Stanislas Wawrinka produced some of the best tennis of his career to defeat second seed Novak Djokovic in a five set epic Australian Open quarter final. It was Djokovic who hit the ground running in the first set, breaking the Wawrinka serve twice to take it 6-2. However, Wawrinka hit back in the second set and broke the Djokovic serve to level the match at one set apiece. Incredibly, it was Wawrinka who took the third set after storming past Djokovic 6-2. The second seed then took the match into a deciding set after claiming a break of serve to level the match at two sets all. The fifth set was both entertaining and thrilling as both players refused to lose their lose their serve. However, at 7-7 it was Wawrinka who broke first and served the match out to claim his place in the semi finals. Tomas Berdych will play Wawrinka in the semi's after defeating third seed David Ferrer in four sets. It was a fast start from Berdych who raced his way into a one set lead after winning the opening set 6-1. That was followed up by Berdych taking the second 6-4 before Ferrer struck back, taking the third set 6-2. However, it was Berdych who claimed victory after winning the third set 6-4.
Na Li progressed into the semi finals after a comfortable straight sets victory over Flavia Pennetta. Both sets saw Na Li brake the Pennetta serve twice to claim each set 6-2. Bouchard will be Na Li's semi final opponent after the young Canadian player defeated Ana Ivanovic in three sets. The first set saw Ivanovic break serve at 5-5 before holding serve to win the first set. Bouchard struck back in the second to take the match into a deciding set where the momentum saw Bouchard through to victory.
My Opinion:
Some great matches today in the quarter finals but one clearly stands out above the others. Stan Wawrinka has improved over the last year but took his tennis to a new level today after defeating a warrior in Djokovic. The match started off strongly for Novak and it looked like he was going to complete a routine win. However, Stan claimed the next two sets, putting himself in the lead whilst amazing the crowd at the same time. Novak levelled the match at 2-2 and it really could have gone either way. It turned out to be a real epic contest but Stan prevailed 9-7 in the fifth to claim the victory of his career. He will be a strong favourite in the semi's against Berdych. Tomas overcame Ferrer in his quarter final and that was to be expected on a hard court.
No surprises that Na Li defeated Pennetta and it was a pretty straightforward affair. She will be favourite to win the semi and the final now. Incredible performance from young prodigy Bouchard who has made the semi's. It was a really tough and competitive match against the favourite Ivanovic but Bouchard upset all the odds and came out on top in the third set. It should be a great match against Na Li and to see if she can make the final.
Men's Quarter Final Singles Results:
(8) Wawrinka beat (2) Djokovic 2-6,6-4,6-2,3-6,9-7
(7) Berdych beat (3) Ferrer 6-1,6-4,2-6,6-4
Women's Quarter Final Singles Results:
(4) Na Li beat (28) Pennetta 6-2,6-2
(30) Bouchard beat (14) Ivanovic 5-7,7-5,6-2
Men's Doubles Quarter Finals Selected Results:
(8) Nestor/Zimonjic beat Bolt/Whittington 6-2,7-6
Butorac/Klaasen beat (12) Huey/Inglot 6-7,7-6,6-4
Women's Doubles Quarter Finals Results:
(1) Errani/Vinci beat (6) Black/Mirza 6-2,3-6,6-4
(3) Makarova/Vesnina beat (7) Hantuchova/Safarova 6-2,2-6,7-6
(4) Peschke/Srebotnik beat Gajodosova/Tomljanovic 7-5,4-6,6-4
(8) Koops-Jones/Spears beat Peer/Soler-Espinosa 6-4,6-0
Women's Doubles Quarter Finals Results:
Zheng/Lipsky beat (1) Groenfeld/Peya 2-6,7-6,(10-5)
Georges/Qureshi beat (4) Hlavackova/Mirnyi 6-3,6-4
Boys' Second Round Singles Selected Results:
(1) Zverev beat Matsumura 4-6,6-2,9-7
(7) Halys beat Anderson 7-5,6-1
(8) Medvedev beat Sun 6-4,6-0
Girls' Second Round Singles Selected Results:
Hauger beat (1) Flink 6-4,6-3
(4) Kulichkova beat Cabrera 6-1,6-3
Fett beat (5) Xu 3-6,6-4,7-5
(6) Ostapenko beat Yerolymos 7-6,6-2
Wallace beat Novotna 6-2,6-1
Boys' Second Round Doubles Selected Results:
(1) Kozlov/Mmoh beat Onishi/Santillan 6-3,6-4
(2) Rublev/Zverev beat Anderson/Klintcharov 6-4,6-2
(3) Halys/Tatlot beat Qui/Zheng 6-3,6-4
Hong/Oh beat (4) Medvedev/Safivllin 6-3,5-7,(16-14)
Girls' Second Round Doubles Selected Results:
(1) Kalinina/Kulichkova beat Reddy/Venugopal 6-1,6-2
(2) Boulter/Jorovic beat Huang/Mcphee 2-6,6-1,(10-4)
Bains/Ijandramulia beat (3) Xu/You 6-7,6-3,(12-10)
(4) Komardina/Stojanovic beat Cao/Zheng 6-2,4-6,(10-7)
(5) Stollar/Wallace beat Fett/Yerolymos 3-6,6-3,(12-10)
Christie/Ostapenko beat (6) Buayam/Tomic 6-4,6-2
Match of the Day: Stanislas Wawrinka defeating Novak Djokovic in a five set epic
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