Serena and Venus Williams powered into the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday, 20th Jan. Both the Williams' sisters looked in top form as they cruised through the first round. It wasn't such a great day for Elena Dementieva of Russia. She did win but had to struggle hard to stay in against a rival few though to be a major challenge.
Serena defeated China's Meng Yuan 6-3, 6-2 whereas her sibling beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-3.
One expected Dementieva to have played with great skill and confidence as she had just come from the Sydney International where she triumphed over Serena in a thrilling game. She had to fight off her opponent for 2 hours before she could finally proclaim victory over Germany's Kristina Barrois.
Dementieva spoke of her fear of losing the match and giving up her dream of winning the Australian Open in the first round but she managed a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-1 win over Barrois in Melbourne Park.
Despite having won titles in Auckland and Sydney leading to the Australian Open she found herself unable to thwart off her relatively unknown rival. Borrois played with an aggression that seemed to daze the in-form Russian. This was the same venue where, 2 years back in 2006, she was ousted from the tournament in only the first round and she feared the same might happen again against Borrois, who has yet to gain a seeding.
Serena and Venus faced no such troubles as they breezed into the next round of the Australian Open. There is great hope amidst fans that the 2 titans may clash against each other in the semi-finals. Winning here for Serena would mean a 10th major win for her and her 4th in Melbourne. She had won here previously in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Giving up her usual flashy tennis clothing in favor for a more sober dark blue one, Serena defeated her Chinese rival in just 75 minutes. Elder sister Venus was unimpressed by her opponent, Kerber. The American has yet to win the Australian Open tournament.
Latest tennis results on the Men's side showed second seed Roger Federer had an easy time defeating Evgeny Korolev who is seeded 118. He beat Koroley 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Federer has grown closer to equaling Pete Sampras' record of single's Grand Slam titles. Back to back aces in the first game were indication enough of the great form Federer is in. He is meeting Marat Safin on Wednesday. This is a game to watch out for as Safin had defeated Federer in the semi-finals here in 2005 on his way to winning the title. With this win Australian Open tennis results just got more exciting.
Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-1, 6-3, No. 11 David Ferrer of Spain beat a 31-year-old qualifier Dominik Hrbaty 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
I strongly recommend you don't miss Australian Open tennis results as it's going to be every bit as thrilling as this match.
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