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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. Women's Singles: Third-round result
3. Women's Singles: Fourth-round draw

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1. Photos
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Hsieh,Su-Wei (improved tennis and improved beauty!):
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/1365/photos
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=hsieh
search Getty Images for "hsieh"

Various players including Hsieh,Su-Wei:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/photogallery/

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

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2. Women's Singles: Third-round result
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+ Hsieh,Su-Wei [Q,S] d. Aravane Rezaļ, 6-2 6-7 (3/7) 6-4

Hsieh makes Grand Slam mark for Taiwan (Reuters)
By Simon Cambers (Editing by Ossian Shine)
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Hsieh,Su-wei proudly flew the Taiwanese flag on Friday when she
became the first player from her country to reach the last 16 of a
Grand Slam tournament.

The 22-year-old qualifier edged out France's Aravane Rezaļ
6-2 6-7 6-4, and now plays top seed and world number one Justine
Henin of Belgium.

World number 158 Hsieh, who plays double-handed on both sides, has
now won six matches to get to the fourth round, having come through
the qualifying-competition.

While Rezaļ tried to out-power Hsieh, the Taiwanese mixed up the
pace, even resorting to moonball tactics in an effort both to upset
the rhythm of the Frenchwoman and to recover from a series of long
rallies.

"She made me run very much and I was tired, so I had to go moonball
to get more seconds to rest," Hsieh told reporters.

Hsieh began the year by representing Taiwan at the Hopman Cup in
Perth, where she claimed a win against world number 38 Gisela Dulko
of Argentina.
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Hsieh Breaks Through
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1982
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Slotted to meet Henin in the fourth round is qualifier Hsieh,Su-Wei,
the very first woman from Chinese Taipei ever to make a Grand Slam
fourth round. Hsieh had a topsy-turvy 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 win over Aravane
Rezaļ on Friday, squandering a 5-2 second-set lead - with three match-
points at 5-4 - before finally closing it out in the third. The 22-
year-old, who fell in the first round of her five previous Grand Slam
main draws, becomes the first qualifier to make the round of 16 here
since 2004 (when Mara Santangelo did the same).
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HSIEH MAKES HISTORY
By Neil Frankland: AP Sports Writer
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Hsieh,Su-wei become the first Taiwanese player to reach the fourth
round of a Grand Slam.

Hsieh played on public courts, and was kicked off by amateurs when
her allotted time was up. There are no tennis-academies or institutes
in Taiwan.

"You go to one court, and maybe in the afternoon have to go to
another place to get on a court," the 22-year-old Hsieh said after a
6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 win over Aravane Rezaļ of France.

Hsieh combined looping "moonballs" with double-handed shots on both
sides to rally past Rezaļ.

"She made me run very much and I was tired, so I have to go moonball
to get more seconds to rest," Hsieh said.

One of seven children, Hsieh was coached by her father, Tzu-lung, who
learned of the game after walking by a tennis-court. Younger brother
Cheng-peng will play in the junior Australian Open starting on Sunday.

Hsieh is guaranteed at least $75,140 in prize-money for making the
fourth round. She plans to buy her father a motorcycle.
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3. Women's Singles: Fourth-round draw
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* Hsieh,Su-Wei [Q,S] v JUSTINE HENIN [1]

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