Sydney & Auckland (6-12.01.2008)(2)

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HEINEKEN OPEN

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Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: January 7-13, 2008
Draw Size: 32
Surface: Plexhusion
Prize Money: US $464,000
Tournament Director: Graham Pearce

2007 David Ferrer
2006 Jarkko Nieminen
2005 Fernando Gonzalez
2004 Dominik Hrbaty
2003 Gustavo Kuerten
2002 Greg Rusedski
2001 Dominik Hrbaty

Sydney

Lista graczy zgloszonych do turnieju w Auckland

1 Ferrer, David ESP 5
2 Canas, Guillermo ARG 15
3 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 20
4 Monaco, Juan ARG 23
5 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 24
6 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 27
7 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 28
8 Starace, Potito ITA 31
9 Malisse, Xavier BEL @31
10 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 32
11 Soderling, Robin SWE 41
12 Montanes, Albert ESP 46
13 Rochus, Olivier BEL 48
14 Lee, Hyung-Taik KOR 51
15 Mayer, Florian GER 55
16 Berrer, Michael GER 57
17 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 58
18 Bjorkman, Jonas SWE 59
19 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 60
20 Johansson, Thomas SWE 62
21 Sela, Dudi ISR 63
22 Querrey, Sam USA 64
23 Acasuso, Jose ARG 65
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

Kubecki

Lista graczy zgłoszonych do turnieju w Sydney:

1 Gasquet, Richard FRA 8
2 Robredo, Tommy ESP 10
3 Blake, James USA 13
4 Berdych, Tomas CZE 14
5 Moya, Carlos ESP 17
6 Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 21
7 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 25
8 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 26
9 Simon, Gilles FRA 29
10 Stepanek, Radek CZE 30
11 Andreev, Igor RUS 33
12 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 34
13 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 35
14 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 36
15 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 37
16 Monfils, Gael FRA 38
17 Fish, Mardy USA 39
18 Volandri, Filippo ITA 40
19 Calleri, Agustin ARG 42
20 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 43
21 Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 44
22 Mahut, Nicolas FRA 45
23 Koubek, Stefan AUT 47
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

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Hewitt Participates in Sydney Launch

Australian No.1 Lleyton Hewitt officially opened the new-look Sydney Olympic Tennis Park as part of the launch ceremony for the 2008 Medibank International tournament in Sydney on Thursday.

Hewitt was joined by new coach Tony Roche and NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham West by cutting a blue ribbon net on Centre Court to reflect the colour change from green to the Australian ‘True-Blue’ colours of the new surface.

Medibank International organisers have spent the past four months resurfacing all 16 courts at the Centre with the new two-tone blue plexicushion surface, the same surface that will be used at the Next Generation Adelaide International and the Australian Open in 2008.

The resurfacing is a result of a push from Tennis Australia to provide a consistent playing surface across the nation and create the best possible playing conditions for players and fans alike.

Hewitt, currently No. 21 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, will be holding the hopes of a nation when he takes his place alongside top 10 stars Richard Gasquet and Tommy Robredo.

Hewitt will also have to fend off two-time defending champion James Blake and former Australian Open champion Carlos Moya if he is to collect his fifth Medibank International title.

The field for the 2008 running of the Sydney event will be one of the strongest ever, with the main-draw cut off sitting at a very impressive 47, with Austrian Stefan Koubek the last direct accepatance.

“I am really looking forward to coming back and playing in Sydney again, I was disappointed not to be able to come here earlier this year. I pulled a slight calf muscle in Adelaide in the second round there and couldn’t come and play here and was obviously underdone going into the Australian Open."

“So for me its fantastic preparation leading into Melbourne, once again its going to be a tough field, every year the cut-off is 45, 47, 50 in the world in men’s tennis is amazing, there are not too many tournaments outside of Grand Slams and Masters Series that can get a field like that,” said Hewitt.

Four-time winner Hewitt listed Gasquet and Blake as his two biggest dangers for the tournament next year.

“Obviously Richard Gasquet will be up there as probably the number one seed and he has had a really good end to the season and James Blake is probably the other guy to look out for going for three titles in a row."

“James and I have had some big matches over the years and it would be great to get an opportunity to play him. Obviously we would both be seeded so it would be later in the tournament, from at least the quarters or semi onwards, so if I get the opportunity to play James it would be great, we have had some tough matches in the past. I’ve been able to get the better of him in most of them, so I would like to keep and going and maybe ruin his record here in Sydney.”

Hewitt’s comments echoed those of defending champion James Blake, when he asked about his upcoming trip down to Sydney at the Davis Cup final in Portland last week.

“I think when Lleyton and I play each other, it tends to bring out the best in both of us. It’s a great match up and I think the fans really enjoy the tennis we both play. We’re both really competitive and not going to give the other one any opportunities… We’ve had some really close matches as well and that sort of tennis creates quite an atmosphere for the fans. We had some incredible matches at the US Open and at the Australian Open and I look forward to playing Lleyton if things happen that way.”

It has been a busy week for Hewitt, who earlier this week launched a new business venture with wife Bec.

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DRABINKA TURNIEJU W AUCKLAND

(1) FERRER, David ESP v HERNANDEZ, Oscar ESP
ROITMAN, Sergio ARG v QUALIFIER
SELA, Dudi ISR v BENNETEAU, Julien FRA
ACASUSO, Jose ARG v (6) ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP

(4) FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP v (WC) ANCIC, Mario CRO
MELZER, Jurgen AUT v ESCHAUER, Werner AUT
QUALIFIER v QUALIFIER
MALISSE, Xavier BEL v (5) NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN

(8) MONTANES, Albert ESP v (WC) STATHAM, Jose (rubin) NZL
LEE, Hyung-Taik KOR v (SE) LLODRA, Michael FRA
ROCHUS, Olivier BEL v BERRER, Michael GER
JOHANSSON, Thomas SWE v (3) MONACO, Juan ARG

(7) KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER v RUSSELL, Michael USA
QUALIFIER v CILIC, Marin CRO
QUERREY, Sam USA v MAYER, Florian GER
(WC) KING-TURNER, Daniel NZL v (2) CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG

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DRABINKA SYDNEY

(1) GASQUET, Richard FRA v ANDREEV, Igor RUS
TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS v WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI
GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA v (WC)LUCZAK, Peter AUS
LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP v (8) VERDASCO, Fernando ESP

(3) BLAKE, James USA v SANTORO, Fabrice FRA
QUALIFIER v (SE) SIRIANNI, Joseph AUS
QUALIFIER v QUALIFIER
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin ARG v (7) MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA

(6) HEWITT, Lleyton AUS v MAHUT, Nicolas FRA
(WC) GUCCIONE, Chris AUS v QUALIFIER
SIMON, Gilles FRA v FISH, Mardy USA
VOLANDRI, Filippo ITA v (4) BERDYCH, Tomas CZE

(5) MOYA, Carlos ESP v KOUBEK, Stefan AUT
CALLERI, Agustin ARG v (WC) JONES, Greg AUS
SEPPI, Andreas ITA v TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA
STEPANEK, Radek CZE v (2) ROBREDO, Tommy ESP

Bizon

Juz w pierwszej rundzie bedzie kilka ciekawych meczy. Andreev dla Gasqueta wydaje sie latwy kaskiem, biorac pod uwage ostatni wystep rosjanina. Szanse do rewanzu za dramatyczny mecz na US Open bedzie mial Santoro, gdzie pokonal go Blake. Do tego Stepanek - Robredo i kilka innych meczy.
Pisze o tym bo jezeli ktos nie wie Eurosport bedzie transmitowal ten turniej.

Gość

W Auckland zdecydowanie największe szanse ma Ferrer, poprzedni sezon znakomity i jesli zagra chociazby w 75% formy z Szanghaju powinien spokojnie obronić tytuł bowiem konkurentów ma marnych.
Natomiast o wiele ciekaweiej sytuacja prezentuje się w Australijskim porcie, liczę że walka o tytuł rozegra się pomiędzy nr 1 i 3 turnieju tj. Gasquetem i Blake'iem.

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AUCKLAND

STADIUM start 11:00 am
A Brizzi (ITA) vs G Jones (NZL)
J Acasuso (ARG) vs [6] N Almagro (ESP)
[WC] D King-Turner (NZL) vs [2] J Chela (ARG)
S Querrey (USA) vs F Mayer (GER)

Not Before 7:00 PM
[8] A Montanes (ESP) vs [WC] J Statham (NZL)
O Rochus (BEL) vs M Berrer (GER)

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
N Massu (CHI) vs J Levine (USA)
J Melzer (AUT) vs W Eschauer (AUT)
D Sela (ISR) vs J Benneteau (FRA)
N Almagro (ESP) / S Roitman (ARG) vs [3] J Kerr (AUS) / T Perry (AUS)

COURT 6 start 11:00 am
T Cakl (CZE) vs J Baker (GBR)
L Horna (PER) vs L Rosol (CZE)

SYDNEY
Center Court 11 am

Grosjean vs. Luczak
WTA
Blake vs. Santoro
WTA
Gasquet vs. Andreev

Court 1 11 am

Volandri vs. Berdych
WTA
Calleri vs. Jones
WTA
WTA

Court 2 11 am

Darcis vs. Korolev
Lopez vs. Verdasco
WTA
WTA

COurt 3 11 am

Isner vs. Minar
WTA
WTA
Sirianni/Jones vs. Butorac/Ullyett

Court 5 11 am

Martin vs. Devilder
Heanley/Peas vs. Damm/Vizner
WTA

Court 6 11 am

Ledovskikh vs. Jones
WTA
WTA
Simon vs. Fish

Gość

Blake mial istne WEJŚCIE SMOKA,jeżeli ten występ miałby być wyznacznikiem jego tegorocznej formy, to mozna sie obawiac o jego miejsce w "20".
Ale istnieje też spore prawdopododobieństwo , że to wypadek przy pracy,szczególnie na początku sezonu takie niewypały się zdarzają.
Rysiek ma ułatwioną drogę po tytuł , mam tylko nadzieje że wykorzysta porażkę Jamesa i zdobędzie tytuł w Sydney.

Raddcik

dzisiejsze wyniki:

Sidney:

R.Gasquet - I.Andreev 6:3 7:6(6)
S.Grosjean - P.Luczak 6:4 4:6 6:0
F.Verdasco - F.Lopez 6:3 4:6 6:2
F.Santoro - J.Blake 7:6(4) 6:2
G.Simon - M.Fish 7:6(6) 6:1
T.Berdych - F.Volandri 6:1 6:3
A.Calleri - G.Jones 6:3 6:2

Auckland:

J.Benneteau - D.Sela 6:4 7:6
N.Almagro - J.Acasuso 6:3 6:4
J.Melzer - W.Eschauer 6:4 1:6 6:3
A.Montanes - J.Statham 6:4 6:4
O.Rochus - M.Berrer 6:7(8) 6:2 6:4
F.Mayer - S.Querrey 7:5 6:3
J.Chela - D.King-Turner 5:7 6:2 7:5

porażka Blake'a to z pewnością największa niespodzianka pierwszego dnia turnieju Medibank International ,i nie bedzie hatricka Jamesa w tym turnieju

,olbrzym Berrer przegrał z :karłem" Rochusem :] ,w Auckland nie gral jeszcze Ferrer,ale jesli bedzie grac tak jak w Masters Cup,to powinien odniesc zwyciestwo w całym turnieju :hyhy:

gosea

Przegrac z Fabrycem to nie jest ujma,wszyscy wiedza,ze jest to rywal baaaardzo niewygodny

James jako stary wyga,nie powinien jednak nabrac sie na sztuczki Santoro ale juz nie tacy z Francuzem moczyli.

damian123

Mnie tam Blake nie obchodzi ,Wolałem żeby w tym meczy wygrał Santoro.Jestem również zadowolony z Awansu Gasqueta,Grosejana i Berdycha

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PLANY GIER NA JUTRO (WTOREK)

SYDNEY:

Centre Court (from 11.00hrs)
1. Guccione vs. Martín
2. WTA: Henin vs. Safarova
3. Hewitt vs. Mahut
4. WTA: Hantuchova vs. Vaidisova
5. WTA: Golovin vs. Jankovic

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Stepanek vs. Robredo
2. WTA: Ivanovic vs. Razzano
3. WTA: Peer vs. Kuznetsova
4. Darcis vs. Sirianni
5. Moyá vs. Koubek

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Tursunov vs. Wawrinka
2. WTA: Kanepi vs. Arvidsson
3. Del Potro vs. Mathieu
4. Guccione/Smeets vs. Gasquet/Tsonga

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Seppi vs. Tsonga
2. WTA: Bartoli vs. Schiavone
3. Jones vs. Minar
4. Bryan/Bryan vs. Mirnyi/Murray

AUCKLAND:

STADIUM start 11:00 am
[Q] N Massu (CHI) vs [Q] G Jones (NZL)
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs O Hernandez (ESP)
[4] J Ferrero (ESP) vs [WC] M Ancic (CRO)
X Malisse (BEL) vs [5] J Nieminen (FIN)

Not Before 7:00 PM
T Johansson (SWE) vs [3] J Monaco (ARG)
L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) vs [WC] D King-Turner (NZL) / D Martin (USA)

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
[7] P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs M Russell (USA)
[Q] T Cakl (CZE) vs M Cilic (CRO)
H Lee (KOR) vs M Llodra (FRA)
O Hernandez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) vs Y Allegro (SUI) / J Thomas (USA)

COURT 6 start 11:00 am
S Roitman (ARG) vs [Q] L Rosol (CZE)

Not Before 4:00 PM
[4] C Kas (GER) / R Wassen (NED) vs J Coetzee (RSA) / J Levinsky (CZE)
J Acasuso (ARG) / J Chela (ARG) vs M Garcia (ARG) / R Lindstedt (SWE)

Bizon

A moze wygra stary, dobry Moya ?

Co do Blake to jego porazka nie jest dla mnie zadnym zaskoczeniem. Juz mnie przyzwyczail ze w turniejach nizszej rangi szybko odpada. Moze to nim powinna sie zajac prokuratura, a nie Nikolayem...