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Posted on: Monday, January 18, 2010

Tennis: Today's Australian Open results


Associated Press

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First round

Ivan Ljubicic (24), Croatia, def. Jason Kubler, Australia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 0-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Andy Roddick (7), United States, def. Thiemo de Bakker, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Andy Murray (5), Britain, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.

Wayne Odesnik, United States, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Radek Stepanek (13), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Guillaume Rufin, France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. Mardy Fish, United States, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Juan Martin del Potro (4), Argentina, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Peter Luczak, Australia, 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-4.

Viktor Troicki (29), Serbia, leads Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 5-3 (30-30), susp., rain.

David Guez, France, leads Julien Benneteau, France, 4-0 (15-0), susp., rain.

Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, leads Sebastien Grosjean, France, 6-4, 4-2 (Ad-40), susp., rain.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, leads Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-2 (15-15), susp., rain.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (27), Germany, leads Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 6-1, 4-3 (0-15), susp., rain.

Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, leads Nick Lindahl, Australia, 6-2, 7-5, 5-4, susp., rain.

Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, leads Fabrice Santoro, France, 7-5, 4-2 (30-15), susp., rain.

Matthew Ebden, Australia, leads Gael Monfils (12), France, 2-2 (30-15), susp., rain.

Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, leads Jose Acasuso, Argentina, 6-1, 2-6, 3-2, susp., rain.

WOMEN

First round
Dinara Safina (2), Russia, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-2, 6-4.

Zheng Jie, China, def. Peng Shuai, China, 0-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Kateryna Bondarenko (30), Ukraine, def. Ioana Raluca Olaru, Romania, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

Yvonne Meusburger, Austria, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Maria Kirilenko, Russia, def. Maria Sharapova (14), Russia, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4.

Elena Baltacha, Britain, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Kim Clijsters (15), Belgium, def. Valerie Tetreault, Canada, 6-0, 6-4.

Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 1-6, 7-5, 10-8

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.

Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (24), Spain, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-0, 6-0.

Justine Henin, Belgium, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-4, 6-3.

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 6-2, 6-1.

Alisa Kleybanova (27), Russia, def. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 6-1, 7-5.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, leads Regina Kulikova, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (10), 4-3 (30-40), susp., rain.

Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, leads Sesil Karatantcheva, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 5-6, susp., rain.

Vania King, United States, leads Dominika Cibulkova (23), Slovakia, 6-3, 1-2 (30-15), susp., rain.