Tennis in General - Results and Comments

AUSTRALIAN OPEN :
Second Round Bottom Half Complete Results :

Men' s Singles : R. Federer (2) def. S. Bolelli 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
R. Nadal (3) def. T. Smyczek 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-5
A. Murray (6) def. M. Matosevic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
T. Berdych (7) def. J. Melzer 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-2
G. Dimitrov (10) def. L. Lacko 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-3
S. Groth def. T. Kokkinakis 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
K. Anderson (14) def. R. Berankis 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
M. Jaziri def. E. Roger-Vasselin 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
M. Baghdatis def. D. Goffin (20) 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
B. Tomic def. P. Kohlschreiber (22) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)
N. Kyrgios def. I. Karlovic (23) 7-6 (4), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
R. Gasquet (24) def. J. Duckworth 6-2, 6-3, 7-5
V. Troicki def. L. Mayer (26) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
D. Sela def. L. Rosol (28) 7-6 (2), 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
A. Seppi def. J. Chardy (29) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
J. Sousa def. M. Klizan (32) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 1-0 ret.

NEWS : After his tiring victory (over 4 hours) against Tim Smyczek, Rafa Nadal said in the press conference : "I was very close to retire
during third set (he called the doctor after three games), I had stomach problems, with disidration and nausea and I felt giddy, I hope to
fully recover for next round".

Women's Singles : M. Sharapova (2) def. A. Panova 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 Saving 2 Matchpoints on 4-5 in third Set
S. Halep (3) def. J. Gajdosova 6-2, 6-2
L. Hradecka (q) def. P. Hercog 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
E. Bouchard (7) def. K. Bertens 6-0, 6-3
I. C. Begu def. K. Siniakova 7-5, 6-4
E. Makarova (10) def. R. Vinci 6-2, 6-4
S. Errani (14) def. S. Soler-Espinosa 7-6 (3), 6-3
Y. Shvedova def. M. Puig 6-2, 7-6 (6)
C. Witthoeft def. C. McHale 6-3, 6-0
S. Peng (21) def. M. Rybarikova 6-1, 6-1
Ka. Pliskova (22) def. O. Dodin 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Y. Wickmayer def. L. Arruabarrena-Vecino 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
C. Garcia def. S. Voegele 6-3, 6-4
B. Mattek-Sands def. K. Mladenovic 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)
Z. Diyas (31) def. A. K. Schmiedlovà 3-6, 6-2, 8-6
J. Goerges def. K. Koukalova 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

AUSTRALIAN OPEN :
First Round Top Half Main Results :

Men's Singles : N. Djokovic (1) def. A. Bedene 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
S. Wawrinka (4) def. M. Ilhan 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
K. Nishikori (5) def. N. Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2
M. Raonic (8) def. I. Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3
D. Ferrer (9) def. T. Bellucci 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3
F. Lopez (12) def. A. Kudla 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
R. Bautista-Agut (13) def. D. Thiem 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
A. Gonzalez def. F. Fognini (16) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
G. Monfils (17) def. L. Pouille 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
G. Simon (18) def. R. Haase 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
J. Isner (19) def. J. Wang 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4
P. Lorenzi def. A. Dolgopolov (21) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
B. Becker def. J. Benneteau (25) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
M. Bachinger def. P. Cuevas (27) 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-1
S. Giraldo (30) def. J. Hernych 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
F. Verdasco (31) def. J. Ward 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (6), 6-3

Women' s Singles : S. Williams (1) def. A. Van Uytwanck 6-0, 6-4
P. Kvitova (4) def. R. Hogenkamp 6-1, 6-4
A. Radwanska (6) def. K. Nara 6-3, 6-0
C. Wozniacki (8) def. T. Townsend 7-6 (1), 6-2
D. Cibulkova (11) def. K. Flipkens 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
C. Giorgi def. F. Pennetta (12) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
M. Brengle def. A. Petkovic (13) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3
T. Bacsinszky def. J. Jankovic (15) 6-1, 6-4
V. Williams (18) def. M-T. Torro-Flor 6-2, 6-2
A. Cornet (19) def. S. Zhang 6-3, 6-2
S. Stosur (20) def. M. Niculescu 6-4, 6-1
G. Muguruza (24) def. M. Erakovic 7-5, 6-0
B. Zahlavova-Strycova (25) def. T. Babos 6-4, 6-4
E. Svitolina (26) def. Y. Putintseva 6-3, 7-5
C. DellAcqua (29) def. Y. Meusburger 6-4, 6-0
V. Lepchenko (30) def. V. Diatchenko 6-3, 6-3
C. Vandeweghe def. F. Schiavone 6-2, 6-2

AUSTRALIAN OPEN :
First Round Bottom Half Main Results :

Men' s Singles : R. Federer (2) def. Y-H. Lu 6-4, 6-2, 7-5
R. Nadal (3) def. M. Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
A. Murray (6) def. Y. Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3)
T. Berdych (7) def. A. Falla 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3
G. Dimitrov (10) def. D. Brown 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
T. Kokkinakis (wc) def. E. Gulbis (11) 5-7, 6-0, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 8-6
K. Anderson (14) def. D. Schwartzman 7-6 (5), 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
E. Roger-Vasselin def. T. Robredo (15) 3-2 ret.
D. Goffin (20) def. M. Russel 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
P. Kohlschreiber (22) def. P-H. Mathieu 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
I. Karlovic (23) def. R. Bemelmans 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
R. Gasquet (24) def. C. Berlocq 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
L. Mayer (26) def. J. Millman 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
L. Rosol (28) def. K. De Schepper 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4
J. Chardy (29) def. B. Coric 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
M. Klizan (32) def. T. Ito 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4
A. Seppi def. D. Istomin 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
S. Bolelli def. J. Monaco 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Women' s Singles : M. Sharapova (2) def. P. Martic 6-4, 6-1
S. Halep (3) def. K. Knapp 6-3, 6-2
L. Hradecka (q) def. A. Ivanovic (5) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
E. Bouchard (7) def. A-L. Friedsam 6-2, 6-4
I. C. Begu def. A. Kerber (9) 6-4, 0-6, 6-1
E. Makarova (10) def. A. S. Mestach 6-2, 6-2
S. Errani (14) def. G. Min 6-1, 6-0
Y. Shvedova def. L. Safarova (16) 6-4, 2-6, 8-6
C. Witthoeft def. C. Suarez Navarro (17) 6-3, 6-1
S. Peng (21) def. T. Maria (q) 6-4, 7-5
Ka. Pliskova (22) def. E. Rodina 7-5, 6-1
Y. Wickmayer def. A. Pavlyuchenkova (23) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
C. Garcia def. S. Kuznetsova (27) 6-4, 6-2
K. Mladenovic def. S. Lisicki (28) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Z. Diyas (31) def. U. Radwanska 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
J. Goerges def. B. Bencic (32) 6-2, 6-1
R. Vinci def. B. Jovanovski 7-5, 6-1

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.405 points
2. Roger Federer SUI 9.875 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.585 points
4. Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 5.370 points
5. Kei Nishikori JPN 5.025 points
6. Andy Murray GBR 4.675 points
7. Tomas Berdych CZE 4.660 points
8. Milos Raonic CAN 4.575 points
9. Marin Cilic CRO 4.150 points
10. David Ferrer ESP 4.145 points
11. Grigor Dimitrov BUL 3.645 points
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 2.740 points
13. Ernests Gulbis LAT 2.455 points
14. Feliciano Lopez ESP 2.130 points
15. (16.) Kevin Anderson RSA 2.125 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Serena Williams USA 8.016 points
2. Maria Sharapova RUS 7.335 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.571 points
4. Petra Kvitova CZE 6.360 points
5. Ana Ivanovic SRB 4.845 points
6. Agnieszka Radwanska POL 4.810 points
7. Eugenie Bouchard CAN 4.715 points
8. Caroline Wozniacki DEN 4.625 points
9. Angelique Kerber GER 3.275 points
10. (11.) Dominika Cibulkova SVK 3.007 points
11. Ekaterina Makarova RUS 2.970 points
12. Flavia Pennetta ITA 2.861 points
13. Andrea Petkovic GER 2.780 points
14. Sara Errani ITA 2.735 points
15. Jelena Jankovic SRB 2.590 points

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

The First Grand Slam of the 2015 Season :

THE 103RD AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, from January 19th till February 1st

Official Site : [hidden link - please register]

Daily Order of Play : [hidden link - please register]

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS : Men' s Singles : Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
Women' s Singles : Li Na(CHN) (retired from competitions)
Men' s Doubles : Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
Women' s Doubles : Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Mixed Doubles : Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Daniel Nestor (CAN)

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sydney : In the first ever ATP final between qualifiers Victor Troicki won his second ATP tournament, defeating
Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-3

ATP 250 Auckland : Another qualifier, Jiri Vesely, won his first ATP title, defeating Adrien Mannarino 6-3, 6-2

WTA International Hobart : Heather Watson won her second WTA title, defeating the qualifier Madison Brengle 6-3, 6-4

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sydney : Tomorrow the final will be : M. Kukushkin (6-4, 6-4 with L. Mayer (5)) vs V. Troicki (6-2, 6-4 with G. Muller).

ATP 250 Auckland : Tomorrow the final will be : A. Mannarino (6-4, 3-6, 7-5 with L. Pouille (LL)) vs J. Vesely (q) (6-4, 7-6 (4)
with K. Anderson (4)).

WTA Premier Sydney : Petra Kvitova (2) won her 15th WTA title, defeating her compatriot Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6)

WTA International Hobart : Tomorrow the final will be : A. Brengle (q) (6-4, 1-6, 6-3 with K. Nara) vs H. Watson (6-3, 7-5 with A. Riske (8))

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sydney : In Australia the semifinals will be : M. Kukushkin (7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) with the defending champion J. M. Del Potro
in a match without a single break point) vs L. Mayer (5) (6-3, 7-6 (4) with J. Benneteau (4)) and V. Troicki (6-3, 3-6, 7-5 with S. Bolelli)
vs G. Muller (7-6 (3), 7-6 (13) with B. Tomic).

ATP 250 Auckland : In New Zealand the semifinals will be : A. Mannarino (6-3, 6-1 with A. Falla (LL)) vs L. Pouille (LL) (6-3, 6-2 with A. Ramos)
and K. Anderson (4) (6-4, 7-6 (8) with S. Johnson (8)) vs J. Vesely (q) (6-2, 6-3 with D. Young).

WTA Premier Sydney : Ka. Pliskova def. A. Kerber (5) 6-3, 6-2
P. Kvitova (2) def. T. Pironkova (q) 7-5, 6-1

WTA International Hobart : In New Zealand the semifinals will be : A. Brengle (q) (6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 with K. Knapp) vs K. Nara
(6-1, 3-6, 6-2 with C. Giorgi (3)) and H. Watson (7-6 (0), 6-2 with R. Vinci (9)) vs A. Riske (8) (6-3, 6-0 with Z. Diyas (2)).

AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN' S SINGLES SEEDED PLAYERS :

1. Serena Williams USA
2. Maria Sharapova RUS
3. Simona Halep ROU
4. Petra Kvitova CZE
5. Ana Ivanovic SRB
6. Agnieszka Radwanska POL
7. Eugenie Bouchard CAN
8. Caroline Wozniacki DEN
9. Angelique Kerber GER
10. Ekaterina Makarova RUS
11. Dominika Cibulkova SVK
12. Flavia Pennetta ITA
13. Andrea Petkovic GER
14. Sara Errani ITA
15. Jelena Jankovic SRB
16. Lucie Safarova CZE
17. Carla Suàrez Navarro ESP
18. Venus Williams USA
19. Alizè Cornet FRA
20. Samantha Stosur AUS
21. Shuai Peng CHN
22. Karolina Pliskova CZE
23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
24. Garbine Muguruza ESP
25. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE
26. Elina Svitolina UKR
27. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS
28. Sabine Lisicki GER
29. Casey DellAcqua AUS
30. Varvara Lepchenko USA
31. Zarina Diyas KAZ
32. Belinda Bencic SUI

AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN' S SINGLES SEEDED PLAYERS :

1. Novak Djokovic SRB
2. Roger Federer SUI
3. Rafael Nadal ESP
4. Stanislas Wawrinka SUI
5. Kei Nishikori JPN
6. Andy Murray GBR
7. Tomas Berdych CZE
8. Milos Raonic CAN
9. David Ferrer ESP
10. Grigor Dimitrov BUL
11. Ernests Gulbis LAT
12. Feliciano Lopez ESP
13. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP
14. Kevin Anderson RSA
15. Tommy Robredo ESP
16. Fabio Fognini ITA
17. Gael Monfils FRA
18. Gilles Simon FRA
19. John Isner USA
20. David Goffin BEL
21. Alexandr Dolgopolov UKR
22. Philipp Kohlschreiber GER
23. Ivo Karlovic CRO
24. Richard Gasquet FRA
25. Julien Benneteau FRA
26. Leonardo Mayer ARG
27. Pablo Cuevas URU
28. Lukas Rosol CZE
29. Jeremy Chardy FRA
30. Santiago Giraldo COL
31. Fernando Verdasco ESP
32. Martin Klizan SVK

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 12TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.405 points
2. Roger Federer SUI 9.875 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.585 points
4. Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 5.370 points
5. Kei Nishikori JPN 5.025 points
6. Andy Murray GBR 4.675 points
7. Tomas Berdych CZE 4.660 points
8. Milos Raonic CAN 4.575 points
9. Marin Cilic CRO 4.150 points
10. David Ferrer ESP 4.145 points
11. Grigor Dimitrov BUL 3.645 points
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 2.740 points
13. Ernests Gulbis LAT 2.455 points
14. Feliciano Lopez ESP 2.130 points
15. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.110 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Serena Williams USA 8.016 points
2. Maria Sharapova RUS 7.335 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.571 points
4. Petra Kvitova CZE 5.891 points
5. (7.) Ana Ivanovic SRB 4.845 points
6. (5.) Agnieszka Radwanska POL 4.810 points
7. (6.) Eugenie Bouchard CAN 4.715 points
8. Caroline Wozniacki DEN 4.625 points
9. Angelique Kerber GER 3.275 points
10. Ekaterina Makarova RUS 2.970 points
11. Dominika Cibulkova SVK 2.953 points
12. Flavia Pennetta ITA 2.861 points
13. Andrea Petkovic GER 2.780 points
14. Sara Errani ITA 2.735 points
15. (16.) Jelena Jankovic SRB 2.590 points

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Sydney (Australia), 11-17 January : "Apia International Sydney"
Categories : ATP 250 & WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 494.310 (ATP) & $ 731.000 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

Auckland (New Zealand), 11-17 January : "Heineken Open"
Category : ATP 250
Prize Money : $ 519.395
Surface : Hard

Hobart (Australia), 11-17 January : "Hobart International"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Brisbane : Roger Federer (1) won his 83rd ATP tournament (23rd ATP 250) defeating Milos Raonic (3) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4
in a final well played by both players, in which Federer, after winning the first set with an only break in 3rd game, went 2-0 in second, but Raonic
broke him back in 4th game and was able to score 7 consecutive points to win the tie-break, then in a third set full of spectacular shots and break points saved by both players, Raonic felt the pressure on 4-5 and with a double fault on 30-30 and an unforced error gave the title to Federer.
This was also the 1000th match won in career by the Swiss champion, making him the third in the Open Era to reach this great goal after Jimmy
Connors (1253 matches won) and Ivan Lendl (1071)

ATP 250 Chennai : Stanislas Wawrinka (1) won his 8th ATP tournament (6th ATP 250), defeating Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4.

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Doha : David Ferrer (4) won his 22nd ATP tournament (14th ATP 250) defeating Tomas Berdych (3) 6-4, 7-5

ATP 250 Brisbane : Tomorrow the final will be : R. Federer (1) (6-2, 6-2 with G. Dimitrov (4)) vs M. Raonic (3)
(6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) with K. Nishikori (2)).

ATP 250 Chennai : Tomorrow the final will be : S. Wawrinka (1) (7-5, 6-3 with D. Goffin (4)) vs A. Bedene
(3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8) with R. Bautista-Agut (3)).

WTA Premier Brisbane : Maria Sharapova (1) won her 34th WTA tournament defeating Ana Ivanovic (2) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3

WTA International Auckland : Venus Williams (3) won her 46th WTA tournament defeating Caroline Wozniacki (1) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

WTA International Shenzhen : Simona Halep (1) won her 9th WTA tournament defeating Timea Bacsinszky (8) 6-2, 6-2

NEWS : Poland won the Hopman Cup (exhibition event in Perth) defeating U.S.A. 2-1, with A. Radwanska (POL)
defeating S. Williams (USA) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1, J. Isner (USA) defeating J. Janowicz (POL) 7-6 (10), 6-4 and Radwanska / Janowicz (POL)
defeating Isner / S. Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-3.
ATP world' s N° 9 Marin Cilic, winner of the US Open 2014, announced he won' t play the Australian Open, starting on January 19th, due to
a right shoulder injury.

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Doha : D. Ferrer (4) def. I. Karlovic (7) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
T. Berdych (3) def. A. Seppi 6-2, 6-3

ATP 250 Brisbane : Tomorrow the semifinals will be : R. Federer (1) (6-0, 6-1 with J. Duckworth in 41')vs G. Dimitrov (4) (6-3, 6-4 with M. Klizan) and K. Nishikori (2) (6-0, 6-4 with B. Tomic) vs M. Raonic (3) (7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (2) with S. Groth).

ATP 250 Chennai : Tomorrow the semifinals will be : S. Wawrinka (1) (6-2, 7-6 (4) with G. Muller (8)) vs D. Goffin (4) (7-5, 6-2 with A. Haider-Maurer) and R. Bautista-Agut (3) (7-6 (7), 6-4 with Y-H. Lu (6)) vs A. Bedene (2-6, 6-3, 6-2 with G. Garcia-Lopez (5)).

WTA Premier Brisbane : M. Sharapova (1) def. E. Svitolina 6-1, 6-3
A. Ivanovic (2) def. V. Lepchenko 7-6 (2), 6-4

WTA International Auckland : C. Wozniacki (1) def. B. Zahlavova-Strycova (4) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
V. Williams (3) def. L. Davis 6-0, 6-3

WTA International Shenzhen : T. Bacsinszky (8) def. P. Kvitova (2) 6-4, 6-4
S. Halep (1) def. S. Zheng 6-2, 6-3