January 23rd, 2008
Melbourne, Australia
Day 10 of the Australian Open was somewhat surprising with the women's Quarter-Finals being played to complete the Semi-Final line up. The marquee match ups of the day featured Ana Ivanovic vs. Venus Williams and Daniela Hantuchova vs. Agnieszka Radwanska.
The first match on Rod Laver Arena, featured the young Slovak take on the young Polish girl. The match was very one sided and not very heavily contested so it was not surprise when the winner was announced, it was the seed and who everyone was expecting. Daniela Hantuchova dispatched Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2, 6-2.
The second match of the day was supposed to be more heavily contested, and it was. However with Venus Williams winning the last two meetings between the two at Wimbledon and the US Open, everyone expected Williams to blast through to the Semi-Finals. That would not be the case as Williams made many errors and wasn't playing the game she normally does. Ivanovic defeated Williams 7-6, 6-4. The Williams sisters faced a tough 24 hours with Serena losing, the two of them losing in doubles and then Venus losing as well.
Day 11 will feature the Women's Semi-Finals with mouth watering matches including Maria Sharapova vs. Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic vs. Daniela Hantuchova. The winners will be for the first time in 6 years, since 2002, with names not Williams or Henin in the Finals.
Rod Laver Arena Results:
Daniela Hantuchova d. Agnieszka Radwanska - 6-2, 6-2
Ana Ivanovic d. Venus Williams - 7-6, 6-4
Top 10 Seeds:
1. Justine Henin - Lost Quarter-Finals (Sharapova)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova - Lost 3rd Round (Radwanska)
3. Jelena Jankovic - Semi-Finals
4. Ana Ivanovic - Semi-Finals
5. Maria Sharapova - Semi-Finals
6. Anna Chakvetadze - Lost 3rd Round (Kirilenko)
7. Serena Williams - Lost Quarter-Finals (Jankovic)
8. Venus Williams - Lost Quarter-Finals (Ivanovic)
8. Daniela Hantuchova - Semi-Finals
10. Marion Bartoli - Lost 1st Round (Arvidsson)
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