One Week Down, One To Go

It's been an eventful Australian Open so far, and I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm still trying to adjust to the new semester and being in America trying to watch the Australian Open is rather difficult. I've found some free time today after watching the Oklahoma State men's tennis team win its first match of the season against Memphis.

Well the biggest upsets so far at the Australian open were Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Neither player was able to make the quarterfinals, and Kuznetsova was the only one to make the Round of 16.

Nadia Petrova seems to be playing the best tennis since clay season in 2006. Petrova handed Clijsters the worst loss of her career and now just upset No. 3 Kuznetsova to make the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the second time in her career.

Dinara Safina hasn't played her best tennis, but has a rather easy draw to make the semifinals, but will face a tough task against Maria Kirilenko, who upset Sharapova in the first round. Jie Zheng came into the tournament unseeded, but as a dangerous floater, and she was the first in the Quarterfinals after she defeated No. 31 seed, Alona Bondarenko.

Justine Henin seems to be the story of the tournament. In the second round she upset No. 5, Elena Dementieva in two close sets and was a point away from going down 3-6 1-4 against Alisa Kleybanova in the third round. Henin will next face "qualifier" Yanina Wickmayer tonight for a spot in the quarterfinals.

The Williams sisters seem to be on a collision course to the semifinals as neither has lost a set so far, and Serena has yet to drop a game on her serve. Serena will next face Aussie, Samantha Stosur, while Venus will take on Francesca Schiavone.

Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka have gone through the draw quietly, but surely. Neither player has dropped a set, and Azarenka has handed a handful of bagels.

I'll try to write another post tomorrow after the Safina/Kirilenko and Henin/Wickmayer matches.