A day prior to the tournament , a charity match called '' ' Hit for Haiti ' '' was held to raise funds to aid victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake . The event was proposed by Roger Federer , and was organised in under 24 hours . It was held in Rod Laver Arena at 2 pm and lasted about 90 minutes ; tickets cost A$ 10 for adults and were free for children under 12 . Nine players participated , in two teams ( named after the colours in the Haitian flag ) . Team Red consisted of Roger Federer , Serena Williams , Lleyton Hewitt , and Samantha Stosur , and Team Blue was Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic , Andy Roddick , Kim Clijsters , and late substitute Bernard Tomic . Former player and current TV analyst Jim Courier served as the chair umpire . Players wore microphones during play , and competed in doubles , mixed doubles , and other arrangements . Team Red defeated Team Blue , 7 – 6 . Additional donations were solicited at the event , and several other players – including Marcos Baghdatis and Maria Sharapova – donated money directly . An early count had at least A$ 159,000 raised ; later reports put the figure around A$ 400,000
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries