Will Andy Roddick make the finals?
Let the First Grand Slam of the Year Get Going!!
Aussie Open has now started!!
2010 Tennis League Network cities:
Campbell Tennis, San Diego Tennis, Austin Tennis
Stirring times for players even the players stuck in the snow. Who do you consider winning the Australian Tournament in 2010, repeated favorites; Federer, Nadal or perhaps Murray. Or maybe an unexpected win from a tennis player who is just doing better than the balance right nowadays like Del Potro, Roddick or maybe Djokovic?
On the Women’s Side it could be any one of a number of likely players: Henin, William Sisters?, possibly Safina, Clijsters, Jankovic or everyone’s hopeful Ana Ivanovic. Day 1 results are already in and Maria Sharapova has already been bounced from the tourney by her countrywomen Maria Kirilenko.
All we really know is that there will be some exciting tennis, some long-term memories and the inner hope for ourselves to get out on the tennis courts and play some tennis.
Here’s some Day 1 Results:
Defending men’s champion and second-seeded Rafael Nadal found his rhythm after a slow start to the first set and beat Australia’s Peter Luczak 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the Australian Open.
U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro beat American Michael Russell 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 and No. 5 Andy Murray defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
Seventh-seeded Andy Roddick beat Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Henin’s next match is against fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva, who downed Vera Dushevina 6-2, 6-1.
In other women’s play, last year’s finalist, second-seeded Dinara Safina, won her first-round match, beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4. Two other Russians also won — No. 3 and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-1, 6-2.
