teletext 499]

Daniela Hantuchová advanced to the semi-final with a comfortable
straight-sets win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

The Slovakian, seeded ninth, reached the last four of a Grand Slam
event for the first time with a 6-2 6-2 win over the Pole, who had
beaten two seeds on her way to the quarter-final stages.

Hantuchová said: "It feels great. I kept fighting for every single
point - even when I wasn't playing well."


Hantuchová backs strength [Teletext 499]

Daniela Hantuchová claims she now has the mental strength to match
her game as she lined up a semi-final clash with Serbian Ana Ivanovic.

The 24-year-old admitted she has been mentally fragile in the past,
but has now put those problems behind her.

Hantuchová said: "I just needed to improve mentally to believe it.
I do think a lot about things, so maybe it just took me a little bit
longer."
<<<

Hantuchová hammers past Radwanska
By Carla Okai <www.australianopen.com>
>>>
Slovakian No.9 seed Daniela Hantuchová has advanced to the semi-
finals with ease as she eliminated Polish Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-2.

Radwanska, 18, had enjoyed a spectacular run at Australian Open 2008,
overpowering second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round.

But her Australian Open hopes were demolished as Hantuchová dominated
the match with her powerful serve and groundstrokes.

Hantuchová broke her opponent's serve in the third game of the
opening set, giving Radwanska little room to move as she controlled
play from the baseline.

The No.9 seed had six break-points in the seventh game, but her
opponent fought back to hold her serve. But the Slovakian finally got
her way, winning the set in 40 minutes.

Radwanska showed glimpses of her natural talent in the second set,
winning with some impressive dropshots from the net. But her serve
let her down and Hantuchová capitalised, breaking early in the set
and again in the fifth game.

Radwanska broke in the seventh game to trail 2-5, but any hope of a
revival was quickly snuffed out by her in-form opponent.
<<<

Hantuchová praises mental strength
By Adam Lucius <www.australianopen.com>
>>>
Late developer Daniela Hantuchová says she now has the mental
strength to match her game after powering through to her first Grand
Slam semi-final at the Australian Open.

A ruthless Hantuchová brushed aside Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2
6-2 in 87 minutes on Wednesday, to line-up a last-four meeting with
Serbian Ana Ivanovic.

The Slovakian had previously reached three Grand Slam quarter-finals -
her last in Melbourne in 2003 - but failed to progress to the last
four, and the 24-year-old admitted she was mentally fragile and not
ready to take the next step - until now.

"I just needed to improve myself mentally, to believe it. I had
people around me saying it to me," she said. "It was a matter of time
[before I started] to believe that, too."

"I guess I had to get through all the tough times and get experience
in order to be able to get to this stage. Everybody has different
times when they mature more. I had to go through all those times and
opportunities that I missed, to be able to get here."

"I do think a lot about things, so maybe it just took me a little bit
longer. But I'm happy for every experience I had to go through.
That's why I can appreciate moments like this much, much more. I'm
definitely enjoying it and really happy."

Hantuchová, who speaks six languages and plays classical piano, has
won four Grand Slam mixed-doubles titles.

But her singles-career has stalled at critical junctions.

"I would just get too hard on myself, and was not able to forgive
myself any mistakes," she revealed.

"I always wanted to have everything perfect, but I just realised that
things are not always going to go your way, and sometimes you have to
work for them."

"Sometimes it's going to be tough, but it's the same in life. You
have to get through some difficult times. If you always give your
best, you can feel good about your yourself."

Hantuchová was on great terms with herself after completely
dominating the hapless Radwanska.

The No.9 seed said of the victory: "I really had to play well in
order to get that score."

"I was real proud how I handled the situation. I felt like I had a
great opportunity to win this match, but I still had to go out there
and play my best, which I think I did at times. I'm just extremely
happy to be in the semis."

Radwanska admitted: "She played very well, and I made too many
mistakes."
<<<

Hantuchová through to first Grand Slam semi-final (Reuters)
Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; editing by Peter Rutherford
>>>
Daniela Hantuchová advanced to her first Grand Slam semi-final when
she ended the fairy-tale Australian Open run of Polish teenager
Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Slovak, who had made three previous Grand Slam
quarter-finals, used her experience to run the 18-year-old around the
court and seal the 6-2 6-2 victory in 87 minutes.

The 29th-ranked Radwanska, who knocked out second seed Svetlana
Kuznetsova and 14th seed Nadia Petrova on the way to her first Grand
Slam quarter-final, produced moments of breathtaking skill, but
lacked experience against the wily ninth seed.

Hantuchová will meet either eighth seed Venus Williams or fourth-seed
Ana Ivanovic, who play later on Wednesday, in the semi-finals.
<<<

Less-than-perfect Hantuchová into semi-final (Reuters)
By Greg Stutchbury (reporting by Greg Stutchbury; editing by Ossian
Shine)
>>>
A refusal to dwell on tiny mistakes vaulted Daniela Hantuchová into
her first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open, the ninth-
seeded Slovak said.

Hantuchová, a former quarter-finalist at Wimbledon, the US Open and
here, made the final four for the first time with a 6-2 6-2 victory
over Pole Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday.

"I think I realised that it's okay to make mistakes, and it's okay to
not always play my best tennis," the 24-year-old told reporters.

"I would just get too hard on myself, and was not able to forgive
myself any mistakes," she added of her past attitude.

"I always wanted to have everything perfect. Yeah, I just realised
that, you know, things are not always going to go your way, and
sometimes you have to work for them."

The tall Slovakian, who burst on to the scene as an 18-year-old when
she beat Martina Hingis in the final at Indian Wells in March 2002,
said she had no regrets at taking her time to reach her first Grand
Slam final four.

"I guess everybody has different times when they mature more. I had
to go through all those times and opportunities that I missed to be
able to get here.

"I'm just extremely happy to be in the semis."

Hantuchová, who won titles at Indian Wells and Linz in Austria last
year, used her experience to run the 18-year-old around the court,
forced her deep behind the baseline, and won several points on
delicate dropshots.

"I felt like I had a great opportunity to win this match, but I still
had to go out there and play my best, which I think I did at times."

Hantuchová will now meet fourth-seed Ana Ivanovic in the semi-finals,
and said she would treat the match against the highly-fancied Serb
like any other.

"I've got nothing to lose. I'm in a great position. I'm feeling like
I'm playing well.

I'm just really looking forward to be out on the court again, and
give my best and see what happens."
<<<

Venus ousted as Europeans dominate in Melbourne (Reuters)
By Ossian Shine (editing by Ed Osmond)
>>>
Europe tightened its stranglehold on this year's Australian Open when
America's sole survivor in the women's singles, Venus Williams, was
blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Ivanovic will meet Daniela Hantuchová in the semis after the Slovak
pummelled Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-2.

Venus and Ivanovic took to court after a double-quick opening match
between Hantuchová and Radwanska.

Hantuchová, a former quarter-finalist at Wimbledon, the US Open and
Melbourne Park, made the final four of a Grand Slam for the first
time with a 6-2 6-2 victory.

"I think I realised that it's okay to make mistakes, and it's okay to
not always play my best tennis," the 24-year-old told reporters.

"I always wanted to have everything perfect. Yeah, I just realised
that things are not always going to go your way, and sometimes you
have to work for them."

Things certainly went her way against Radwanska.

Hantuchová used her experience to run the 18-year-old around the
court, forcing her deep behind the baseline.

"I felt like I had a great opportunity to win this match, but I still
had to go out there and play my best, which I think I did at times,"
Hantuchová said.
<<<

Satisfied Radwanska rues lack of experience (Reuters)
By Greg Stutchbury (editing by Ed Osmond)
>>>
A lack of experience, particularly on crucial points, had ended a
satisfactory Australian Open campaign, Agnieszka Radwanska said on
Wednesday.

The Polish teenager, who only finished high school last year, was
beaten 6-2 6-2 by a comparative veteran in 24-year-old Daniela
Hantuchová on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena, ending her first Grand
Slam quarter-final in just 87 minutes.

"I was trying everything in first set and then second set," Radwanska
told reporters.

"She was playing very good. She was playing very long balls, close to
the baseline. It was very hard to play.

"I made a few mistakes. I also had many chances, but I didn't use
[them], and the last points always she did better.

"I tried my best, but not my day."

The 18-year-old had a dream run through the tournament, beating
second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and 14th seed Nadia Petrova on her
way to the quarter-finals.

"I'm very happy that I did my first quarter-final," Radwanska
said. "I beat two Russian good players, both seeded. So I'm happy."
<<<

Hantuchová downs Radwanska to make Australian Open tennis semis (AFP)
>>>
Slovak ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová emphatically announced her Grand
Slam comeback on Wednesday when she outclassed Polish teenager
Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

Hantuchová crushed Radwanska 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-finals to set up
her first-ever Grand Slam semi against either fourth seed Ana
Ivanovic of Serbia or American eighth seed Venus Williams, who play
later on Wednesday.

The win ended Radwanska's giant-killing run at the season-opening
Grand Slam, which included second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and former
world number three Nadia Petrova.

It also confirmed the 24-year-old Slovak's return to the big time,
exactly five years after her last Grand Slam quarter-final appearance
here five years ago.

"I kept believing, and here I am in the semis," she said.

"It feels great. Every tennis-player knows what I'm talking about
when you get to that point when you feel like everything you touch is
going in, and I want to go on as long as possible."

Hantuchová, who said before the match that she had been unlucky to be
drawn against the likes of Justine Henin and the Williams sisters in
the early rounds of recent Grand Slams, made the most of her chance
against the unfancied Pole.

The opening games went to serve as Radwanska and Hantuchová, who had
only played each other once before, probed for weaknesses.

Hantuchová, enjoying a significant height-advantage over the Pole,
opted to attack the net, and was rewarded with a service-break in the
fourth game.

"At the beginning, I was a little bit tight, but once I warmed up, I
felt like I was hitting the ball well, and tactically I think I
played quite a smart game," she said.

Hantuchová received a warning for time-wasting when serving in the
fifth game, but retained her composure to go up 4-1.

Radwanska risked being overwhelmed as Hantuchová pushed her to break-
point, but held on, unable to prevent the Slovakian making it 5-2 in
the next game.

The Pole then scrambled to save five set-points - two of them with
aces - in the next, but then netted a forehand return to concede the
first set after 40 minutes.

She tried to regather, stretching out the first game of the second
set for nine minutes, but Hantuchová's experience won out, and she
went on to score another break in the next.

Radwanska never recovered and looked a spent force as Hantuchová ran
away with the second set.

The Pole managed to stop Hantuchová serving out the set at 5-1 but
the Slovak then broke her again to win the match after 87 minutes.
<<<

Hantuchová into semi-finals, back among the women's elite after
reaching Australian Open semis
By Neil Frankland: AP Sports Writer
>>>
Daniela Hantuchová was on the brink of becoming one of the Tour's
elite women's players five years ago.

At the Australian Open on Wednesday, she finally took another step to
fulfilling the promise.

When Hantuchová reached the Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open
quarter-finals in succession to earn a career-best ranking of No. 5
in 2003, many predicted a Grand Slam title would be just around the
corner.

It didn't work out that way.

In the ensuing years, the Slovak player faced a series of personal
trials, and her ranking plummeted to No. 31 at the end of 2004.

With newfound confidence and maturity, the ninth-seeded Hantuchová
will play her first Grand Slam semi-final after easing past No. 29
Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-2 on Wednesday.

Now she feels she's where she was always destined to be: among the
top women's players in a Grand Slam semi-final.

"I just needed to improve myself mentally, to believe it," she
said. "I had people around me saying it to me. It was a matter of
time for myself starting to believe that, too. I definitely feel like
I belong there, as well."

And despite the tough times, there are no regrets over the path she
took.

"I do believe strongly that everything happens for a reason," she
said.

Hantuchová has learned a lot of lessons from the lean times,
including the realisation that it's okay to make mistakes.

"I always wanted to have everything perfect. I just realised that
things are not always going to go your way, and sometimes you have to
work for them. And sometimes it's going to be tough," she said. "But
it's the same in life. You have to get through some difficult times."

Hantuchová dominated her quarter-final from the opening game on
Wednesday, taking the first set and a 4-0 lead in the second.

Radwanska then broke serve and held to stay in it, before Hantuchová
closed out.

The relief was palpable.

"I guess I had to get through all the tough times and get experience
in order to be able to get to this stage," Hantuchová said. "That's
why I can appreciate moments like this much, much more."

Not that Hantuchová missed every opportunity after 2003.

In 2005, while partnering with India's Mahesh Bhupathi, Hantuchová
added the French Open and US Open mixed-doubles titles, to the ones
she collected at Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002.
That puts her in a league with one-time mentor Martina Navrátilová,
Margaret Court and Billie Jean King who have completed mixed-doubles
Grand Slams.

Now her focus has shifted squarely to a Grand Slam singles-title.

"After winning all four Grand Slams, I kind of retired," she said.
"I felt like it's time to move on and focus on my singles."
<<<

Ivanovic comes through vs. Williams (PA SportsTicker)
>>>
Beating Williams for the first time in five meetings, Ivanovic set up
a semi-final encounter with No. 9 Daniela Hantuchová, who took down
Agnieszka Radwanska earlier in the day.

Ivanovic figures to be the clear-cut favourite to emerge from the
bottom of the draw, especially after the rising star Radwanska had
her surprising run halted [hmph!].

Despite being five years removed from her last appearance in the
quarter-finals of a Major, Hantuchová had a comfortable win over
Radwanska.

Hantuchová made the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in
her career with a 6-2 6-2 victory over the 29th-seeded Pole on Rod
Laver Arena.

"I felt like I had a great opportunity to win this match, but I still
had to go out there and play my best, which I think I did at times,"
Hantuchová said. "Yeah, I'm just extremely happy to be in the semis.
It means a lot."

This was the fourth time that Hantuchová had been in the quarter-
finals of a Grand Slam, with the last coming here in 2003 in a
straight-sets loss to Venus Williams.

"I guess I had to get through all, you know, the tough times and get
experience in order to be able to get to this stage," she
said. "That's why I can appreciate moments like this much, much more.
I'm definitely enjoying it and really happy."

Radwanska was unable to exert any real pressure on the Slovakian,
despite showing glimpses of the form that had allowed her to upset
second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova on her
way to the round of eight.

It was Hantuchová who struck first with a break early in the opening
set before converting a sixth set-point on Radwanska's serve to take
it 6-2.

The Pole managed to pressure the ninth seed's serve at the start of
the second set, but Hantuchová held on before breaking Radwanska once
again. Another break saw Hantuchová race into a 4-0 lead, but the 18-
year-old Radwanska hit back with one of her own.

The Slovakian broke again immediately afterwards to move to the brink
of victory, but Radwanska was still fighting, securing another break
with a forehand down the line.

However, it merely delayed the inevitable as Hantuchová wrapped up
the match with a forehand that her opponent was unable to return.

Radwanska had beaten the 24-year-old Hantuchová in the only previous
encounter: a second-round matchup in Zürich in October.

"Actually, I was playing against Daniela in Zürich, in winter, so not
so long time ago," Radwanska said. "I beat her in two sets. But today
was different. You know, she was playing very good. I made a few
mistakes. I also have many chances, but I didn't use it. So next
time."

Struggling with her serve, Radwanska was unable to put together the
kind of comeback she had in her fourth-round match against Petrova.
Despite facing deficits of 0-3 and 4-5 in the second set, the Pole
rallied for a 1-6 7-5 6-0 win.

An owner of just one career singles-title, Radwanska was playing in
her first Grand Slam quarter-final.
<<<

Hantuchová reaches last four
By Pippa Davis (Eurosport)
>>>
Ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam
for the first time with an impressive 6-2 6-2 win over talented
teenager Agnieszka Radwanska at the Australian Open.

Hantuchová was in control from the very first game, and only at the
end suffered a bout of nerves that saw her drop serve twice before
breaking to close out the match.

Radwanska, playing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, looked
nervous and restricted throughout, failing to really compete with
Hantuchová until it was too late in the final couple of games.

The 24-year-old Slovak is currently enjoying some of the best form of
her life, and opened with a love service-game before breaking in the
fourth and eighth games to seal the first set with ease.

Hantuchová then looked to be cruising towards a comfortable second
set win as she broke in the second and fourth games to race out to a
4-0 lead.

But the nerves, that have never been too far away from Hantuchová's
game, began to kick in as she headed towards the end of the match,
and Radwanska broke back to apply some pressure.

However, while the Pole was able to break serve, she was unable to
hold and was broken again in the sixth game, before Hantuchová broke
for a sixth time to seal the win with a blistering forehand passing-
shot down the line.

Hantuchová will now face fourth seed Ana Ivanovic in the semi-finals
after the Serb dismissed Venus Wililams 7-6 6-4.

Daniela Hantuchová said: "I kept believing, and here I am in the
semis. It feels great. Every tennis-player knows what I'm talking
about when you get to that point when you feel like everything you
touch is going in, and I want to go on as long as possible. At the
beginning, I was a little bit tight, but once I warmed up, I felt
like I was hitting the ball well, and tactically I think I played
quite a smart game."

Agnieszka Radwanska said: "I was trying everything in first set and
then second set. She was playing very good. She was playing very long
balls, close to the baseline. It was very hard to play. I made a few
mistakes. I also had many chances, but I didn't use [them], and the
last points always she did better. I tried my best, but [it was] not
my day. I'm very happy that I did my first quarter-final. I beat two
Russian good players [Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova], both
seeded. So I'm happy."
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Ivanovic Finally Overcomes Williams; Hantuchová Next
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1998
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Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchová both defied the odds on
Wednesday; having never taken a set off of their quarter-final foes,
they powered into the Australian Open semi-finals in straight sets.

First to advance was No.9 seed Hantuchová, who fired 27 winners
during a 6-2 6-2 victory against No.29 seed Agnieszka Radwanska. In
their only previous encounter a few months ago at the indoor
tournament in Zürich, it was Radwanska who eased to victory 6-3 6-3;
but this time it was Hantuchová who was on her game, winning through
to her career-first Grand Slam singles semi-final.

"I had to play well to get that score," Hantuchová said. "I was very
proud of how I handled this situation - I felt like I had a great
opportunity to win this match, but I still had to go out there and
play my best, which at times I think I did. I'm just extremely happy
to be in the semis."

"I tried my best, but it just wasn't my day; she was playing very
well and I made some mistakes, so next time," Radwanska said. "But
I'm happy that I reached my first Grand Slam quarter-final - I beat
two good Russian players, both seeded. So I'm happy."

Although it's only the beginning of the season, reaching the final
four in Australia is something of a culmination of a return-to-form
last 12 months for Hantuchová, who won the second WTA Tour singles-
title of her career at Indian Wells last February, and has since
returned to the Top 10 and won her third career-title: at Linz last
November. Her best results at the Majors were three quarter-final
finishes in 2002 and 2003; now, five years later, she reaches her
very first Major semi, with a realistic shot at her first final.

"I think it means a lot - I guess I had to get through all the tough
times and get experience to get to this stage. That's why I
appreciate moments like this much, much more. It's going to be a new
experience for me. Whoever I play, it's going to be a tough match.
But I have nothing to lose. I'm in a great position. I'm just looking
forward to being out on the court again."
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2.2 Daniela's quarter-final press-conference
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Source: www.australianopen.com

Q. Was the match as easy as the scoreboard indicated?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, definitely was a tough match. I mean, I
really had to play well in order to get that score. I was real proud
how I handled the situation. I felt like I had a great opportunity to
win this match, but I still had to go out there and play my best,
which I think I did at times.

Yeah, I'm just extremely happy to be in the semis.

Q. Is this an extension to your good form of last year?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: I don't know. I don't look at it like that.
I just try to give my best in every match. Obviously it's a great
start for this year. I couldn't ask for anything better.

Yeah, I mean, it's been great the last few months. I just hope to
continue like this.

Q. Do you think it might be a different story if you didn't get rid
of your doubles-game?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: I don't really think about that at all. I think
all the top players do that. Once you know you are in the later
stages of the singles-tournament, you want to just focus on that.

Yeah, I think it was important that I save my energy for this match
today.

Q. Is it a nice change to have everyone talking about your tennis as
opposed to things going on in your personal life or your appearance?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, definitely that's what I always try to say,
that I think we should be recognised more for what kind of athletes
we are than perhaps the way we look and what kind of stuff we do
outside the court. I think all of that, once we get on the court, we
just want to play our best tennis, and don't really care what we look
like.

Q. You've been playing a number of years now. First Grand Slam semi-
final. What does this mean to you?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: It means a lot. I guess I had to get through all,
you know, the tough times and get experience in order to be able to
get to this stage. That's why I can appreciate moments like this
much, much more. I'm definitely enjoying it and really happy.

Q. Do you notice anything you're doing differently this time that got
you to this stage?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Like I said already a couple days ago, I think I
realised that it's okay to do mistakes and it's okay to not always
play my best tennis. But, you know, it's a nice challenge to have to
always find a way how to get through a match, even not playing well.
And I think it's something that I've improved a lot the last few
months.

Q. In the past, when you would make those mistakes, what would go
through your head?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: I would just get too hard on myself and was not
able to forgive myself any mistakes. I always wanted to have
everything perfect. Yeah, I just realised that, you know, things are
not always going to your way, and sometimes you have to work for
them. And sometimes it's going to be tough, but it's the same in
life. You have to get through some difficult times.

But at the end of the day, if you always give your best, you can feel
good about yourself.

Q. How much do you miss Kim Clijsters?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Yeah, I've been thinking about her a lot because
last year I lost to her here. Now she's expecting baby. She's been
such a great friend of mine. I was just so happy the way things
worked out for her. She's very, very happy with her family and the
baby and stuff.

So, yeah, I'm just very happy for her.

Q. Are you in touch still?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Yeah.

Q. Have you spoken to her during the tournament?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Not during the tournament. But before we texted
each other.

Q. Did you get nervous serving for the match the first time?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Not really, no. That's always going to be the
tougher side because of the sun. So I didn't really see too much
after hitting the serve. I was kind of just guessing where the ball
was going.

Yeah, I was not really too tight.

Q. Is it tough playing out there? The match at the moment: six of the
first seven games went against serve.

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: It's not easy, especially on the side you are
against the sun, especially this time of day, it's really tough.
Sometimes people don't realise, you know, that there are effects like
sun or wind that we have to manage. Yeah, it was also pretty hot. But
thank God there was no wind. So no complaints.

Q. Can you tell us how working with Marco has helped you out?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, he's been such a great help to my game,
too, obviously joining the Sánchez/Casal Academy has helped me
incredibly improve my game. I think physically Marco has been a great
help for me. Having a team around me like this gives me a lot of
confidence, and I'm really happy with them.

Q. How did you come across each other?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: A friend of mine suggested him. I mean, I heard
that he was very, very good, which he obviously is. We tried it for a
couple of weeks and it worked out well so we kept going.

Q. Are you surprised a little bit that, as good as you were even five
years ago, that it took you this long to reach a semi-final of a
Grand Slam?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Not really. I mean, I guess everybody has
different times when they mature more. And I guess, like I said, I
had to go through all those times and opportunities that I missed to
be able to get here.

I do think a lot about things, so maybe it just took me a little bit
longer. But I'm happy for every experience I had to go through.

Q. You see other players walk around, like the Williams sisters and
Maria Sharapova. They give the sense they feel as though they should
be in Grand Slam finals. Do you feel you should be in a Grand Slam
final?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Oh, definitely I feel like my game always
belonged there. I just needed I guess to improve myself mentally, to
believe it. I had people around me saying it to me. It was a matter
of time actually myself starting to believe that, too.

I definitely feel like I belong there as well.

Q. Was there a moment that you can remember believing that - a
specific moment made you think you do belong?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, it's tough to say. I don't really remember
the moment when it happened. I think it was just a matter of time, as
well.

Q. You'll face a stiff test either way in the semi-finals. You'll
probably know whether your game is at the point you can beat an elite
player. What do you have to do to bring your best?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, it's going to be, again, a new experience
for me, which I'm really excited about. Either way, whoever I play,
it's going to be a tough match.

But I've got nothing to lose. I'm in a great position. I'm feeling
like I'm playing well. I'm just really looking forward to be out on
the court again and give my best, and see what happens.

Q. Could you clarify for us how many languages you speak?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Slovak, which is my native language. Obviously,
with that you can understand Czech, Croatian a little bit. German,
English. Little bit Italian as well.

Q. How would you rate your opponent's game today compared to your
last meeting in Zürich last year?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, I knew I had to play really well to be able
to [beat?] Agnieszka. That's why I'm really proud the way I handled
it. She's tough. I thought she was playing well. But I felt like I
didn't give her too many chances to get into the match. I felt like I
did everything right that I supposed to.

I think tactically I played quite a smart game.

Q. You said it's taken you some time to build the maturity and
experience to be able to play at this level. Have you got any regrets
from the past five years?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Absolutely not. I do believe strongly that
everything happens for a reason.

Q. Do you still have any time to play piano?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Not too much any more. I mean, occasionally
sometimes a little bit. But, yeah, I've been pretty bad on that.

Q. Is it something that in the past helped you to relax?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Yeah, it was a great way to relax, especially
after a tough practice, tough day at school. I came back home and I
had to practise for like 45 minutes every day. I was always so tired
and sometimes falling asleep there.

But, yeah, it was really helping me to relax and just completely get
away from everything.

Q. What are your favourite types of pieces to play when you do have
time?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, I used to play all the classical things, so
Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, that kind of stuff.

Q. The easy stuff?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: That's more difficult than I think the normal
songs.

Q. For your home-country, I think you're the best Slovakian player so
far going that far. Does it mean something for you coming from that
small country?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, obviously it makes me very, very proud. I
think, like you said, we are a small country. But I think we've got a
great people. Being, you know, one of them, it's a great pleasure and
honour. I always said it's so nice to be able to represent my country.

I can't really say if I'm the best or not. I'm sure there's been a
lot of great players before me, and hopefully after me. But it's
definitely nice to be part of that.

Q. Will you celebrate this victory, or do you have to put it behind
you immediately and focus on the semi-finals?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Just focus on the semi-finals. Obviously there
will be time after the tournament when I can sit back and enjoy all
this. But at this stage of the tournament, I just want to focus on my
next match, relax as much as I can tonight. But tomorrow is another
day. I want to make sure I'm prepared as well as I can.

Q. How much does the doubles-game help you to be successful in
singles?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Well, I think definitely it helped me a lot to
improve my game, coming to the net, having to serve and volley.
Especially playing mixed doubles, having to return the guy's serves.

For me doubles and mixed doubles, it's just been always about fun,
going out there and really enjoying the game.

Yeah, I had some great memories, especially from the Grand Slams.
It's been nice to be able to play those parts of the events, as well.

Q. You're not playing mixed doubles here. Is there any reason?

DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: After winning all four Grand Slams, I kind of
retired, felt like it's time to move on and focus on my singles.

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3. Semi-final draw / Preview
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* MARIA SHARAPOVA [5,EF] v JELENA JANKOVIC [3] (DAVAI MARIA!!)
* DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [9,EF] v ANA IVANOVIC [4,DF] (my loyalty is to
Daniela)


3.1 Preview of Daniela's semi-final
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DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [9,EF]:
1r + Vania King, 6-3 7-5
2r + Alizé Cornet, 6-2 7-5
3r + Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6-2 6-3
4r + MARIA KIRILENKO [27,DF], 1-6 6-4 6-4
qf + AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA [29], 6-2 6-2

ANA IVANOVIC [4,DF]:
1r + Sorana Cîrstea, 7-5 6-3
2r + Tathiana Garbin, 6-0 6-3
3r + KATARINA SREBOTNIK [28], 6-3 6-4
4r + Caroline Wozniacki, 6-1 7-6 (7/2)
qf + VENUS WILLIAMS [8], 7-6 (7/3) 6-4

A mouthwatering semi-final full of talent and beauty, which
guarantees that I will have at least demi-fanship interest in the
final.

I saw Ana's second-round match on BBCi, and she was just awesome:
hard hitting, spreading rallies, many winners - she looked like she
could do whatever she wanted with the ball! But she did get nervous
and tentative at 6-0 4-0*, and the scorelines of her other matches
aren't so impressive - though I'm certainly very pleased that she got
a win over a Williams-sister at last!

BBCi haven't televised Daniela so far this Australian Open - and nor
will they, unless she reaches the final, or they have decency to show
the semi-finals recorded tomorrow. In fact, the very last time I saw
Daniela play was the end of her loss to Ana at the Sony Ericsson
Championships in November 2007.

Ana had a stellar year in 2007, becoming the first player younger
than Maria Sharapova ever to beat her (once by retirement, and again
6-2 6-1 in the French Open semi-finals), winning Berlin over world #4
Svetlana Kuznetsova, reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals by winning
the match of the tournament over Nicole Vaidišová, and winning Los
Angeles and Luxembourg.

Daniela is coming off what I consider to be the best year of her
career in 2007 (by a narrow margin over 2002), and is so much
stronger mentally than she was pre-2007. But she did wobble from 6-2
*4-0 in her quarter-final, and she wouldn't get away with that
against Ana, who stays in a match like a wasp at a barbeque.

Daniela said: "It's going to be a new experience for me, which I'm
really excited about. It's going to be a tough match, but I've got
nothing to lose. I'm in a great position. I'm feeling like I'm
playing well. I'm just really looking forward to being out on the
court again, and giving my best and seeing what happens."

Ana said: "She's definitely on a roll; she's playing some great
tennis here. It's going to be a very hard match, and it's a semi-
final, but it is a great chance for both of us. We both have a good
chance, and I really hope it will be a good match. We had tough
matches last time we played in Madrid, and also before that in
Luxembourg, and once more also last year on grass. I'm really looking
forward to the challenge."

Ana leads Daniela 2:1 head to head, with all three meetings in 2007.
Daniela crushed Ana 6-3 6-1 at 's-Hertogenbosch, which was surprising
after Ana had reached the French Open final, and given that she went
on to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals!

Ana beat Daniela 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Luxembourg-final, after Daniela
had led 6-3 3-0* - not so much Daniela's choke as Ana's fightback.
And Ana beat Daniela 6-2 7-6 (11/9) at the Sony Ericsson
Championships - a 2h12m marathon with numerous deuces, and set-points
for Daniela in the tiebreak.

So I don't expect Daniela to go quietly, although I have to say I
would be astounded if she reached her first Grand Slam singles-final
by beating Ana, who has improved even more during the off-season.

Ana is the player most likely to become the next first-time Grand
Slam champion: perhaps even on Saturday, although Maria Sharapova is
absolutely on fire at the moment, while Ana could struggle to get
over the finishing-line. That's what Daniela has to look to exploit.


Ivanovic Finally Overcomes Williams; Hantuchová Next
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1998
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Hantuchová has been a difficult opponent for Ivanovic. She won their
first match on the grass of 's-Hertogenbosch last June
comprehensively - 6-3 6-1 - and although Ivanovic did win their other
two meetings later that year, they were close: the Slovak was leading
6-3 3-0 before falling in three sets in the Luxembourg final, and
held set-points in the second set of a two-set round-robin defeat in
Madrid.

"We both have a good chance now, and I really hope it will be a good
match," an elated Ivanovic said. "We had tough matches last time we
played: in Madrid, and before that in Luxembourg. I think it's going
to be an interesting match, and I'm really looking forward to the
challenge."
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3.2 Articles about all semi-finalists
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Fresh faces feature on semi-final day
By Adam Lucius <www.australianopen.com>
>>>
No Venus. No Serena. And no Justine. For the first time since 2002,
the surname Williams or Henin won't feature on the Rod Laver Arena
scoreboard when this year's Australian Open women's final is played
on Saturday.

Day 11 of the Melbourne Park tournament on Thursday sees four
players - Daniela Hantuchová, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova and
Jelena Jankovic - slug it out on a semi-final day with a difference.

Sharapova meets Jankovic in the first of the afternoon's centre-court
battles before making way for the intriguing Hantuchová-Ivanovic
clash.

In a clear sign there is a changing of the guard in the women's game,
Sharapova is the only one of the four semi-finalists with a Grand
Slam title to her name.

"I think it's interesting for everyone to see new faces and fresh
faces," Ivanovic said. "Most of us are very young - Maria is 20,
Jelena is 22, Daniela also very young [24] - so I think it's great
for women's tennis."

"We all have a great opportunity here this year. It's just a matter
of who can stay stronger and do it."

Hantuchová is the only one of the four without Grand Slam semi-final
experience.

But Ivanovic insists that doesn't give her a clear advantage.

"She's had a great run. She had a lot of good wins," the Serb
said. "Obviously there is no easy match in a Grand Slam. But she
obviously has a lot of confidence coming into the semi-final. It's
going to be a very tough match."

Hantuchová countered: "It's going to be a new experience for me,
which I'm really excited about. It's going to be a tough match, but
I've got nothing to lose. I'm in a great position."

"I'm feeling like I'm playing well. I'm just really looking forward
to being out on the court again, and giving my best and seeing what
happens."

Sharapova holds a 3:1 win-loss record over Jankovic but is taking
nothing for granted.

"Previous matches don't count. This is a new encounter, a new match,"
she pointed out. "This is a great opportunity for both of us. I'm
very excited about the match-up."

"Ever since the juniors, we've always played really tough and we've
always battled it out, and it's great to see her in the semis."
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With Henin, Williams sisters out, it's all eastern Europeans at the
Australian Open semis
By Dennis Passa: AP Sports Writer
>>>
With the Williams sisters and No. 1 Justine Henin gone, the
Australian Open women's semi-finals are an all-eastern-European
affair.

And two not-so-similar Serbians are in the hunt for their first Grand
Slam singles-title.

No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Ana Ivanovic both advanced to last
year's French Open semi-finals, signalling the start of a Serbian
move into the top five of women's tennis.

At this year's Australian Open, the two could meet in the final, if
Jankovic can get past Maria Sharapova in one of Thursday's semi-
finals and Ivanovic, who beat Venus Williams 7-6(3) 6-4 in the
quarter-finals Wednesday, beats Daniela Hantuchová of Slovakia in the
other.

The two Serbians share only their nationality: Jankovic is outspoken,
whereas Ivanovic has a quiet manner about her and is more private,
describing herself as "sensitive" in her WTA Tour biography.

Ivanovic is taking a finance course by correspondence, reads Greek
mythology, listens to pop and rhythm-and-blues music, and has studied
Spanish. Jankovic likes techno music, considers herself competitive,
and learned French at a diplomatic school in Serbia.

On the court, they become more similar: both are right-handed with
two-handed backhands that produce powerful groundstrokes.

Ivanovic says tennis is growing in Serbia, which has a population of
just over 10 million.

"We get a lot of support from back home," she said. "Every time I
speak to my father, he always says how many people are following us.
I think it's great for our tennis, and it's becoming one of the major
sports back home.

"It's just amazing to have two of us playing semi-finals at a Grand
Slam: a dream coming true."

Jankovic has lost three of four matches against Sharapova, and the
two were junior teammates together at a Florida tennis-academy.
Sharapova lost last year's final here to Serena Williams, but looked
ever so powerful in ending Henin's 32-match winning-streak in the
quarter-finals this year.

The last time Jankovic and Sharapova played - at the Birmingham
grasscourt tournament last year - Jankovic beat the Russian in three
sets, including 7-5 in the decider. Sharapova has beaten Jankovic
twice on hard courts, including the US Open's second round in 2004.

Sharapova says that makes little difference to her.

"Previous matches don't count; this is a new encounter, a new match,"
Sharapova said. "Ever since the juniors, we've always played really
tough and we've always battled it out, and it's great to see her in
the semis."

Jankovic beat defending champion Serena Williams in the quarter-
finals: one of the biggest wins of her career.

The 22-year-old Jankovic has been nursing a variety of injuries since
straining her right hamstring at the Hopman Cup in Perth. As well,
she says she's sore all over.

"They put me in an ice-tub, and I freeze, actually, to kind of help
my muscles recover," Jankovic said. "But I'm doing fine. I just
wanted my body to get stronger so that I can play without pain. But
it just shows that I'm not really in the best shape."

Hantuchová, who beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2 6-2 on
Wednesday, is playing in her first Grand Slam semi-final. She made
the quarter-finals of three straight Grand Slams - Wimbledon and the
US Open in 2002, and the Australian Open in 2003 - but it's been a
dry spell since.

"I guess I had to get through all the tough times and get experience
in order to be able to get to this stage," said No. 9-seeded
Hantuchová, who is the oldest of the semi-finalists at 24. "That's
why I can appreciate moments like this much, much more."

Ivanovic leads their career head-to-heads 2:1, all in 2007. Ivanovic
beat her at the WTA Tour Championships in November, including an 11/9
score in the second-set tiebreak.

Hantuchová was asked before she knew her semi-final opponent -
Ivanovic or Venus Williams - what kind of match she expected.

"You'll face a stiff test either way in the semi-finals," Hantuchová
said. "But I've got nothing to lose. I'm in a great position."

Ivanovic agreed.

"She's had a great run, a lot of good wins," Ivanovic said. "She
obviously has a lot of confidence coming into the semi-final."
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Serb women and Nadal ready for final push
Editing by Ossian Shine (Reuters)
>>>
A first all-Serbian Grand Slam final is on the cards when Jelena
Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic tackle Maria Sharapova and Daniela
Hantuchová in the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Fifth seed Sharapova, fresh from her straight-sets demolition of
world number one Justine Henin, has won three of her four matches
against Jankovic, and will fancy her chances of reaching the
Melbourne Park final for the second successive year.

The Russian - a former Wimbledon and US Open champion - has cruised
through the draw, and produced a scintillating performance to knock
out top seed Henin.

But third seed Jankovic ousted champion Serena Williams in the
quarter-finals, and seems to be making light of recent injury-
problems.

Ivanovic made it a Serbian double over the Williams sisters when she
proved too strong for Venus, and the fourth seed has beaten Slovakian
Hantuchová twice in three matches.
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4. Andrew's wishes
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DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [9,EF]:
sf + ANA IVANOVIC [4,DF]
_f + MARIA SHARAPOVA [5,EF]

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5. Order of Play for Thursday
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Rod Laver Arena: day-session (start 11:00 AEDT = 00:00 GMT)
MD sf: Jeff Coetzee [S]/Wesley Moodie v (ARNAUD CLÉMENT/MICHAEL
LLODRA)[7]
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(not before 13:30 AEDT = 02:30 GMT)
WS sf: MARIA SHARAPOVA [5,EF] v JELENA JANKOVIC [3]
WS sf: DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ [9,EF] v ANA IVANOVIC [4,DF]
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Rod Laver Arena: evening-session (start 19:30 AEDT = 08:30 GMT)
MS sf: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v RAFAEL NADAL [2]
XD qf: (CARA BLACK/PAUL HANLEY)[1] v (SUN,TIANTIAN/NENAD ZIMONJIC)[5]

Doesn't sound like BBCi has any plans to show the women's semi-
finals! :fiery: In 2006, BBCi showed them recorded after the live
men's match in the evening-session, but not in 2007.

Full order of play:
http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/

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