Australian Open Day 4: Thursday, January 22

[tented]

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Click here for Day 4 Order of Play

(All matches, on all courts, are listed in order to give you a feel for when everything will begin and end.)

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Please use this thread to discuss Day 4 action.

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Woznicacki v Azarenka...Standout match of the round for me.I think Azarenka will win in a closely contested match in 3 sets

Stosur v Vaneweghe.....I again will refuse to watch this match,it worked okay last time for me

Dellacqua v Keys Maddie will have to much overall power off the ground for Casey.Maddy to win.

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Thursday 22 January - Revised - Women only - local times

Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time
1. Johanna Larsson (SWE) vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (PO
2. Serena Williams (USA)[1] vs. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
Rod Laver Arena 19:00p Start Time
2. Samantha Stosur (AUS)[20] vs. Coco Vandeweghe (USA)

Hisense Arena 11:00 Start Time
2. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)[11] vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
3. Petra Kvitova (CZE)[4] vs. Mona Barthel (GER)

Margaret Court Arena 11:00 Start Time
1. Lauren Davis (USA) vs. Venus Williams (USA)[18]
Not Before: 15:00
3. Madison Keys (USA) vs. Casey Dellacqua (AUS)[29]
Margaret Court Arena 19:00 Start Time
1. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[8]

Show Court 2 11:00 Start Time
2. Varvara Lepchenko (USA)[30] vs. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

Show Court 3 11:00 Start Time
2. Denisa Allertova (CZE) vs. Alize Cornet (FRA)[19]

Court 6 11:00 Start Time
1. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)[24] vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
2. Camila Giorgi (ITA) vs. Tereza Smitkova (CZE)
4. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)[25] vs. Kai-Chen Chang (TPE)

Court 7 11:00 Start Time
2. Nicole Gibbs (USA) vs. Elina Svitolina (UKR)[26]
3. Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE)/Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)/Karin Knapp (ITA)
4. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) vs. Jessica Moore (AUS)/Abbie Myers (AUS)

Court 8 11:00 Start Time
4. Irina Falconi (USA) vs. Madison Brengle (USA)

Court 10 11:00 Start Time
2. Annika Beck (GER)/Shahar Peer (ISR) vs. Alexandra Panova (RUS)/ Heather Watson (GBR)
3. Timea Babos (HUN)[10]/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)[10] vs. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)/Katarzyna Piter (POL)

Court 11 11:00 Start Time
2. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/Olga Savchuk (UKR) vs. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)[9]/Lucie Hradecka (CZE)[9]

Court 12 11:00 Start Time
2. Darija Jurak (CRO)/Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) vs. Zarina Diyas (KAZ)/Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)

Court 13 12:00 Start Time
2. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)[14]/Jie Zheng (CHN)[14] vs. Klara Koukalova (CZE)/Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
Not Before: 16:00
4. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA)[5]/Abigail Spears (USA)[5] vs. Kimberly Birrell (AUS)/Priscilla Hon (AUS)

Court 15 11:00 Start Time
2. Sara Errani (ITA)[1]/Roberta Vinci (ITA)[1] vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)/Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
3. Kiki Bertens (NED)/Johanna Larsson (SWE) vs. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)/Lisa Raymond (USA)

Court 19 11:00 Start Time
1. Anna Tatishvili (USA) vs. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
3. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)/Maria Torro-Flor (ESP) vs. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)/Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR)

Court 20 11:00 Start Time
1. Maddison Inglis (AUS)/Alexandra Nancarrow (AUS) vs. Julia Goerges (GER)[16]/Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)[16
2. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)/Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN)/Qiu Yu Ye (CHN)
3. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)/Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Tatjana Maria (GER)/Raluca Olaru (ROU)

Court 22 11:00 Start Time
2. Andrea Petkovic (GER)/Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs. Caroline Garcia (FRA)[7]/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[7]

 

[Vince Evert]

Woznicacki v Azarenka...Standout match of the round for me.I think Azarenka will win in a closely contested match in 3 sets

Agreed. However I'm picking Caro to win

 

[sk310]

WOW I cannot believe that they put Wozniaki Azarenka on Margret Court. Im not big on "oh its disrespectful," but come on. You've got two recent number 1s who have 6 slam finals between them including 2 Australian Open wins. Thats a marquee match for the second round.

 

[sk310]

Woznicacki v Azarenka...Standout match of the round for me.I think Azarenka will win in a closely contested match in 3 sets

Stosur v Vaneweghe.....I again will refuse to watch this match,it worked okay last time for me

Dellacqua v Keys Maddie will have to much overall power off the ground for Casey.Maddy to win.

Before their first round matches I thought Woz had this. Now I'm thinking it will go to 3 and if Azarenka's stamina doesn't fail her she'll win. It's a night match so she won't be as hit by the heat. I think her easy win over Sloane helped her confidence a bit.

Still I'll go with the safer bet: Woz in 3.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

A few other matches that have caught my interest,

Lepchenko v Aussie Tomahawk, I was impressed how Tomahawk held her nerve,re-grouped to win her last match 6-0 in the 3rd set,she will be tested by Lepchenko in this match,who is more experienced.

Muguruza v Hantchukova....both ladies are big hitters of the ball,though I fancy Garbine in this match up,love the way she likes to take the ball on the rise,always looking to come to the net and finish off the point.

One of my fav youngsters on the tour Svitolina will be playing Nicole Gibbs,I think Elina will be too strong in this match up.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Serena versus Vera has the potential to be very interesting especially if Serena is off and Vera is hot.

 

[Kirijax]

Seems so weird to see Woz and the Owl playing in the second round. Hope Woz wins.

 

[golds girl]

It's nice to see Vera back on tour...there was a moment there that I didn't think she'd be able to return. I wonder if she's fixed the mental midget problems she had before...having gone through that illness, I'd think it would make her stronger.:s

 

[kskate2]

If Vika isn't in shape, she will be after tonight. :velo:

Woz will run her all over creation. She will be tired and out of position most times.

Woz wins this one right now. Maybe later in the year, I'll pick Vika.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's nice to see Vera back on tour...there was a moment there that I didn't think she'd be able to return. I wonder if she's fixed the mental midget problems she had before...having gone through that illness, I'd think it would make her stronger.:s

Vera has also had big shoulder problems,which has been the main cause of her being off the tour for so long,she came back playing challenger events,one of these events she had to withdraw,when she first made her comeback.

 

[kskate2]

Serena versus Vera has the potential to be very interesting especially if Serena is off and Vera is hot.

After all these upsets and near exits, I think Serena knows she can't afford to be even a little off. She has to come out of the gate firing or she will surely lose her #1 ranking.

 

[tented]

I can't imagine Vera has it in her to beat Serena these days, even if Serena isn't playing her best.

 

[golds girl]

If Vika isn't in shape, she will be after tonight. :velo:

Woz will run her all over creation. She will be tired and out of position most times.

Woz wins this one right now. Maybe later in the year, I'll pick Vika.

^This

 

[golds girl]

And also this isn't 2012 or 2013 Woz who couldn't seem to get over the hump when it came to comparable players...this is the more confident, fitter, minus 170lbs of dead weight Woz.

 

[rubydo]

I can't imagine Vera has it in her to beat Serena these days, even if Serena isn't playing her best.

As much as I would like to think Vera may beat Serena, my brain overrules my heart, even though I have followed Drama Z so long.:dodgy: Vera also does such great work off the court, Retts Syndrome being her charity she supports so steadfastly, along with Galina Voskoboeva who still remains off the court.

 

[rubydo]

If Vika isn't in shape, she will be after tonight. :velo:

Woz will run her all over creation. She will be tired and out of position most times.

Woz wins this one right now. Maybe later in the year, I'll pick Vika.

^This

Good comment, I will go with Caro, Vika needs more court time to propel her game into high gear.

 

[Kirijax]

And also this isn't 2012 or 2013 Woz who couldn't seem to get over the hump when it came to comparable players...this is the more confident, fitter, minus 170lbs of dead weight Woz.

LOL I see what you did there...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hmmm seeing I am the only one that picked Vika,I am still staying strong with my selection
I understand Vika needs more match practice,still she has been one of the best returners of the current WTA,she is solid off both wings,good transition to the net,can turn defense into offense.