Monday, January 26, 2009

Australian Open Results- Day 8


Another huge upset came on day 7 of the Aussie Open when Fernando Verdasco took out Andy Murray in a thrilling 5 set battle. Serena Williams was just games away from being eliminated before her opponent, Victoria Azarenka retired and Gael Monfils was in the midst of putting together a come back when the injury bug caught him, forcing him to retire as well.


Women's Singles- 4th Round

Serena Williams (2) def. Victoria Azarenka (13), 3-6, 4-2, retired
Elena Dementieva (4) def. Dominika Cibulkova (18), 6-2, 6-2
Svetlana Kuznetsova (8) def. Zheng Jie (22), 4-1, retired
Carla Suarez Navarro def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (21), 6-3, 6-2

Men's Singles- 4th Round

Rafael Nadal (1) def. Fernando Gonzalez (13), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Fernando Verdasco (14) def. Andy Murray (4), 2-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) def. James Blake (9), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Gilles Simon (6) def. Gael Monfils (12), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, retired

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