Day 4 saw the top seeds in action in
their respective second round match. Most of the big players lived up to their names
and displayed a fantastic class of tennis. Two time Australian Open champ
Azarenka had no difficulty packing off the eight seeded Wozniacki.
Men’s Singles
Djokovic was in top form when he dispatched Kuznetsov in
straight sets. Monfils (17) and Bautista Agut (13) were the only two seeded
players who were knocked out today. Hewitt also lost his match.
The prominent matches of the day were:
Djokovic (1) defeated Kuznetsov (6-0; 6-1; 6-4)
Benjamin Becker defeated Hewitt (2-6; 1-6; 6-3; 6-4; 6-2)
Nishikori (5) defeated Dodig (4-6; 7-5; 6-2; 7-6)
Janowicz defeated Monfils (17) (6-4; 1-6; 6-7; 6-3; 6-3)
Wawrinka (4) defeated Copil (7-6; 7-6; 6-3)
Raonic (8) defeated Young (6-4; 7-6; 6-3)
Isner (19) defeated Haider-Maurer (6-4; 7-6; 4-6; 6-4)
Ferrer (9) defeated Stakhovsky (5-7; 6-3; 6-4; 6-2)
Lopez (12) defeated Mannarino (4-6; 4-6; 7-6; 4-0)
Muller defeated Bautista Agur (13) (7-6; 1-6; 7-5; 6-1)
Women’s Singles
Wozniacki (8) fell to Azarenka in a tightly contested tie.
Other seeds to falter were Stosur (20) and Dellacqua (29).
Prominent matches of the day were:
Serena (1) defeated Zvonareva (7-5; 6-0)
Radwanska (6) defeated Larsson (6-0; 6-1)
Vandeweghe defeated Stosur (20) (6-4; 6-4)
Cibulkova (11) defeated Pironkova (6-2; 6-0)
Kvitova (4) defeated Barthel (6-2; 6-4)
Venus (18) defeated Davis (6-2; 6-3)
Keys defeated Dellacqua (29) (2-6; 6-1; 6-1)
Azarenka defeated Wozniacki (8) (6-4; 6-2)
Muguruza (24) defeated Hantuchova (6-1; 1-6; 6-0)
Zahlova (25) defeated Chang (6-1; 7-5)
Men’s Doubles
Prominent matches of the day:
Peya/Soares defeated Troicki/Youzhny (6-1; 6-4)
Bopanna/Nestor (7) defeated Baghdatis/Matosevic (7-6; 7-5)
Schwartzman/Zebollas defeated Bhupati/Melzer (6-4; 6-3)
Rojer/Tecau (6) defeated Berankis/Haider-Maurer (6-4; 6-2)
Women’s Doubles
Prominent matches of the day:
Errani/Vinci (1) defeated Pliskova/Schmeidlova (6-2; 6-0)
Kops-Jones/Spears (5) defeated Birrell/Hon (6-3; 7-5)
Garcia/Srebotnik (7) defeated Petkovic/Rybarikova (6-4; 5-7;
6-2)
Hlavackova/Hradecka (9) defeated Kichenok/Savchuk (6-0; 7-6)
India at Melbourne
India had a mixed day. Bopanna sailed through in straight
sets in partnership with Daniel Nestor while the warhorse Bhupati lost in
straight sets partnering Melzer.
Players to watch out Tomorrow
Mirza and Bopanna will play in their respective matches
tomorrow. Mirza will feature in the Mixed Doubles too tomorrow. While Nadal, Federer, Murray, Sharapova, Halep will showcase in the
singles event.
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