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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
(Melbourne, Australia; outdoor hard (Plexicushion); Major)
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Contents
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1. Photos
2. Women's Singles: Qualifying-results
3. Women's Singles: First-round results
4. Women's Singles: Second-round results
5. Men's Singles: Qualifying-result
6. Men's Singles: First-round result
7. Men's Singles: Second-round result

I'll post third round through quarter-finals on the next three
Selebbaths, as I have some detailed reports to post for these rounds.

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1. Photos
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Various players including Marion Bartoli:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/photogallery/

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2. Women's Singles: Qualifying-results
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2.1 First qualifying-round
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+ YAN,ZI [8,S] d. Sally Peers [WC], 6-3 7-5
- AIKO NAKAMURA [23,S] lt. Katalin Marosi, 6-7(5) 3-6
- LUCIE HRADECKÁ [4,S] lt. Ekaterina Ivanova, 7-5 1-6 3-6
- Kumiko Iijima [S] lt. Zuzana Kucová, 6-7(5) 3-6

Zuzana is not to be confused with Kristína Kucová: the Selesian who
won the Girls' Singles at the US Open 2007!


2.2 Second qualifying-round
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- YAN,ZI [8,S] lt. Alexandra Panova, 6-7(2) 6-2 7-9

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3. Women's Singles: First-round results
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+ MARION BARTOLI [16,DF,S] d. Melanie South, 6-2 6-4
+ Peng,Shuai [S] d. FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE [28], 7-6 (7/4) 6-1
+ Monica Niculescu [S] d. Katie O'Brien [Q], 6-4 6-4
- Hsieh,Su-Wei [S] lt. Chan,Yung-Jan, 3-6 3-6
- Ayumi Morita [S] lt. Tatjana Malek, 6-7 (4/7) 2-6

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4. Women's Singles: Second-round results
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+ MARION BARTOLI [16,DF,S] d. Tsvetana Pironkova [DF], 7-5 6-2
+ Peng,Shuai [S] d. Sesil Karatantcheva [Q], 6-4 6-0
- Monica Niculescu [S] lt. Sara Errani, 2-6 3-6

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5. Men's Singles: Qualifying-result
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5.1 First qualifying-round
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- ILIA BOZOLJAC [17,S] lt. Blaž Kavcic, 1-6 3-6

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6. Men's Singles: First-round result
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+ Fabrice Santoro [S] d. Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3 6-2 6-7 (5/7) 6-2

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7. Men's Singles: Second-round result
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+ Fabrice Santoro [S] d. PHILIPP KOHLSCHREIBER [32],
5-7 7-5 3-6 7-5 6-3

Fabrice was competing in his 66th Major - a record for the Open Era!

Sadly, he plans to retire this year, which will be a crushing blow to
men's tennis as he is the only known Selesian that we still see in
the main draws of Majors, and has such a unique and unorthodox game -
even for a Selesian!

Monica Niculescu plays his game in women's tennis, however.

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://tinyurl.com/andrewbroad-selesians