2012 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

2012 Australian Open Day 1 (16 January) In Men's Singles, on the opening day, play began with Local hope Bernard Tomic struggling in the beginning two sets but later working hard in the next three sets, defeating Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Juan Martín del Potro also had to earn victory by losing the first set but later winning the next three sets defeating Adrian Mannarino. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal overcomes Alex Kuznetsov. Spaniard Pere Riba had to defeat compatriot Albert Montañés whereas Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky had to defeat his compatriot Illya Marchenko to advance to the second round. Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps. Other seeds such as Tomáš Berdych, Mardy Fish, Nicolás Almagro, Alexandr Dolgopolov, John Isner, Stanislas Wawrinka and Kevin Anderson along with Marcos Baghdatis, Olivier Rochus, Tommy Haas, Andreas Beck and Grigor Dimitrov all progressed comfortably into the second round while Juan Mónaco, Ivan Ljubičić and Jürgen Melzer were sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, Roger beats Alexander Kudryavtsev in three straight tiebreakers and David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps. In Women's Singles, on the opening day, play began with Victoria Azarenka taking out Heather Watson in straight sets. Later, the defending champion, Kim Clijsters gets past qualifier Maria João Köhler. Li Na had an easy win over Ksenia Pervak and Francesca Schiavone square off in two straight easy sets defeating Laura Pous Tió. Wild card Casey Dellacqua overcomes Bojana Jovanovski and Jelena Janković cruise into second round defeating qualifier Laura Robson. Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness. Other seeds such as Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai, Daniela Hantuchová, Julia Görges, Monica Niculescu and Petra Cetkovská along with Anna Tatishvili, Romina Oprandi, Pauline Parmentier, wild card Olivia Rogowska, Eleni Daniilidou, Tsvetana Pironkova, Olga Govortsova and Alberta Brianti all progressed comfortably into the second round while Flavia Pennetta, Lucie Šafářová and Yanina Wickmayer were sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, top seeded Caroline Wozniacki dismantles Anastasia Rodionova in two straight sets advancing to the second round. Seeds out Men's Singles: ESP Fernando Verdasco [22], ARG Juan Mónaco [25], CRO Ivan Ljubičić [28], AUT Jürgen Melzer [31] Women's Singles: ITA Flavia Pennetta [19], CZE Lucie Šafářová [24], BEL Yanina Wickmayer [28] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st RoundBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3]GBR Heather Watson6–1, 6–0Men's Singles 1st RoundAUS Bernard TomicESP Fernando Verdasco [22]4–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 7–5Women's Singles 1st RoundBEL Kim Clijsters [11]POR Maria João Köhler [Q]7–5, 6–1Men's Singles 1st RoundSUI Roger Federer [3]RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev [Q]7–5, 6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 1st RoundDEN Caroline Wozniacki [1]AUS Anastasia Rodionova6–2, 6–1Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 1st RoundARG Juan Martín del Potro [11]FRA Adrian Mannarino2–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4Women's Singles 1st RoundCHN Li Na [5]KAZ Ksenia Pervak6–3, 6–1Women's Singles 1st RoundITA Francesca Schiavone [10]ESP Laura Pous Tió6–1, 6–3Men's Singles 1st RoundESP Rafael Nadal [2]USA Alex Kuznetsov [Q]6–4, 6–1, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st RoundAUS Casey Dellacqua [WC]SRB Bojana Jovanovski6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 1st RoundCZE Tomáš Berdych [7]ESP Albert Ramos7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3Men's Singles 1st RoundUKR Alexandr Dolgopolov[13]AUS Greg Jones [WC]1–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2Women's Singles 1st RoundSRB Jelena Janković [13]GBR Laura Robson [Q]6–2, 6–0Men's Singles 1st RoundARG David NalbandianFIN Jarkko Nieminen6–4, 5–2 retiredColoured background indicates a night match Day 2 (17 January) In Men's Singles, day two play began with Novak Djokovic dismantling Italian Paolo Lorenzi in three straight sets. Andy Murray lost the first set but later won the next three sets defeating Ryan Harrison. Andy Roddick overcomes Robin Haase and David Ferrer had an easy win over Rui Machado. Gaël Monfils defeats local wild card Marinko Matosevic. Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries. Also, Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury. Other seeds such as Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet, Kei Nishikori, Marcel Granollers and Juan Ignacio Chela along with Matthew Ebden, James Duckworth, Santiago Giraldo, Thomaz Bellucci, Tatsuma Ito, Julien Benneteau and Ryan Sweeting all progressed comfortably into the second round while Radek Štěpánek was sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, Lleyton Hewitt beats Cedrik-Marcel Stebe and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlasts Denis Istomin both advancing to the second round. In Women's Singles, day two play began with Petra Kvitová easing through to the Third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets by defeating Vera Dushevina. Maria Sharapova had an easy win advancing to the third round by defeating Gisela Dulko. Fellow compatriot Maria Kirilenko defeats Jarmila Gajdošová. Jelena Dokić overcomes protected ranking Anna Chakvetadze. Svetlana Kuznetsova outlasts Chanelle Scheepers. Other seeds such as Vera Zvonareva, Marion Bartoli, Sabine Lisicki, Dominika Cibulková, Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber along with Jamie Hampton, Sloane Stephens, Ekaterina Makarova, Shahar Pe'er, Aleksandra Wozniak, Zheng Jie, Lucie Hradecká, Gréta Arn, Stéphanie Dubois and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová all progressed comfortably into the second round while Sorana Cîrstea impresses in the fourth round by defeating sixth seeded and US Open defending champion Samantha Stosur. In the evening, five-time champion Serena Williams advances to the second round by defeating Tamira Paszek. Seeds out: Men's Singles: CZE Radek Štěpánek [29] Women's Singles: AUS Samantha Stosur[6]http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-17/201201171326777099380.html Stosur crashes out of Australian Open Matt Trollope australianopen.com 17 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120518065852/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-17/201201171326777099380.html 2012-05-18 Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st RoundCZE Petra Kvitová [2]RUS Vera Dushevina6–2, 6–0Men's Singles 1st RoundSRB Novak Djokovic [1]ITA Paolo Lorenzi6–2, 6–0, 6–0Women's Singles 1st RoundROU Sorana CîrsteaAUS Samantha Stosur[6]7–6(7–2), 6–3Men's Singles 1st RoundAUS Lleyton Hewitt [WC]DEU Cedrik-Marcel Stebe7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5Women's Singles 1st RoundUSA Serena Williams [12]AUT Tamira Paszek6–3, 6–2Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 1st RoundRUS Maria Kirilenko [27]AUS Jarmila Gajdošová6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 1st RoundRUS Maria Sharapova [4]ARG Gisela Dulko6–0, 6–1Men's Singles 1st RoundGBR Andy Murray [4]USA Ryan Harrison4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Men's Singles 1st RoundUSA Andy Roddick [15]NED Robin Haase6–3, 6–4, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 1st RoundESP David Ferrer [5]POR Rui Machado6–1, 6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 1st RoundAUS Jelena DokićRUS Anna Chakvetadze [PR]6–2, 6–1Men's Singles 1st RoundFRA Gaël Monfils [14]AUS Marinko Matosevic [WC]7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3Women's Singles 1st RoundRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [18]RSA Chanelle Scheepers6–3, 3–6, 6–0Men's Singles 1st RoundFRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]UZB Denis Istomin6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match Day 3 (18 January) Men's Singles on day 3 began with Nadal having straight sets easy win on protected ranking Haas. Berdych wins over Rochus while Dolgopolov knocked out Tobias Kamke. Roger received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury. Nalbandian puts up a fight but Isner advances to the third round. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury. Other seeds such as Nicolás Almagro, Juan Martín del Potro, Feliciano López and Kevin Anderson along with qualifier Lukáš Lacko, Lu Yen-hsun and Ivo Karlović advance to the third round except Mardy Fish who lost to Colombian Alejandro Falla. Later in the evening, Tomic outlasts Querrey while Stanislas Wawrinka beats Marcos Baghdatis moving into the third round. Women's Singles on day 3 began with Li Na taking out local home wild card Rogowska in straight sets. Clijsters also progressed overcoming Stéphanie Foretz Gacon. Azarenka too had an easy win in straight sets over local wild card Casey Dellacqua. Janković outlasts qualifier Chang Kai-chen while top seeded dane Wozniacki beat Tatishvili cruising into third round. Hantuchová defeated Lesia Tsurenko after losing the first set. Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury. Other seeds such as Agnieszka Radwańska, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Monica Niculescu along with Christina McHale, Nina Bratchikova and Galina Voskoboeva advanced to the third round. The second round witnessed all the seeds go through except Schiavone went out to compatriot Oprandi, Peng to Benešová and Cetkovská to Barthel. Seeds out: Men's Singles: USA Mardy Fish [8]http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2012-01-18/201201181326858726523.html Fish falls to outstanding Falla Natalie Yoannidis australianopen.com 18 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120427050804/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2012-01-18/201201181326858726523.html 2012-04-27 Women's Singles: ITA Francesca Schiavone [10], CHN Peng Shuai [16], CZE Petra Cetkovská [32] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd RoundCHN Li Na [5]AUS Olivia Rogowska [WC]6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd RoundBEL Kim Clijsters [11]FRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon6–0, 6–1Men's Singles 2nd RoundESP Rafael Nadal [2]DEU Tommy Haas [PR]6–4, 6–3, 6–4Men's Singles 2nd RoundAUS Bernard TomicUSA Sam Querrey3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–3Women's Singles 2nd RoundBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3]AUS Casey Dellacqua [WC]6–1, 6–0Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 2nd RoundCZE Tomáš Berdych [7]BEL Olivier Rochus6–1, 6–0, 7–6(7–4)Women's Singles 2nd RoundSRB Jelena Janković [13]TPE Chang Kai-chen [Q]6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd RoundDEN Caroline Wozniacki [1]GEO Anna Tatishvili6–1, 7–6(7–4)Men's Singles 2nd RoundUKR Alexandr Dolgopolov [13]DEU Tobias Kamke4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6Men's Singles 2nd RoundSUI Roger Federer [3]DEU Andreas BeckWalkoverMatches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd RoundSVK Daniela Hantuchová [20]UKR Lesia Tsurenko4–6, 6–4, 6–3Women's Singles 2nd RoundITA Romina OprandiITA Francesca Schiavone [10]6–4, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd RoundUSA John Isner [16]ARG David Nalbandian4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 10–8Men's Singles 2nd RoundSUI Stanislas Wawrinka [21]CYP Marcos Baghdatis7–6(7–3), 6–4, 5–7, 6–1Coloured background indicates a night match Day 4 (19 January) The fourth day in Men's Singles, began with seeded number one, Djokovic easing through to the third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets defeating Santiago Giraldo. Tsonga takes out Ricardo Mello progressing in straight sets while Murray also had an easy win over Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Janko Tipsarević after losing the first set beat local wild card James Duckworth while another local Matthew Ebden puts up a fight winning first two sets but Kei Nishikori advances defeating him in later three sets. Gaël Monfils knocks out Thomaz Bellucci. Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury. Gilles Simon went out to compatriot Julien Benneteau. Other seeds such as David Ferrer, Milos Raonic and Juan Ignacio Chela along with Nicolas Mahut advance to the third round while Viktor Troicki, Marcel Granollers and Alex Bogomolov Jr. were sent crashing out in the second round. In the evening, local hope Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire in the third set because of a hamstring injury. The fourth day in Women's Singles, began with Sharapova having an easy win over qualifier Jamie Hampton and Serena easing through to the third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets defeating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Ana Ivanovic outlasts Michaëlla Krajicek while Petra Kvitová overcomes Carla Suárez Navarro to reach the second round. Vera Zvonareva defeated Lucie Hradecká. Other seeds such as Sabine Lisicki, Maria Kirilenko and Angelique Kerber along with Sorana Cîrstea advance to the third round. The second round witnessed all the seeds go through except Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Dominika Cibulková, Roberta Vinci, Kaia Kanepi and Nadia Petrova were sent crashing out in the second round. In the evening, the last home contingent, Jelena Dokić lost in the second round to Marion Bartoli while Sloane Stephens lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Seeds out: Men's Singles: FRA Gilles Simon [12], USA Andy Roddick [15], SRB Viktor Troicki [19], ESP Marcel Granollers [26], RUS Alex Bogomolov Jr. [32] Women's Singles: RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [15], SVK Dominika Cibulková [17], ITA Roberta Vinci [23], EST Kaia Kanepi [25], RUS Nadia Petrova [29]http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2012-01-19/201201191326944732104.html Petrova toppled by gritty Errani David Packman australianopen.com 19 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708072538/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2012-01-19/201201191326944732104.html 2012-07-08 Men's Doubles: AUT Oliver Marach / AUT Alexander Peya [9], AUS Paul Hanley / GBR Jamie Murray [16] Women's Doubles: USA Raquel Kops-Jones / USA Abigail Spears [15] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd RoundRUS Maria Sharapova [4]USA Jamie Hampton [Q]6–0, 6–1Women's Singles 2nd RoundUSA Serena Williams [12]CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová6–0, 6–4Men's Singles 2nd RoundSRB Novak Djokovic [1]COL Santiago Giraldo6–3, 6–2, 6–1Women's Singles 2nd RoundFRA Marion Bartoli [9]AUS Jelena Dokić6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 2nd RoundAUS Lleyton Hewitt [WC]USA Andy Roddick [15]3–6, 6–3, 6–4 retiredhttp://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-19/201201191326974277606.html Hewitt moves ahead as Roddick retires Matt Cronin australianopen.com 19 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182942/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-19/201201191326974277606.html 2012-09-30Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd RoundSRB Ana Ivanovic [21]NED Michaëlla Krajicek6–2, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd RoundFRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]BRA Ricardo Mello7–5, 6–4, 6–4Women's Singles 2nd RoundCZE Petra Kvitová [2]ESP Carla Suárez Navarro6–2, 2–6, 6–4Men's Singles 2nd RoundGBR Andy Murray [4]FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin6–1, 6–4, 6–4Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 2nd RoundRUS Vera Zvonareva [7]CZE Lucie Hradecká6–1, 7–6(7–3)Men's Singles 2nd RoundSRB Janko Tipsarević [9]AUS James Duckworth [WC]3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4Men's Singles 2nd RoundJPN Kei Nishikori [24]AUS Matthew Ebden3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 2nd RoundFRA Gaël Monfils [14]BRA Thomaz Bellucci2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day 5 (20 January) On the fifth day, in Men's Singles, Nadal beats qualifier Lukáš Lacko in three straight sets while Federer defeats Ivo Karlović. Feliciano López wins five-set thriller over John Isner. Tomáš Berdych outlasts Kevin Anderson while Nicolás Almagro overcomes Stanislas Wawrinka. Alejandro Falla losses to Philipp Kohlschreiber. In the evening, thirteenth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov went out to Bernard Tomic and Juan Martín del Potro overwhelms Lu Yen-hsun, both advancing to the fourth round. In Women's Singles, Jelena Janković rolls by Christina McHale while Azarenka gets past Mona Barthel advancing to the fourth round. Seeded number one dane, Wozniacki outlasts Monica Niculescu while Galina Voskoboeva losses to Agnieszka Radwańska and Romina Oprandi went to Julia Görges. Iveta Benešová takes out qualifier Nina Bratchikova in straight sets. In the evening, Li Na advanced to the fourth round after Anabel Medina Garrigues was forced to retire during the first set because of a right ankle injury while Kim Clijsters defeats Daniela Hantuchová advancing to the fourth round. Seeds out: Men's Singles: UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov [13], USA John Isner [16], SUI Stanislas Wawrinka [21], RSA Kevin Anderson [30] Women's Singles: SVK Daniela Hantuchová [20], ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues [26], ROU Monica Niculescu [31] Men's Doubles: ITA Simone Bolelli / ITA Fabio Fognini [14] Women's Doubles: ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives / ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja [13], RUS Vera Dushevina / ISR Shahar Pe'er [16] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 3rd RoundESP Rafael Nadal [2]SVK Lukáš Lacko [Q]6–2, 6–4, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundSUI Roger Federer [3]CRO Ivo Karlović7–6(8–6), 7–5, 6–3Women's Singles 3rd RoundSRB Jelena Janković [13]USA Christina McHale6–2, 6–0Men's Singles 3rd RoundAUS Bernard TomicUKR Alexandr Dolgopolov [13]4–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3Women's Singles 3rd RoundCHN Li Na [5]ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues [26]3–0 retiredMatches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 3rd RoundBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3]GER Mona Barthel6–2, 6–4Women's Singles 3rd RoundDEN Caroline Wozniacki [1]ROU Monica Niculescu [31]6–2, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundESP Feliciano López [18]USA John Isner [16]6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(0–7), 6–1Women's Singles 3rd RoundBEL Kim Clijsters [11]SVK Daniela Hantuchová [20]6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundARG Juan Martín del Potro [11]TPE Lu Yen-hsun6–2, 6–3, 6–0Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Doubles 2nd RoundIND Leander PaesCZE Radek ŠtěpánekITA Simone Bolelli [14]ITA Fabio Fognini [14]6–2, 7–6(7–5)Women's Singles 3rd RoundPOL Agnieszka Radwańska [8]KAZ Galina Voskoboeva6–2, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundCZE Tomáš Berdych [7]RSA Kevin Anderson [30]7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–1Men's Doubles 2nd RoundSWE Robert Lindstedt [7]ROU Horia Tecău [7]AUS Colin EbelthiteAUS Marinko Matosevic3–6, 6–4, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day 6 (21 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: SRB Janko Tipsarević [9], FRA Gaël Monfils [14], CAN Milos Raonic [23], ARG Juan Ignacio Chela [27] Women's Singles: RUS Vera Zvonareva [7], FRA Marion Bartoli [9], RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [18], RUS Maria Kirilenko [27], DEU Angelique Kerber [30] Women's Doubles: CZE Květa Peschke / SLO Katarina Srebotnik [1], RSA Natalie Grandin / CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová [9], CZE Iveta Benešová / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [10], TPE Hsieh Su-wei / KAZ Galina Voskoboeva [14] Mixed Doubles: RUS Maria Kirilenko / CAN Daniel Nestor [3] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 3rd RoundCZE Petra Kvitová [2]RUS Maria Kirilenko [27]6–0, 1–0 retiredhttp://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-21/201201211327107843474.html Injury hands Kvitova easy win Nicholas McCarvel australianopen.com 21 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509214008/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-21/201201211327107843474.html 2012-05-09Women's Singles 3rd RoundRUS Maria Sharapova [4]DEU Angelique Kerber [30]6–1, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundSRB Novak Djokovic [1]FRA Nicolas Mahut6–0, 6–1, 6–1Men's Doubles 3rd RoundIND Mahesh BhupathiIND Rohan BopannaAUS Carsten BallPHI Treat Conrad Huey6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 3rd RoundUSA Serena Williams [12]HUN Gréta Arn6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 3rd RoundAUS Lleyton Hewitt [WC]CAN Milos Raonic [23]4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Singles 3rd RoundFRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]POR Frederico Gil6–2, 6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 3rd RoundSRB Ana Ivanovic [21]USA Vania King6–3, 6–4Women's Singles 3rd RoundDEU Sabine Lisicki [14]RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [18]2–6, 6–4, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd RoundGBR Andy Murray [4]FRA Michaël Llodra6–4, 6–2, 6–0Legends DoublesIRI Mansour BahramiFRA Cédric PiolineAUS Pat CashCRO Goran Ivanišević2–6, 6–2, [13–11]Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreLegend DoublesFRA Guy ForgetFRA Henri LeconteAUS Darren CahillAUS Richard Fromberg6–1, 6–4Women's Singles 3rd RoundRUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Vera Zvonareva [7]7–6(9–7), 6–1Men's Singles 3rd RoundFRA Richard Gasquet [17]SRB Janko Tipsarević [9]6–3, 6–3, 6–1Men's Singles 3rd RoundKAZ Mikhail KukushkinFRA Gaël Monfils [14]6–2, 7–5, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4Coloured background indicates a night match Day 7 (22 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: ESP Nicolás Almagro [10], ESP Feliciano López [18] Women's Singles: CHN Li Na [5],http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-22/201201221327215231845.html Clijsters saves four match points to stun Li Na Darren Saligari australianopen.com 22 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902214400/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-22/201201221327215231845.html 2012-09-02 SRB Jelena Janković [13], GER Julia Görges [22] Men's Doubles: FRA Michaël Llodra / SRB Nenad Zimonjić [3],IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna [4], GBR Colin Fleming / GBR Ross Hutchins [15] Women's Doubles: ARG Gisela Dulko / ITA Flavia Pennetta [4] Mixed Doubles: CZE Květa Peschke / USA Mike Bryan [1] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 4th RoundBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3]CZE Iveta Benešová6–2, 6–2Men's Singles 4th RoundESP Rafael Nadal [2]ESP Feliciano López [18]6–4, 6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 4th RoundBEL Kim Clijsters [11]CHN Li Na [5]4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4Men's Singles 4th RoundSUI Roger Federer [3]AUS Bernard Tomic6–4, 6–2, 6–2Women's Singles 4th RoundDEN Caroline Wozniacki [1]SRB Jelena Janković [13]6–0, 7–5Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Doubles 3rd RoundUSA Bob Bryan [1]USA Mike Bryan [1]GBR Colin Fleming [15]GBR Ross Hutchins [15]6–4, 0–6, 6–2Women's Singles 4th RoundPOL Agnieszka Radwańska [8]DEU Julia Görges [22]6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 4th RoundCZE Tomáš Berdych [7]ESP Nicolás Almagro [10]4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)Men's Legends DoublesAUS Wayne ArthursAUT Thomas MusterNED Jacco EltinghNED Paul Haarhuis7–5, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Doubles 3rd RoundRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Vera ZvonarevaARG Gisela Dulko [4]ITA Flavia Pennetta [4]3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)Women's Legends DoublesAUS Nicole BradtkeUSA Martina NavratilovaSUI Martina HingisCRO Iva Majoli6–1, 6–3Mixed Doubles 1st RoundJPN Kimiko Date-KrummJPN Kei NishikoriARG Gisela DulkoARG Eduardo Schwank6–4, 6–1Men's Singles 4th RoundARG Juan Martín del Potro [11]DEU Philipp Kohlschreiber6–4, 6–2, 6–1Mixed Doubles 1st RoundAUS Casey Dellacqua [WC]AUS Matthew Ebden [WC]AUS Olivia Rogowska [WC]AUS Marinko Matosevic [WC]6–4, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day 8 (23 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6],http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-23/201201231327299497861.html Tsonga upset by Japan's Nishikori Matt Trollope australianopen.com 23 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509222508/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-23/201201231327299497861.html 2012-05-09 FRA Richard Gasquet [17] Women's Singles: USA Serena Williams [12], GER Sabine Lisicki [14], SRB Ana Ivanovic [21] Men's Doubles: AUT Jürgen Melzer / GER Philipp Petzschner [5], PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / CUR Jean-Julien Rojer [8], CZE František Čermák / SVK Filip Polášek [11] Women's Doubles: RUS Maria Kirilenko / RUS Nadia Petrova [5], SVK Daniela Hantuchová / POL Agnieszka Radwańska [8], AUS Jarmila Gajdošová / USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands [12] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Singles 4th RoundCZE Petra Kvitová [2]SRB Ana Ivanovic [21]6–2, 7–6(7–2)Men's Singles 4th RoundGBR Andy Murray [4]KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retiredWomen's Singles 4th RoundRUS Ekaterina MakarovaUSA Serena Williams [12]6–2, 6–3Mixed Doubles 2nd RoundUSA Lisa Raymond [4]IND Rohan Bopanna [4]AUS Casey Dellacqua [WC]AUS Matthew Ebden [WC]6–4, 6–2Women's Singles 4th RoundRUS Maria Sharapova [4]DEU Sabine Lisicki [14]3–6, 6–2, 6–3Men's Singles 4th RoundSRB Novak Djokovic [1]AUS Lleyton Hewitt [WC]6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's Legends DoublesFRA Guy ForgetFRA Henri LeconteAUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde6–4, 7–5Men's Singles 4th RoundJPN Kei Nishikori [24]FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Men's Singles 4th RoundESP David Ferrer [5]FRA Richard Gasquet [17]6–4, 6–4, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Doubles 3rd RoundCZE Andrea Hlaváčková [7]CZE Lucie Hradecká [7]JPN Rika FujiwaraJPN Ayumi Morita6–3, 3–6, 6–2Women's Singles 4th RoundITA Sara ErraniCHN Zheng Jie6–2, 6–1Women's Doubles 3rd RoundIND Sania Mirza [6]RUS Elena Vesnina [6]AUS Jarmila Gajdošová [12]USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands [12]7–5, 6–3Mixed Doubles 2nd RoundCZE Andrea Hlaváčková [7]PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [7]SRB Jelena Janković [WC]AUS Bernard Tomic [WC]6–3, 6–3Coloured background indicates a night match Day 9 (24 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: CZE Tomáš Berdych [7], ARG Juan Martín del Potro [11] Women's Singles: DEN Caroline Wozniacki [1], POL Agnieszka Radwańska [8] Men's Doubles: POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg / POL Marcin Matkowski [6], USA Scott Lipsky / USA Rajeev Ram [13] Women's Doubles: USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond [2], USA Vania King / KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova [3] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreLegends DoublesAUS Wayne ArthursAUT Thomas MusterAUS Pat CashCRO Goran Ivanišević6–4, 6–3Women's Singles QuarterfinalsBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3]POL Agnieszka Radwańska [8]6–7(0–7), 6–0, 6–2Women's Singles QuarterfinalsBEL Kim Clijsters [11]DEN Caroline Wozniacki [1]6–3, 7–6(7–4)Men's Singles QuarterfinalsSUI Roger Federer [3]ARG Juan Martín del Potro [11]6–4, 6–3, 6–2Men's Singles QuarterfinalsESP Rafael Nadal [2]CZE Tomáš Berdych [7]6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–3Men's Doubles QuarterfinalsUSA Bob Bryan [1]USA Mike Bryan [1]POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6]POL Marcin Matkowski [6]6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's Doubles QuarterfinalsRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Vera ZvonarevaROU Irina-Camelia BeguROU Monica Niculescu7–5, 6–3Men's Doubles QuarterfinalsSWE Robert Lindstedt [7]ROM Horia Tecău [7]USA Scott Lipsky [13]USA Rajeev Ram [13]6–4, 6–4Women's Doubles QuarterfinalsIND Sania Mirza [6]RUS Elena Vesnina [6]USA Liezel Huber [2]USA Lisa Raymond [2]6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)Women's Legends DoublesUSA Tracy AustinAUT Barbara SchettAUS Nicole BradtkeUSA Martina Navratilova2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–4]Coloured background indicates a night match Day 10 (25 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: ESP David Ferrer [5], JPN Kei Nishikori [24] Men's Doubles: USA Eric Butorac / BRA Bruno Soares [10], MEX Santiago González / GER Christopher Kas [12] Women's Doubles: IND Sania Mirza / RUS Elena Vesnina [6],http://www.espnstar.com/tennis/australian-open/news/detail/item741474/Sania-Vesnina-crash-out-in-semis Sania-Vesnina crash out in semis ESPNStar.com 25 January 2012 3 September 2017 https://archive.today/20120730222726/http://www.espnstar.com/tennis/australian-open/news/detail/item741474/Sania-Vesnina-crash-out-in-semis 30 July 2012 usurped CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / CZE Lucie Hradecká [7] Mixed Doubles: CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [7] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser Score Women's Singles Quarterfinals CZE Petra Kvitová [2] ITA Sara Errani 6–4, 6–4 Women's Singles Quarterfinals RUS Maria Sharapova [4] RUS Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–3 Men's Singles Quarterfinals GBR Andy Murray [4] JPN Kei Nishikori [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 Men's Singles Quarterfinals SRB Novak Djokovic [1] ESP David Ferrer [5] 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 Mixed's Doubles Quarterfinals IND Sania Mirza [6] IND Mahesh Bhupathi [6] USA Liezel Huber GBR Colin Fleming 7–6(7–5), 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser Score Men's Doubles Quarterfinals BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi [2] CAN Daniel Nestor [2] MEX Santiago González [12] GER Christopher Kas [12] 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 Men's Doubles Quarterfinals IND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek USA Eric Butorac [10] BRA Bruno Soares [10] 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Women's Doubles Semifinals RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Vera Zvonareva IND Sania Mirza [6] RUS Elena Vesnina [6] 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4 Women's Doubles Semifinals ITA Sara Errani [11] ITA Roberta Vinci [11] CZE Andrea Hlaváčková [7] CZE Lucie Hradecká [7] 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 Mixed Doubles 2nd Round AUS Jarmila Gajdošová BRA Bruno Soares USA Abigail Spears POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg 6–3, 6–2 Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals ITA Roberta Vinci ITA Daniele Bracciali CZE Andrea Hlaváčková [7] PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi[7] 6–1, 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match Day 11 (26 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: SUI Roger Federer [3] Women's Singles: CZE Petra Kvitová [2], BEL Kim Clijsters [11] Men's Doubles: BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor [2], SWE Robert Lindstedt / ROM Horia Tecău [7] Mixed Doubles: USA Lisa Raymond / IND Rohan Bopanna [4] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser Score Men's Doubles Semifinals USA Bob Bryan [1] USA Mike Bryan [1] SWE Robert Lindstedt [7] ROM Horia Tecău [7] 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Women's Singles Semifinals BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3] BEL Kim Clijsters [11] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 Women's Singles Semifinals RUS Maria Sharapova [4] CZE Petra Kvitová [2] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 Men's Singles Semifinals ESP Rafael Nadal [2] SUI Roger Federer [3] 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Exhibition Doubles Semifinals SUI Martina Hingis AUS Pat Cash USA Martina Navratilova CRO Goran Ivanišević 9–8(7–4)Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser Score Junior Boys' Singles Quarterfinals AUS Luke Saville [1] GBR Kyle Edmund [7] 7–5, 7–5 Men's Doubles Semifinals IND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi [2] CAN Daniel Nestor [2] 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Legends' Doubles AUS Pat Cash CRO Goran IvaniševićNED Jacco Eltingh NED Paul Haarhuis 2–6, 6–4, [10–8] Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8] ROM Horia Tecău [8] AUS Jarmila Gajdošová BRA Bruno Soares 4–6, 6–1, [13–11] Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals RUS Elena Vesnina [5] IND Leander Paes [5] USA Lisa Raymond [4] IND Rohan Bopanna [4] 6–2, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day 12 (27 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: GBR Andy Murray [4] Women's Doubles: ITA Sara Errani / ITA Roberta Vinci [11] Mixed Doubles: IND Sania Mirza / IND Mahesh Bhupathi [6] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser Score Mixed Doubles Semifinals USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8] ROM Horia Tecău [8]IND Sania Mirza [6] IND Mahesh Bhupathi [6] 6–3, 6–3 Women's Doubles Final RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Vera Zvonareva ITA Sara Errani [11] ITA Roberta Vinci [11] 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Men's Singles Semifinals SRB Novak Djokovic [1] GBR Andy Murray [4] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match Day 13 (28 January) Seeds out: Women's Singles: RUS Maria Sharapova [4] Men's Doubles: USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan [1] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser Score Girls' Singles FinalUSA Taylor Townsend [14]RUS Yulia Putintseva [4] 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Boys' Singles Final AUS Luke Saville [1] CAN Filip Peliwo 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Women's Singles Final BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka [3] RUS Maria Sharapova [4] 6–3, 6–0 Men's Doubles Final IND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek USA Bob Bryan [1] USA Mike Bryan [1] 7–6(7–1), 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day 14 (29 January) Seeds out: Men's Singles: ESP Rafael Nadal [2] Mixed Doubles: RUS Elena Vesnina / IND Leander Paes [5] Schedule of Play Matches on main courtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser Score Mixed Doubles Final USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8] ROU Horia Tecău [8] RUS Elena Vesnina [5] IND Leander Paes [5] 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] Men's Singles Final SRB Novak Djokovic [1] ESP Rafael Nadal [2] 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match References Day-by-day summaries Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Day-by-day summaries