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▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁potential ▁pre y . ▁ ▁In ▁capt ivity ▁they ▁are ▁typically ▁fed ▁ad ▁li bit um ▁or ▁in ▁set ▁amounts ▁that ▁( per ▁week ) ▁equal ▁ 1 – 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁saw fish , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁indic ations ▁that ▁capt ives ▁grow ▁consider ably ▁faster ▁than ▁their ▁wild ▁counter parts . ▁ ▁The ▁ro str um ▁( s aw ) ▁plays ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁both ▁loc ating ▁the ▁pre y ▁and ▁capt uring ▁it , ▁which ▁is ▁unique ▁among ▁j aw ed ▁fish . ▁The ▁head ▁and ▁ro str um ▁contain ▁thousands ▁of ▁sens ory ▁org ans , ▁the ▁amp ulla e ▁of ▁Lor enz ini , ▁that ▁allow ▁the ▁saw fish ▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁monitor ▁the ▁movements ▁of ▁other ▁organ isms ▁by ▁meas uring ▁the ▁electric ▁fields ▁they ▁emit . ▁Elect r ore ception ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁from ▁some ▁other ▁families ▁of ▁fish . ▁In ▁saw fish ▁the ▁sens ory ▁org ans ▁are ▁pack ed ▁most ▁dens ely ▁on ▁the ▁upper - ▁and ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁ro str um , ▁although ▁with ▁minor ▁differences ▁in ▁their ▁position ▁and ▁numbers ▁depending ▁on ▁exact ▁species . ▁Those ▁on ▁the ▁upp ers ide ▁allow ▁saw fish ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁three - dimensional ▁area ▁above ▁it , ▁even ▁in ▁waters ▁of ▁low ▁visibility . ▁Util izing ▁their ▁saw ▁as ▁an ▁extended ▁sens ing ▁device , ▁saw fish ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁" view " ▁their ▁entire ▁surr ound ings ▁by ▁maintain ing |
▁a ▁position ▁low ▁to ▁the ▁se af loor . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁saw fish ▁can ▁detect ▁potential ▁pre y ▁items ▁through ▁elect r ore ception ▁from ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁Some ▁waters ▁where ▁saw fish ▁live ▁are ▁very ▁mur ky , ▁limit ing ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁hunting ▁by ▁sight . ▁ ▁Ex actly ▁how ▁they ▁use ▁their ▁saw ▁after ▁the ▁pre y ▁has ▁been ▁located ▁has ▁been ▁deb ated , ▁and ▁some ▁scholar ship ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁spec ulations ▁rather ▁than ▁real ▁observations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁primary ▁techniques , ▁inform ally ▁called ▁" s aw ▁in ▁water ", ▁" s aw ▁on ▁substr ate " ▁and ▁" pin ". ▁If ▁a ▁pre y ▁item ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁fish ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁water , ▁the ▁saw fish ▁uses ▁the ▁first ▁method , ▁making ▁a ▁rapid ▁sw ipe ▁at ▁the ▁pre y ▁with ▁its ▁saw ▁to ▁in cap ac itate ▁it . ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁se ab ed ▁and ▁e aten . ▁The ▁" s aw ▁on ▁substr ate " ▁is ▁similar , ▁but ▁used ▁on ▁pre y ▁at ▁the ▁se ab ed . ▁The ▁saw ▁is ▁highly ▁stream lined ▁and ▁when ▁sw ip ed ▁it ▁causes ▁very ▁little ▁water ▁movement . ▁The ▁final ▁method ▁involves ▁pin ning ▁the ▁pre y ▁against ▁the ▁se ab ed ▁with ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁saw , ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁seen ▁in ▁guitar fish |
. ▁The ▁" pin " ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁manipulate ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁pre y , ▁allowing ▁fish ▁to ▁be ▁sw allowed ▁head - first ▁and ▁thus ▁without ▁eng aging ▁any ▁possible ▁fin ▁sp ines . ▁The ▁sp ines ▁of ▁cat fish , ▁a ▁common ▁pre y , ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁im bed ded ▁in ▁the ▁ro str um ▁of ▁saw fish . ▁School s ▁of ▁mul lets ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁trying ▁to ▁escape ▁saw fish . ▁Pre y ▁fish ▁are ▁typically ▁sw allowed ▁whole ▁and ▁not ▁cut ▁into ▁small ▁pieces ▁with ▁the ▁saw , ▁although ▁on ▁occasion ▁one ▁may ▁be ▁split ▁in ▁half ▁during ▁capture ▁by ▁the ▁slash ing ▁motion . ▁Pre y ▁choice ▁is ▁therefore ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁mouth . ▁A ▁ ▁saw fish ▁had ▁a ▁ ▁cat fish ▁in ▁its ▁st om ach . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁saw fish ▁use ▁their ▁saw ▁to ▁dig / ra ke ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁for ▁pre y , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁observed ▁during ▁the ▁study ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁or ▁supported ▁by ▁later ▁hyd rod ynamic ▁studies . ▁Lar ge ▁saw fish ▁often ▁have ▁ro str al ▁teeth ▁with ▁tips ▁that ▁are ▁not ably ▁worn . ▁ ▁S aw ▁and ▁self - def ense ▁Old ▁stories ▁often ▁describe ▁saw fish ▁as ▁highly ▁dangerous ▁to ▁humans , ▁ ▁s inking ▁ships ▁and ▁cutting ▁people ▁in ▁half , ▁but ▁today ▁these ▁are ▁considered ▁myth s ▁and ▁not ▁fact ual . ▁S aw |
fish ▁are ▁actually ▁do cile ▁and ▁har ml ess ▁to ▁humans , ▁except ▁when ▁captured ▁where ▁they ▁can ▁inf lict ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁when ▁def ending ▁themselves ▁by ▁thr ash ing ▁the ▁saw ▁from ▁side - to - side . ▁The ▁saw ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁self - def ense ▁against ▁pred ators ▁such ▁as ▁sh arks ▁that ▁potentially ▁may ▁eat ▁saw fish . ▁In ▁capt ivity ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁using ▁their ▁saw s ▁during ▁f ights ▁over ▁hierarchy ▁or ▁food . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁humans ▁ ▁In ▁history , ▁culture ▁and ▁myth ology ▁ ▁The ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁( origin ally ▁S qual us ▁pr ist is , ▁now ▁Pr ist is ▁pr ist is ) ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁species ▁described ▁by ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus ▁in ▁System a ▁Natur ae ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁of ▁modern ▁zo ological ▁nom en cl ature , ▁but ▁saw fish ▁were ▁already ▁known ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁were ▁occasionally ▁mentioned ▁in ▁anti qu ity ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 1 8 0 0 – 2 4 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁in ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Pl iny ' s ▁Natural ▁History ▁( 7 7 – 7 9 ▁AD ). ▁ ▁Pr ist is , ▁the ▁scientific ▁name ▁formal ised ▁for ▁saw fish ▁by ▁Lin na eus ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁name ▁even ▁before ▁his ▁publication . ▁For ▁example , ▁saw fish |
▁or ▁" pr iste " ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁Lib ri ▁de ▁pis ci bus ▁mar in is ▁in ▁qu ibus ▁ver ae ▁pis ci um ▁eff ig ies ▁express ae ▁sunt ▁by ▁Guillaume ▁Ron de let ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 4 , ▁and ▁" pr isti " ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁De ▁pis ci bus ▁lib ri ▁V , ▁et ▁De ▁cet is ▁lib . ▁v n us ▁by ▁Ul isse ▁Ald rov and i ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 3 . ▁ ▁Out side ▁Europe , ▁saw fish ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁old ▁Pers ian ▁texts , ▁such ▁as ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁writ ings ▁by ▁Zak ari ya ▁al - Q az w ini . ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁among ▁arch ae ological ▁remains ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁region , ▁the ▁Pacific ▁coast ▁of ▁Pan ama , ▁coast al ▁Brazil ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁cultural ▁significance ▁of ▁saw fish ▁var ies ▁significantly . ▁The ▁Az te cs ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁currently ▁Mexico ▁often ▁included ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁saw fish ▁ro stra ▁( s aws ), ▁not ably ▁as ▁the ▁stri ker / s word ▁of ▁the ▁mon ster ▁C ip act li . ▁N umer ous ▁saw fish ▁ro stra ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁T emplo ▁Mayor ▁and ▁two ▁locations ▁in ▁coast al ▁Ver ac ru z ▁had ▁Az te c ▁names ▁referring ▁to ▁saw fish . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁general ▁region , ▁saw fish |
▁teeth ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁May an ▁gra ves . ▁The ▁saw ▁of ▁saw fish ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dan cing ▁mask s ▁of ▁the ▁Hu ave ▁and ▁Z ap ot ec s ▁in ▁O ax aca , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁K una ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁coast ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁Colombia ▁cons iders ▁saw fish ▁as ▁res cu ers ▁of ▁d row ning ▁people ▁and ▁protect ors ▁against ▁dangerous ▁sea ▁cre atures . ▁Also ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁saw fish ▁were ▁recognized ▁as ▁containing ▁powerful ▁spirits ▁that ▁could ▁protect ▁humans ▁against ▁super natural ▁enemies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁B iss ag os ▁Islands ▁off ▁West ▁Africa ▁dan cing ▁dressed ▁as ▁saw fish ▁and ▁other ▁sea ▁cre atures ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁men ' s ▁coming - of - age ▁cer emon ies . ▁In ▁G amb ia ▁the ▁saw s ▁indicate ▁courage ; ▁the ▁more ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁a ▁house ▁the ▁more ▁courage ous ▁the ▁owner . ▁In ▁Sen eg al ▁the ▁Leb u ▁people ▁believe ▁the ▁saw ▁can ▁protect ▁their ▁family , ▁house ▁and ▁liv est ock . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁general ▁region ▁they ▁are ▁recognized ▁as ▁ancest ral ▁spirits ▁with ▁the ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁magic ▁weapon . ▁The ▁Ak an ▁people ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁see ▁saw fish ▁as ▁an ▁authority ▁symbol . ▁There ▁are ▁pro ver bs ▁with ▁saw fish ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁language ▁D ual a . ▁In ▁some ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁coast al ▁Africa , ▁saw fish ▁are ▁considered ▁extremely ▁dangerous ▁and ▁super natural , ▁but |
▁their ▁powers ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁humans ▁as ▁their ▁saw ▁retain s ▁the ▁powers ▁against ▁disease , ▁bad ▁luck ▁and ▁evil . ▁Among ▁most ▁African ▁groups ▁consumption ▁of ▁meat ▁from ▁saw fish ▁is ▁entirely ▁acceptable , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁( in ▁West ▁Africa ▁the ▁F ula , ▁Ser er ▁and ▁Wol of ▁people ) ▁it ▁is ▁tab oo . ▁In ▁the ▁Niger ▁D elta ▁region ▁of ▁southern ▁Niger ia , ▁the ▁saw s ▁of ▁saw fish ▁( known ▁as ▁o ki ▁in ▁I j aw ▁and ▁neighbour ing ▁languages ) ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁mas quer ades . ▁ ▁In ▁Asia , ▁saw fish ▁are ▁a ▁powerful ▁symbol ▁in ▁many ▁cult ures . ▁Asian ▁sh am ans ▁use ▁saw fish ▁ro str ums ▁for ▁ex or cis ms ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁cer emon ies ▁to ▁rep el ▁dem ons ▁and ▁disease . ▁They ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁protect ▁houses ▁from ▁g hosts ▁when ▁hung ▁over ▁door ways . ▁Illustr ations ▁of ▁saw fish ▁are ▁often ▁found ▁at ▁Buddh ist ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁In ▁the ▁Sep ik ▁region ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea ▁loc als ▁adm ire ▁saw fish , ▁but ▁also ▁see ▁them ▁as ▁pun ish ers ▁that ▁will ▁un le ash ▁heavy ▁ra inst orm s ▁on ▁anyone ▁breaking ▁fish ing ▁tab o os . ▁Among ▁the ▁W arn ind h ily ag wa , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians , ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁saw fish ▁Y uk w ur rir r ind ang wa ▁and ▁ray s |
▁created ▁the ▁land . ▁The ▁ancest ral ▁saw fish ▁car ved ▁out ▁the ▁river ▁of ▁Gro ote ▁E y land t ▁with ▁their ▁saw . ▁Among ▁European ▁sail ors ▁saw fish ▁were ▁often ▁fe ared ▁as ▁animals ▁that ▁could ▁sink ▁ships ▁by ▁pier cing / s aw ing ▁in ▁the ▁h ull ▁with ▁their ▁saw ▁( c laim s ▁now ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁entirely ▁un true ), ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁stories ▁of ▁them ▁saving ▁people . ▁In ▁one ▁case ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁how ▁a ▁ship ▁almost ▁s ank ▁during ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 3 . ▁The ▁sail ors ▁pray ed ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁safely ▁ash ore ▁where ▁they ▁discovered ▁a ▁saw fish ▁that ▁had ▁" pl ug ged " ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁its ▁saw . ▁A ▁saw fish ▁ro str um ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁this ▁mi rac ul ous ▁event ▁is ▁kept ▁at ▁the ▁San ctu ary ▁of ▁Car mine ▁Mag giore ▁in ▁Nap les . ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁symbols ▁in ▁recent ▁history . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁saw fish ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁n avy ▁ships , ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁symbols ▁by ▁both ▁American ▁and ▁Naz i ▁German ▁sub mar ines . ▁S aw fish ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁U - 9 6 ▁sub marine , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁port ray al ▁in ▁Das ▁Boot , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁U - bo at |
▁Fl ot illa . ▁The ▁German ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁( B attle ▁Bad ge ▁of ▁Small ▁Com bat ▁Units ) ▁dep icted ▁a ▁saw fish . ▁ ▁In ▁cart o ons ▁and ▁hum orous ▁popular ▁culture , ▁the ▁saw fish — part icular ly ▁its ▁ro str um ▁(" n ose ") — has ▁been ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁living ▁tool . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Vic ke ▁Vik ing ▁and ▁Fight ing ▁Fant asy ▁volume ▁" D em ons ▁of ▁the ▁Deep ". ▁ ▁A ▁st yl ized ▁saw fish ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁States ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁co ins ▁and ▁bank notes ▁of ▁the ▁C FA ▁currency . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁myth ological ▁value ▁representing ▁f ec und ity ▁and ▁prosper ity . ▁The ▁image ▁takes ▁its ▁form ▁from ▁an ▁Ak an ▁and ▁Ba ou le ▁bronze ▁weight ▁used ▁for ▁ex changes ▁in ▁the ▁commercial ▁trade ▁of ▁gold ▁pow der . ▁ ▁In ▁aqu ari ums ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁public ▁aqu ari ums , ▁but ▁require ▁very ▁large ▁t anks . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁North ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁public ▁aqu ari ums ▁that ▁kept ▁saw fish , ▁their ▁t anks ▁were ▁all ▁very ▁large ▁and ▁r anged ▁from ▁about ▁. ▁Ind ividual s ▁in ▁public ▁aqu ari ums ▁often ▁function ▁as ▁" amb ass adors " ▁for ▁saw fish ▁and ▁their ▁conservation ▁pl ight . ▁In ▁capt ivity ▁they |
▁are ▁quite ▁robust , ▁appear ▁to ▁grow ▁faster ▁than ▁their ▁wild ▁counter parts ▁( per haps ▁due ▁to ▁consistent ▁access ▁to ▁food ) ▁and ▁individuals ▁have ▁lived ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁but ▁bre eding ▁them ▁has ▁proven ▁difficult . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁four ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ▁pu ps ▁were ▁born ▁at ▁Atl ant is ▁Parad ise ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁and ▁this ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁family ▁has ▁been ▁successfully ▁b red ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁( un success ful ▁bre eding ▁attempts ▁had ▁happened ▁earlier ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁facility , ▁including ▁a ▁mis car riage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁is ▁hoped ▁that ▁this ▁success ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁a ▁capt ive ▁bre eding ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁threatened ▁saw fish . ▁It ▁is ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁season al ▁variations ▁in ▁water ▁temperature , ▁sal inity ▁and ▁phot oper iod ▁are ▁necessary ▁to ▁encou rage ▁bre eding . ▁Art ific ial ▁ins em ination , ▁as ▁already ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁capt ive ▁sh arks , ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁considered . ▁Track ing ▁studies ▁indicate ▁that ▁if ▁saw fish ▁are ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁wild ▁after ▁sp ending ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁( for ▁example , ▁if ▁they ▁out g row ▁their ▁exhib it ), ▁they ▁rapidly ▁adopt ▁a ▁movement ▁pattern ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁fully ▁wild ▁saw fish . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁five ▁saw fish ▁species , ▁only ▁the ▁four ▁Pr ist |
is ▁species ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁public ▁aqu ari ums . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁is ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁with ▁stud books ▁including ▁ 1 6 ▁individuals ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 5 ▁individuals ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁individuals ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁green ▁saw fish ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁individuals ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁ 6 ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Both ▁these ▁species ▁are ▁also ▁kept ▁at ▁public ▁aqu ari ums ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁capt ive ▁d war f ▁saw fish ▁are ▁in ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁stud books ▁included ▁ 1 2 ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁kept ▁elsewhere ▁are ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁aqu arium ▁in ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁conservation ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁were ▁once ▁common , ▁locally ▁even ▁abund ant , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁decl ined ▁dr ast ically ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁possibly ▁the ▁most ▁threatened ▁group ▁of ▁marine ▁fish . ▁ ▁Fish ing ▁for ▁various ▁uses ▁S aw fish ▁and ▁their ▁parts ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁numerous ▁things . ▁In ▁approximate ▁order ▁of ▁impact , ▁the ▁four ▁most ▁serious ▁thre ats ▁today ▁are ▁use ▁in ▁sh ark ▁fin ▁soup , ▁as ▁traditional ▁medicine , ▁ro str al ▁teeth ▁for ▁co ck f ight ing ▁sp urs ▁and ▁the ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁novel ty ▁item . ▁Despite |
▁being ▁ray s ▁rather ▁than ▁sh arks , ▁saw fish ▁have ▁some ▁of ▁most ▁pri zed ▁fins ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁sh ark ▁fin ▁soup , ▁on ▁level ▁with ▁t iger , ▁mak o , ▁blue , ▁por be agle , ▁th res her , ▁ham mer head , ▁black tip , ▁sand bar ▁and ▁b ull ▁sh ark . ▁As ▁traditional ▁medicine ▁( es pecially ▁Chinese ▁medicine , ▁but ▁also ▁known ▁from ▁Mexico , ▁Brazil , ▁Ken ya , ▁E rit rea , ▁Y emen , ▁Iran , ▁India ▁and ▁Bang l adesh ) ▁saw fish ▁parts , ▁oil ▁or ▁pow der ▁have ▁been ▁claimed ▁to ▁work ▁against ▁resp ir atory ▁a il ments , ▁eye ▁problems , ▁r he um at ism , ▁pain , ▁infl amm ation , ▁sc ab ies , ▁skin ▁ul cers , ▁di arr he a ▁and ▁st om ach ▁problems , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁supporting ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁uses . ▁The ▁saw s ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁as ▁curios ities . ▁Until ▁relatively ▁recently ▁many ▁saw s ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁visit ing ▁tour ists , ▁or ▁through ▁ant ique ▁stores ▁or ▁shell ▁sh ops , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁mostly ▁sold ▁online , ▁often ▁il leg ally . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁fins ▁and ▁saw ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁saw fish ▁potentially ▁could ▁ear n ▁a ▁fish er ▁more ▁than ▁US $ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 |
1 4 ▁a ▁single ▁ro str al ▁to oth ▁sold ▁as ▁co ck f ight ing ▁sp urs ▁in ▁Peru ▁or ▁E cuador ▁had ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁US $ 2 2 0 . ▁Second ary ▁uses ▁are ▁the ▁meat ▁for ▁consumption ▁and ▁the ▁skin ▁for ▁le ather . ▁Histor ically ▁the ▁saw s ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁weapons ▁( large ▁saw s ) ▁and ▁comb s ▁( small ▁saw s ). ▁O il ▁from ▁the ▁li ver ▁was ▁pri zed ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁boat ▁rep airs ▁and ▁street ▁lights , ▁and ▁as ▁recent ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁Florida ▁it ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁fish ▁oil ▁for ▁consumption . ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁fish ing ▁goes ▁back ▁several ▁thousand ▁years , ▁but ▁until ▁relatively ▁recently ▁it ▁typically ▁involved ▁traditional ▁low - int ens ity ▁methods ▁such ▁as ▁simple ▁hook - and - line ▁or ▁spe aring . ▁In ▁most ▁regions ▁the ▁major ▁population ▁decl ine ▁in ▁saw fish ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s – 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁growth ▁in ▁demand ▁of ▁fins ▁for ▁sh ark ▁fin ▁soup , ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁sh ark ▁fin ning ▁fish ing ▁fleet , ▁and ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁modern ▁n yl on ▁fish ing ▁n ets . ▁The ▁exception ▁is ▁the ▁d war f ▁saw fish ▁which ▁was ▁relatively ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁the ▁Ind o - P ac ific , ▁but ▁by |
▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁it ▁had ▁already ▁disappeared ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁range , ▁only ▁surv iving ▁for ▁certain ▁in ▁Australia ▁( there ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁recent ▁possible ▁record ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁region ). ▁The ▁saw ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁saw fish ' s ▁Ach illes ' ▁he el , ▁as ▁it ▁easily ▁becomes ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁fish ing ▁n ets . ▁S aw fish ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁difficult ▁or ▁dangerous ▁to ▁release ▁from ▁n ets , ▁meaning ▁that ▁some ▁fish ers ▁will ▁kill ▁them ▁even ▁before ▁bringing ▁them ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁boat , ▁or ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁saw ▁to ▁keep ▁it / release ▁the ▁fish . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁their ▁main ▁hunting ▁device , ▁the ▁long - term ▁surv ival ▁of ▁saw - less ▁saw fish ▁is ▁highly ▁question able . ▁In ▁Australia ▁where ▁saw fish ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁if ▁caught , ▁the ▁narrow ▁saw fish ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁mort ality ▁rate , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁almost ▁ 5 0 % ▁for ▁d war f ▁saw fish ▁caught ▁in ▁g ill ▁n ets . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁of ▁lower ing ▁this , ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁saw fish ▁release ▁has ▁been ▁published . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁destruction ▁and ▁vulner ability ▁to ▁pred ators ▁Although ▁fish ing ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁dr astic ▁decl ine ▁in ▁saw fish , ▁another ▁serious ▁problem ▁is ▁habitat ▁destruction . ▁Coast al ▁and ▁est u ar ine ▁habit ats , ▁including ▁mang ro ve ▁and ▁se agr |
ass ▁me adows , ▁are ▁often ▁de grad ed ▁by ▁human ▁develop ments ▁and ▁poll ution , ▁and ▁these ▁are ▁important ▁habit ats ▁for ▁saw fish , ▁especially ▁their ▁young . ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁saw fish ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ' s ▁Fitz roy ▁River ▁about ▁ 6 0 % ▁had ▁b ite ▁marks ▁from ▁b ull ▁sh arks ▁or ▁cro cod iles . ▁Ch anges ▁to ▁river ▁flows , ▁such ▁as ▁by ▁d ams ▁or ▁dr ought s , ▁can ▁increase ▁the ▁risk ▁faced ▁by ▁saw fish ▁young ▁by ▁bringing ▁them ▁into ▁more ▁contact ▁with ▁pred ators . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁status ▁The ▁combined ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁saw fish ▁species ▁en comp ass ed ▁ 9 0 ▁countries , ▁but ▁today ▁they ▁have ▁certainly ▁disappeared ▁entirely ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁these ▁and ▁possibly ▁disappeared ▁from ▁several ▁others . ▁Many ▁more ▁have ▁lost ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁species , ▁leaving ▁only ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁remaining . ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁The ▁only ▁remaining ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁Ind o - P ac ific ▁region ▁( n arrow , ▁d war f , ▁l arget ooth ▁and ▁green ▁saw fish ) ▁is ▁in ▁Northern ▁Australia , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁also ▁experienced ▁a ▁decl ined ▁there . ▁Pr ist is ▁saw fish ▁are ▁protected ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁only ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁can ▁leg ally ▁catch ▁them . ▁Vi ol ations ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁A U $ 1 |
2 1 , 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁narrow ▁saw fish ▁does ▁not ▁receive ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁protection ▁as ▁the ▁Pr ist is ▁saw fish . ▁Under ▁C IT ES ▁reg ulations , ▁Australia ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁that ▁could ▁export ▁wild - caught ▁saw fish ▁for ▁the ▁aqu arium ▁trade ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( no ▁country ▁afterwards ). ▁This ▁strictly ▁involved ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁where ▁the ▁Australian ▁population ▁remains ▁relatively ▁robust , ▁and ▁only ▁living ▁individuals ▁" to ▁appropriate ▁and ▁acceptable ▁aqu aria ▁for ▁primarily ▁conservation ▁purposes ". ▁Num bers ▁trad ed ▁were ▁very ▁low ▁( e ight ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ), ▁and ▁following ▁a ▁review ▁Australia ▁did ▁not ▁export ▁any ▁after ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ ▁L arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁have ▁been ▁monitor ed ▁in ▁Fitz roy ▁River , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁a ▁primary ▁strong hold ▁for ▁the ▁species , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁largest ▁recorded ▁mass ▁fish ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁occurred ▁when ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁saw fish ▁died , ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁heat ▁and ▁a ▁severe ▁lack ▁of ▁ra inf all ▁during ▁a ▁poor ▁wet ▁season . ▁A ▁ 1 4 - day ▁research ▁expedition ▁in ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁did ▁not ▁spot ▁a ▁single ▁saw fish . ▁Ex pert ▁Dr ▁Peter ▁Ky ne |
▁of ▁Charles ▁Dar win ▁University ▁said ▁that ▁habitat ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁g ill net ▁fish ing ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁had ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁numbers , ▁but ▁now ▁that ▁fish ers ▁had ▁started ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁conservation ists , ▁d ams ▁and ▁water ▁divers ions ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁flows ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁bigger ▁problem ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁Also , ▁impact ▁of ▁successful ▁salt water ▁cro cod ile ▁conservation ▁is ▁a ▁negative ▁one ▁on ▁saw fish ▁populations . ▁However , ▁there ▁were ▁still ▁good ▁populations ▁in ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁River ▁and ▁Dal y ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁and ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Kim ber ley . ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁by ▁Mur do ch ▁University ▁research ers ▁and ▁Ind igen ous ▁r angers , ▁which ▁captured ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁saw fish ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁saw fish ▁could ▁be ▁at ▁risk ▁from ▁d ams ▁or ▁major ▁water ▁divers ions ▁on ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁River . ▁It ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁fish ▁are ▁completely ▁reli ant ▁on ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ' s ▁wet ▁season ▁flo ods ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁bre eding ▁cycle ; ▁in ▁recent ▁d rier ▁years , ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁suffered . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁debate ▁about ▁using ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁for ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁to ▁grow ▁f od der ▁cro ps ▁for ▁cattle ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Sh arks ▁and ▁R |
ays ▁Australia ▁( S AR A ) ▁are ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁citiz en ▁science ▁investigation ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁saw fish ' s ▁historical ▁habit ats . ▁Cit izen ▁can ▁report ▁their ▁saw fish ▁sight ing ▁online . ▁ ▁Rest ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁ ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁Australia , ▁saw fish ▁have ▁been ▁ext ir p ated ▁or ▁only ▁surv ive ▁in ▁very ▁low ▁numbers ▁in ▁the ▁Ind o - P ac ific ▁region . ▁For ▁example , ▁among ▁the ▁four ▁species ▁only ▁two ▁( n arrow ▁and ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ) ▁certainly ▁surv ive ▁in ▁South ▁Asia , ▁and ▁only ▁two ▁( n arrow ▁and ▁green ▁saw fish ) ▁certainly ▁surv ive ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁ ▁The ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁region , ▁the ▁small to oth ▁and ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish , ▁is ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Ind o - P ac ific . ▁For ▁example , ▁saw fish ▁have ▁been ▁entirely ▁ext ir p ated ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁( only ▁surv ives ▁for ▁certain ▁in ▁Guinea - B iss au ▁and ▁Sierra ▁Le one ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁only ▁relatively ▁large ▁remaining ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁region ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁Amazon ▁est u ary ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁smaller ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁and ▁West ▁Africa , ▁and ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁and ▁Indian ▁O ce ans . ▁The ▁small |
to oth ▁saw fish ▁is ▁only ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁region ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁possibly ▁the ▁most ▁threatened ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁species , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁smallest ▁original ▁range ▁( range ▁ ▁) ▁and ▁has ▁experienced ▁the ▁greatest ▁contra ction ▁( dis app eared ▁from ▁c . ▁ 8 1 % ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁range ). ▁It ▁only ▁surv ives ▁for ▁certain ▁in ▁six ▁countries , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁vi able ▁population ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁the ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ▁once ▁occurred ▁from ▁Texas ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁its ▁numbers ▁have ▁decl ined ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 9 5 % ▁and ▁today ▁it ▁is ▁essentially ▁restricted ▁to ▁Florida . ▁However , ▁the ▁Florida ▁population ▁retain s ▁a ▁high ▁gen etic ▁divers ity , ▁has ▁now ▁stabil ised ▁and ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁slowly ▁increasing . ▁A ▁Rec overy ▁Plan ▁for ▁the ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁effect ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁strictly ▁protected ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁marine ▁fish . ▁This ▁makes ▁it ▁is ▁" il legal ▁to ▁harm , ▁har ass , ▁hook , ▁or ▁net ▁saw fish ▁in ▁any ▁way , ▁except ▁with ▁a ▁permit ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁permitted ▁fish ery ". ▁The ▁fine ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁US $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first |
▁viol ation ▁alone . ▁If ▁accident ally ▁caught , ▁the ▁saw fish ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁carefully ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁a ▁basic ▁how - to ▁guide ▁has ▁been ▁published . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁an ▁attempt ▁of ▁adding ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁to ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act ▁was ▁denied , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁this ▁species ▁does ▁not ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁anymore ▁( last ▁confirmed ▁US ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ). ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁remaining ▁saw fish ▁species ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁restrict ing ▁trade ▁in ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁parts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁Florida ▁fish erman ▁used ▁a ▁power ▁saw ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ’ s ▁ro str um ▁and ▁then ▁released ▁the ▁ma im ed ▁fish ; ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁fine , ▁community ▁service ▁and ▁prob ation . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁all ▁saw fish ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁listed ▁on ▁C IT ES ▁Append ix ▁I , ▁which ▁prohib its ▁international ▁trade ▁in ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁parts . ▁The ▁only ▁exception ▁was ▁the ▁relatively ▁robust ▁Australian ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁that ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁C IT ES ▁Append ix ▁II , ▁which ▁allowed ▁trade ▁to ▁public ▁aqu ari ums ▁only . ▁Following ▁reviews ▁Australia ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁this ▁option ▁after ▁ 2 |
0 1 1 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁too ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Append ix ▁I . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁saw fish ▁are ▁protected ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁Mexico , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁E cuador , ▁Brazil , ▁Indones ia , ▁Malays ia , ▁Bang l adesh , ▁India , ▁Pakistan , ▁Bah rain , ▁Q atar , ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁Guinea , ▁Sen eg al ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁likely ▁already ▁function ally ▁ext ir p ated ▁or ▁entirely ▁ext ir p ated ▁from ▁several ▁of ▁these ▁countries . ▁Il legal ▁fish ing ▁continues ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁fish ing ▁laws ▁is ▁lack ing . ▁Even ▁in ▁Australia ▁where ▁relatively ▁well - protected , ▁people ▁are ▁occasionally ▁caught ▁il leg ally ▁trying ▁to ▁sell ▁saw fish ▁parts , ▁especially ▁the ▁saw . ▁The ▁saw ▁is ▁distinct ive , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁identify ▁flesh ▁or ▁fins ▁as ▁origin ating ▁from ▁saw fish ▁when ▁cut ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁at ▁fish ▁mark ets . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁resolved ▁with ▁DNA ▁testing . ▁If ▁protected ▁their ▁relatively ▁low ▁reprodu ction ▁rates ▁make ▁these ▁animals ▁especially ▁slow ▁to ▁recover ▁from ▁over f ishing . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁l arget ooth ▁saw fish ▁in ▁Lake ▁Nic ar agua ▁where ▁once ▁abund ant . ▁The ▁population ▁rapidly ▁crash ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁tens ▁of |
▁thousands ▁were ▁caught . ▁It ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁Nic ar agu an ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁but ▁remains ▁rare ▁today . ▁Nevertheless , ▁there ▁are ▁indic ations ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁small to oth ▁saw fish ▁population ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁at ▁a ▁faster ▁pace ▁than ▁formerly ▁believed , ▁if ▁well - protected . ▁Un iqu ely ▁in ▁this ▁family , ▁the ▁narrow ▁saw fish ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁fast ▁reprodu ction ▁rate ▁( gener ation ▁length ▁about ▁ 4 . 6 ▁years , ▁less ▁than ▁one - third ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁species ), ▁it ▁has ▁experienced ▁the ▁smallest ▁contra ction ▁of ▁its ▁range ▁( 3 0 %) ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁species ▁considered ▁End anger ed ▁rather ▁than ▁Crit ically ▁End anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁IU CN . ▁The ▁other ▁r ated ▁as ▁End anger ed ▁is ▁the ▁d war f ▁saw fish , ▁but ▁this ▁primarily ▁reflect s ▁that ▁its ▁main ▁decl ine ▁happened ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁and ▁IU CN ▁ratings ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁gener ations ▁( est im ated ▁about ▁ 4 9 ▁years ▁in ▁d war f ▁saw fish ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁research ▁projects ▁aim ed ▁at ▁saw fish ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁North ▁America , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁few ▁in ▁other ▁contin ents . ▁The ▁Florida ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁maintain s ▁the ▁International ▁S aw fish ▁Enc ounter ▁Database ▁where ▁people |
▁world wide ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁report ▁any ▁saw fish ▁enc oun ters , ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁living ▁or ▁a ▁ro str um ▁seen ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁a ▁shop / online . ▁Its ▁data ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁bi olog ists ▁and ▁conservation ists ▁for ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁habitat , ▁range ▁and ▁abund ance ▁of ▁saw fish ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁of ▁increasing ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁their ▁pl ight ▁the ▁first ▁" S aw fish ▁Day " ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁repeated ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Th re aten ed ▁ray s ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁S aw fish ▁Australian ▁Marine ▁Conserv ation ▁Society ▁Report ▁your ▁saw fish ▁sight ing ▁to ▁Sh arks ▁and ▁R ays ▁Australia ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : R hin op rist iformes ▁Category : O v ov iv ip ar ous ▁fish ▁Category : Ext ant ▁E oc ene ▁first ▁appearances ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Charles ▁Luci en ▁Bon ap arte <0x0A> </s> ▁Kel log g ▁House ▁can ▁refer ▁to : ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( list ed ▁by ▁state , ▁then ▁city / town ) ▁ ▁Gen . ▁Martin ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁New ington , ▁Connecticut , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁( NR HP ) ▁in ▁Hart ford ▁County ▁ ▁En os ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁Nor |
walk , ▁Connecticut , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Fair field ▁County ▁ ▁God f rey - K el log g ▁House , ▁Bang or , ▁Maine , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁County ▁ ▁E lij ah ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁Har ps well , ▁Maine , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁C umber land ▁County ▁ ▁Kel log g - W arden ▁House , ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁Michigan , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Was ht en aw ▁County ▁ ▁W . ▁K . ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Cal h oun ▁County ▁ ▁Frank ▁B . ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Ram sey ▁County ▁ ▁J . ▁Francis ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁Av on , ▁New ▁York , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Living ston ▁County ▁ ▁The ▁Kel log g ▁House , ▁Corn wall , ▁New ▁York , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Orange ▁County ▁ ▁Kel log g ▁House ▁( C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio ), ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁ ▁John ▁Kel log g ▁House ▁and ▁Bar n , ▁Mad ison , ▁Ohio , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁Lake ▁County ▁ ▁White - K el log g ▁House , ▁Oregon ▁City , ▁Oregon , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁C lack am as |
▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁A ph ani ot is ▁orn ata ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁l izard ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ag am idae . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Bor neo . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Das ▁I ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁A ▁Phot ographic ▁Guide ▁to ▁Sn akes ▁and ▁other ▁Re pt iles ▁of ▁Bor neo . ▁San ib el ▁Island , ▁Florida : ▁Ralph ▁Curt is ▁Books . ▁ 1 4 4 ▁pp . ▁. ▁( A ph ani ot is ▁orn ata , ▁p . ▁ 7 5 ). ▁L idth ▁de ▁Je ude ▁T W ▁( 1 8 9 3 ). ▁" On ▁Re pt iles ▁from ▁North ▁Bor neo ". ▁Notes ▁from ▁the ▁Ley den ▁Museum ▁ 1 5 : ▁ 2 5 0 – 2 5 7 . ▁( J ap al ura ▁orn ata , ▁new ▁species , ▁p . ▁ 2 5 1 ). ▁ ▁Category : Ag am idae ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Far sh id ▁Es ma e ili ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁footballer , ▁who ▁plays ▁for ▁Est eg hl al ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁Pro ▁League . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Es ma e ili ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁B adr ▁H orm oz gan ▁from ▁youth ▁levels |
. ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁joined ▁F aj r ▁Sep asi ▁U – 2 0 ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁good ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁F aj r ▁Sep asi ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁win ▁against ▁Dam ash ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Es ma e ili ▁joined ▁Iran ian ▁Pro ▁League ▁club ▁Est eg hl al ▁on ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract . ▁He ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁best ▁mid field ers ▁in ▁Iran . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁in ▁Est eg hl al ▁club ▁against ▁Sep ah an ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁distance ▁shot ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 - 0 ▁away ▁win . ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁goal ▁and ▁assist ed ▁one ▁during ▁Est eg hl al ' s ▁ 3 – 2 ▁win ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁der by ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁best ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁statistics ▁▁ 1 ▁Statistics ▁In complete . ▁▁ ▁Ass ist ▁Go als ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁ ▁U 2 0 ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Iran ▁U – 2 0 ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A FC ▁U - 1 9 ▁Championship ▁qual ification , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁C IS ▁Cup , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A FF ▁U - 1 9 ▁Youth |
▁Championship ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A FC ▁U - 1 9 ▁Championship . ▁ ▁U 2 3 ▁He ▁invited ▁to ▁Iran ▁U - 2 3 ▁training ▁camp ▁by ▁Nel o ▁V ing ada ▁to ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁In che on ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁A FC ▁U - 2 2 ▁Championship ▁( Sum mer ▁Olympic ▁qual ification ). ▁He ▁named ▁in ▁Iran ▁U 2 3 ▁final ▁list ▁for ▁In che on ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Club ▁Est eg hl al ▁Haz fi ▁Cup ▁( 1 ): ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁Pro ▁League ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( 1 ) ▁: ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Far sh id ▁Es ma e ili ▁at ▁Pers ian Le ague . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : I ran ian ▁football ers ▁Category : Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁Pro ▁League ▁players ▁Category : A za de gan ▁League ▁players ▁Category : F aj r ▁Sep asi ▁players ▁Category : Est eg hl al ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : Foot ball ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁mid field ers ▁Category : As ian ▁Games ▁compet itors ▁for ▁Iran <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁women ' s ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 |
0 0 ▁met re ▁med ley ▁relay ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁Mun h ak ▁Park ▁T ae - h wan ▁Aqu at ics ▁Center . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁All ▁times ▁are ▁Korea ▁Standard ▁Time ▁( UTC + 0 9 : 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Records ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Leg end ▁DNS ▁— ▁Did ▁not ▁start ▁D S Q ▁— ▁Dis qual ified ▁ ▁He ats ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁He ats ▁Results ▁Final ▁Results ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Sw imming ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Asian ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Australian ▁Open ▁was ▁a ▁tennis ▁tournament ▁played ▁on ▁out door ▁hard ▁courts . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 9 7 th ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Park ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁through ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁tournament ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tournament s ▁in ▁open ▁era ▁history . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁containing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁year , ▁including ▁the ▁Nad al ▁v ▁Ver das co ▁semi ▁final ▁and ▁the ▁Nad al ▁v ▁Feder er ▁final |
. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁hard ▁court ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁in ▁which ▁Nad al ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁or ▁won . ▁ ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁and ▁Maria ▁Sh ar ap ova ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁his ▁quarter - final ▁match ▁against ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁due ▁to ▁heat ▁stress , ▁ending ▁his ▁title ▁defence , ▁whilst ▁Sh ar ap ova ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁title ▁due ▁to ▁long ▁last ing ▁shoulder ▁surg ery ; ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁subsequently ▁dropped ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁W TA ' s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Second ▁seed ed ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁reg ained ▁the ▁women ' s ▁singles ▁title ▁and ▁recorded ▁her ▁fourth ▁Australian ▁Open ▁title ▁and ▁t enth ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title ▁overall ▁after ▁defe ating ▁third ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Ser ena , ▁partner ing ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Ven us , ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁women ' s ▁doubles ▁tournament . ▁ ▁First ▁seed ed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁defeated ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁Nad al ' s ▁first ▁hard ▁court ▁grand ▁sl am ▁title , ▁having ▁previously ▁only ▁won ▁on ▁cl ay ▁at ▁Roland ▁Gar ros ▁four ▁times ▁and ▁grass ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁once . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Sp ani ard ▁to ▁ever ▁win ▁the |
▁Australian ▁Open . ▁This ▁tournament ▁featured ▁ 2 3 ▁five - set ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁matches , ▁the ▁most ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁men ' s ▁doubles , ▁another ▁sib ling ▁pair ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁as ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁defeated ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁and ▁Mark ▁Know les . ▁ ▁This ▁tournament ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁warm est ▁tournament ▁weather - wise ; ▁the ▁average ▁daily ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁throughout ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁ 3 4 . 7 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us , ▁nine ▁degrees ▁above ▁normal . ▁The ▁cool est ▁Australian ▁Open ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁aver aged ▁just ▁ 2 2 . 5 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us , ▁ 3 . 5 ▁degrees ▁below ▁normal . ▁ ▁Day - by - day ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Day ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁one ' s ▁play ▁began ▁with ▁ 7 th ▁seed ed ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁eas ing ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁round ▁in ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Later ▁def ending ▁champion ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ed ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁also ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁seed ed ▁players ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro , ▁Mar at ▁Saf in , ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych , ▁M ard y ▁Fish , ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber , ▁Robin ▁S öder ling , ▁Paul - Hen |
ri ▁Math ieu , ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o , ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a , ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć , ▁while ▁ 1 1 th ▁seed ed ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁before ▁prev ail ing ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁over ▁Den is ▁G rem el may r . ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁final ist ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is ▁also ▁progress ed ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁while ▁Australia ' s ▁def ending ▁boy ' s ▁champion ▁Bernard ▁Tom ic ▁won ▁a ▁four ▁set ▁encounter ▁on ▁his ▁debut . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁ 1 0 th ▁seed ed ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁dropped ▁a ▁set ▁but ▁eventually ▁defeated ▁French man ▁Marc ▁G ic quel , ▁while ▁three - time ▁champion ▁ 2 nd ▁seed ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁easily , ▁but ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁sets , ▁before ▁defe ating ▁Italian ▁Andreas ▁Se ppi ▁on ▁his ▁fifth ▁match ▁point . ▁ 2 7 th ▁seed ▁Fel ic iano ▁López ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁seed ▁to ▁fall , ▁losing ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁Open ▁quarter final ist , ▁Luxemb ourg ' s ▁G illes ▁Müller ▁in ▁a ▁five ▁set ▁thr iller ▁that ▁ended ▁ 1 6 – 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁fifth . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁originally ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁sp anning ▁over ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁However |
, ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁discovered ▁that ▁a ▁timing ▁error ▁had ▁added ▁over ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁the ▁match , ▁that ▁in ▁reality ▁last ed ▁ 4 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁semif inal ▁match ▁between ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁and ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ▁did ▁become ▁the ▁longest , ▁however , ▁at ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁singles , ▁last ▁year ' s ▁final ist ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁seed ed ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁began ▁her ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁hard ▁earned ▁straight ▁sets ▁victory , ▁while ▁compat ri ot ▁and ▁top ▁seed ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ▁was ▁an ▁easy ▁winner ▁over ▁Y v onne ▁Me us burger . ▁Other ▁players ▁following ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁du o ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁include ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina , ▁ 7 th ▁seed ▁V era ▁Z von are va , ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki , ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net , ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va , ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli , ▁Anna ▁Ch ak vet ad ze , ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova ▁and ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama . ▁ 2 5 th ▁seed ed ▁Est onian ▁Ka ia ▁Kan ep i ▁halt ed ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁former ▁world ▁number ▁four ▁Kim iko ▁Date - K rum m , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁draw ▁of ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁years , ▁in ▁three ▁tight ▁sets |
, ▁while ▁last ▁year ' s ▁semif inal ist ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová ▁defeated ▁local ▁hope ▁Case y ▁D ella c qua ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Another ▁former ▁world ▁number ▁four , ▁un se eded ▁Australian ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ▁also ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ten ▁years ▁with ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁victory ▁over ▁Tam ira ▁Pas zek . ▁Meanwhile , ▁ 2 3 rd ▁seed ▁Á g nes ▁Sz áv ay ' s ▁poor ▁form ▁in ▁Grand ▁Sl ams ▁continued ▁as ▁she ▁crash ed ▁out ▁to ▁Gal ina ▁V os k ob oe va , ▁ 2 4 th ▁seed ▁Sy b ille ▁B ammer ▁lost ▁to ▁Luc ie ▁Š af ář ová , ▁while ▁S ara ▁Er ran i ▁defeated ▁ 2 7 th ▁seed ▁Maria ▁Kir ilen ko . ▁▁ ▁Se eds ▁out : ▁Men ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Fel ic iano ▁López ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Á g nes ▁Sz áv ay , ▁ ▁Sy b ille ▁B ammer , ▁ ▁Maria ▁Kir ilen ko ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 2 ▁( 2 0 ▁January ) ▁With ▁temper atures ▁so aring ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁had ▁life ▁made ▁easy ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁round ▁match ▁when ▁oppon ent ▁And rei ▁P avel ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁conced e ▁with ▁a ▁back ▁injury ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁having ▁lost ▁the ▁first . ▁Other ▁top - ten ▁se eds ▁such ▁as ▁last ▁year ' s |
▁final ist ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a , ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁and ▁James ▁Bla ke ▁also ▁progress ed ▁comfort ably , ▁along ▁with ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s , ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co , ▁Richard ▁Gas quet , ▁J ürgen ▁Mel zer , ▁I vo ▁Kar lo vić ▁and ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek , ▁while ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁and ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro ▁both ▁won ▁through ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁In ▁a ▁five - set ▁thr iller ▁that ▁last ed ▁three ▁hours ▁and ▁seven ▁minutes , ▁former ▁final ist ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁González ▁over c ame ▁home - c row d ▁favorite ▁L ley ton ▁H ew itt . ▁Later ▁on , ▁top - seed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁posted ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁win ▁against ▁Christ ophe ▁Ro chus ▁that ▁tied ▁with ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ' s ▁first - round ▁score , ▁establish ing ▁himself ▁and ▁Rod d ick ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁dominant ▁male ▁perform ers ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁Two ▁more ▁se eds ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁with ▁Russian ▁ 2 9 th ▁seed ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov ▁losing ▁to ▁F lav io ▁C ip ol la , ▁while ▁another ▁former ▁final ist , ▁ 3 0 th ▁seed ▁R ainer ▁Sch ütt ler ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Israel ' s ▁D udi ▁S ela . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' |
s ▁draw , ▁Polish ▁ 9 th ▁seed ▁Ag n iesz ka ▁Rad wa ńska ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁top ▁ten ▁seed ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁to ▁lose , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁ups et ▁in ▁three ▁sets ▁by ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko . ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va , ▁on ▁a ▁ten - match ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁this ▁season , ▁pulled ▁through ▁in ▁three ▁t ough ▁sets ▁while ▁the ▁Williams ▁sister s , ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁Ven us ▁and ▁second ▁seed ▁Ser ena , ▁comfort ably ▁won ▁their ▁first - round ▁matches , ▁as ▁did ▁former ▁women ' s ▁champion ▁Am é lie ▁Ma ures mo , ▁along ▁with ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va , ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues , ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der , ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta , ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko ▁and ▁Zh eng ▁J ie , ▁while ▁te en agers ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka ▁and ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová ▁recorded ▁cr ushing ▁vict ories ▁over ▁their ▁respective ▁oppon ents . ▁ 3 0 th ▁seed ed ▁Canadian ▁Aleks andra ▁W oz nia k ▁suffered ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Sab ine ▁Lis icki , ▁while ▁Frances ca ▁Sch ia v one ▁lost ▁to ▁P eng ▁Sh u ai ▁and ▁T amar ine ▁Tan as ug arn ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁María ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez . ▁▁ ▁Se eds ▁out : ▁Men ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁D mit |
ry ▁T urs un ov , ▁ ▁R ainer ▁Sch ütt ler ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Ag n iesz ka ▁Rad wa ńska , ▁ ▁Frances ca ▁Sch ia v one , ▁ ▁Aleks andra ▁W oz nia k , ▁ ▁T amar ine ▁Tan as ug arn ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 3 ▁( 2 1 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁three ▁saw ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁matches ▁getting ▁under way ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Park . ▁Def ending ▁champion ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁progress ed ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁sets ▁victory ▁over ▁J éré my ▁Ch ard y , ▁while ▁second ▁seed ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁b ree zed ▁past ▁ 1 1 8 th - rank ed ▁Russian ▁Ev gen y ▁Kor ole v ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 1 ▁at ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena , ▁which ▁sets ▁up ▁a ▁third - round ▁match ▁with ▁Mar at ▁Saf in , ▁who ▁recovered ▁from ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁to ▁beat ▁Gu ill ermo ▁García - L ópez ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁also ▁needed ▁four ▁sets ▁to ▁get ▁past ▁X avier ▁Mal isse , ▁while ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁e ased ▁into ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁along ▁with ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć , ▁David ▁Fer rer , ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a , ▁M ard y ▁Fish , ▁Tom áš ▁B erd |
ych ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o . ▁In ▁the ▁biggest ▁ups et ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁tournament ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁point , ▁un se eded ▁Y en - hs un ▁Lu ▁defeated ▁ 1 0 th - se eded ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁ 1 6 th - se eded ▁Robin ▁S öder ling ▁was ▁also ▁ups et ▁by ▁un se eded ▁former ▁final ist ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is ▁in ▁four , ▁while ▁luck y ▁los er ▁Amer ▁D eli ć ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁against ▁ 2 8 th ▁seed ▁Paul - Hen ri ▁Math ieu ▁and ▁French ▁veter an ▁Fab rice ▁Sant oro ▁came ▁from ▁behind ▁to ▁defeat ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber . ▁In ▁the ▁feature ▁night ▁match ▁at ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena , ▁six teen - year - old ▁Bernard ▁Tom ic ▁took ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁against ▁G illes ▁Müller ▁but ▁eventually ▁lost ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁experienced ▁Luxemb ourg ian . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁draw , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁perfect ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁se eds , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁ 1 7 th - se eded ▁Anna ▁Ch ak vet ad ze , ▁who ▁lost ▁a ▁sens ational ▁ 3 - set ▁encounter ▁to ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić , ▁the ▁latter ▁continu ing ▁with ▁her ▁com eb ack ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁third ▁round |
▁cl ash ▁with ▁Dan ish ▁te en ager , ▁ 1 1 th ▁seed ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki ▁after ▁some ▁question able ▁dec isions ▁by ▁Fred ▁M ather . ▁Top ▁seed ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ▁encountered ▁resistance ▁against ▁K irst en ▁F lip kens ▁but ▁eventually ▁won ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁while ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁had ▁an ▁easier ▁time ▁against ▁qual ifier ▁Al berta ▁B ri anti . ▁Third ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁also ▁needed ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁from ▁one ▁set ▁down ▁to ▁beat ▁Ek ater ina ▁Mak ar ova , ▁while ▁V era ▁Z von are va ▁cr ushed ▁Ed ina ▁Gal lov its ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁and ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va ▁defeat ▁San ia ▁Mir za ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Also ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁are ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net , ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová , ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli , ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁Ka ia ▁Kan ep i ▁and ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova . ▁ ▁Se eds ▁out : ▁Men ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁David ▁N al band ian , ▁ ▁Robin ▁S öder ling , ▁ ▁Paul - Hen ri ▁Math ieu , ▁ ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Anna ▁Ch ak vet ad ze ▁ ▁The ▁doubles ▁matches ▁also ▁began , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁se eds ▁in ▁action ▁passing ▁their ▁first |
▁tests , ▁including ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an , ▁Jeff ▁Co et ze e / W es ley ▁M ood ie , ▁Mar ius z ▁F yr sten berg / M arc in ▁Mat kow ski , ▁Bruno ▁So ares / Ke vin ▁Ul ly ett , ▁Max ▁Mir ny i / And y ▁Ram , ▁Tra vis ▁Par rott / Fil ip ▁Pol áš ek , ▁Fr anti š ek ▁Č erm ák / Mich al ▁M ert i ň ák ▁and ▁Christopher ▁Kas / R og ier ▁W assen , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Yan ▁Z i / Z h eng ▁J ie , ▁Sam anth a ▁St os ur / R en na e ▁St ub bs , ▁Maria ▁Kir ilen ko / F lav ia ▁Pen net ta , ▁Case y ▁D ella c qua / Fran ces ca ▁Sch ia v one , ▁H s ie h ▁Su - wei / P eng ▁Sh u ai ▁and ▁Tat iana ▁P out che k / An ast asia ▁Rod ion ova ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁side . ▁In ▁the ▁three ▁sister ▁pair ings ▁in ▁action , ▁ 1 0 th ▁se eds ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁swe pt ▁aside ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ▁and ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va , ▁un se eded ▁Ag n iesz ka ▁and ▁Urs z ula ▁Rad wa ńska ▁defeat ▁J ill ▁C ray bas ▁and ▁T amar ine ▁Tan as ug arn , ▁but ▁ 4 |
th ▁se eds ▁and ▁def ending ▁champions ▁Al ona ▁and ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko ▁became ▁the ▁highest ▁se eds ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁women ▁doubles ▁competition ▁so ▁far , ▁losing ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁to ▁G is ela ▁D ul ko / R ober ta ▁V inci . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Ar na ud ▁Cl ément ▁/ ▁ ▁Marc ▁G ic quel ▁Women ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko ▁/ ▁ ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko , ▁ ▁Sun ▁Ti ant ian ▁/ ▁ ▁Ch u ang ▁Ch ia - j ung ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 4 ▁( 2 2 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁four ▁saw ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁all ▁second ▁round ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁competition . ▁In ▁the ▁men ' s ▁draw , ▁top ▁seed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁continued ▁on ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁crown ▁without ▁too ▁much ▁trouble ▁from ▁R oko ▁Kar anu š ić , ▁winning ▁through ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁Like wise , ▁an ▁in - form ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁e ased ▁into ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁round ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Marcel ▁Gran oll ers ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁Other ▁top ▁ten ▁se eds ▁that ▁moved ▁on ▁included ▁ 5 th ▁seed ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁and ▁ 6 th |
▁seed ▁G illes ▁Simon , ▁both ▁dro pping ▁a ▁first ▁set ▁tie break ▁but ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁sets , ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁seed ▁James ▁Bla ke , ▁who ▁cru ised ▁past ▁S éb ast ien ▁de ▁Cha un ac . ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s , ▁Fernando ▁González , ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co , ▁Richard ▁Gas quet , ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro , ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek , ▁J ürgen ▁Mel zer ▁and ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁all ▁won ▁through , ▁while ▁I vo ▁Kar lo vić ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁seed ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁draw , ▁losing ▁to ▁compat ri ot ▁Mario ▁An č ić ▁after ▁surrender ing ▁a ▁two ▁sets ▁to ▁one ▁lead . ▁ ▁Un se eded ▁Sp ani ard ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro ▁scored ▁the ▁biggest ▁ups et ▁to ▁date ▁in ▁women ' s ▁singles , ▁defe ating ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pre - t ourn ament ▁favour ites , ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁Ven us ▁Williams ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁after ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁ 5 – 2 ▁down ▁and ▁saving ▁one ▁match ▁point ▁while ▁serving ▁at ▁ 5 – 4 ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁set . ▁Ven us ' ▁younger ▁sister , ▁second ▁seed ed ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁to ▁dispatch ▁Argentina ' s ▁G is ela ▁D ul ko , ▁saving ▁six ▁set ▁points |
, ▁while ▁D ul ko ▁served ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁at ▁ 5 – 3 ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁featured ▁ 1 2 ▁de u ces , ▁then ▁fought ▁through ▁six ▁more ▁de u ces ▁to ▁lead ▁ 6 – 5 ▁and ▁eventually ▁won ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 7 – 5 . ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ▁extended ▁her ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁season ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁matches ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová , ▁and ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va , ▁Am é lie ▁Ma ures mo , ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka , ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová , ▁Zh eng ▁J ie , ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta , ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁and ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko ▁all ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁while ▁Swiss ▁ 1 4 th ▁seed ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der ▁fell ▁to ▁Virgin ie ▁R azz ano . ▁Un se eded ▁local ▁hope ▁Sam anth a ▁St os ur ▁also ▁won . ▁▁ ▁Se eds ▁out : ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁I vo ▁Kar lo vić ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Ven us ▁Williams , ▁ ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der ▁ ▁Major ity ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁doubles ▁competition ▁also ▁ended . ▁Top ▁se eds ▁Daniel ▁N est or / N en ad ▁Z imon ji ć ▁led |
▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁seed ed ▁pairs ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁including ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i / Mark ▁Know les , ▁Le ander ▁Pa es / L uk áš ▁D lou h ý , ▁Marcel o ▁Mel o / And ré ▁S á ▁and ▁Martin ▁D amm / Ro bert ▁Lind sted t , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁competition ▁co - world ▁number ▁ones ▁Car a ▁Black ▁and ▁Lie zel ▁H uber ▁e ased ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁along ▁with ▁se eds ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / V ir gin ia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual , ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / L isa ▁Raymond , ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová / A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka / V era ▁Z von are va , ▁Nur ia ▁L lag ost era ▁V ives / Mar ía ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez ▁and ▁Sor ana ▁C î r ste a / Mon ica ▁Nic ules cu , ▁meaning ▁no ▁se eds ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁doubles ▁that ▁day . ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Simon ▁Asp elin ▁/ ▁ ▁P avel ▁V íz ner , ▁ ▁Eric ▁But or ac ▁/ ▁ ▁Jam ie ▁Murray . ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 5 ▁( 2 3 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁saw ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁third ▁round ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁event , ▁where ▁seed ▁started ▁playing ▁against |
▁each ▁other . ▁In ▁men ' s ▁singles , ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁against ▁his ▁Bos n ian - born ▁American ▁oppon ent , ▁luck y ▁los er ▁Amer ▁D eli ć , ▁but ▁eventually ▁saw ▁off ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁four ▁t ough ▁sets . ▁ 8 th ▁seed ed ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁was ▁heavily ▁tested ▁by ▁un se eded ▁G illes ▁Müller ▁as ▁well , ▁but ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁four ▁sets ▁as ▁well , ▁while ▁ 7 th ▁seed ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁continued ▁on ▁a ▁collision ▁course ▁with ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁with ▁an ▁easier ▁passage ▁against ▁Fab rice ▁Sant oro , ▁winning ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁and ▁firing ▁ 2 2 ▁a ces ▁along ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁just ▁four ▁by ▁the ▁French man . ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć ▁continued ▁his ▁fine ▁form ▁by ▁defe ating ▁last ▁year ' s ▁quarter final ist , ▁ 1 1 th ▁seed ▁David ▁Fer rer , ▁while ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o ▁ended ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁Y en - hs un ▁Lu ▁with ▁an ▁easy ▁victory , ▁and ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ▁created ▁a ▁minor ▁ups et ▁by ▁defe ating ▁ 1 5 th ▁seed ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁four . ▁Later ▁at ▁night , ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁Mar at ▁Saf in ▁in ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁final s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁semif inals ▁in |
▁an ▁exc iting ▁match up ▁in ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena . ▁The ▁second ▁seed ▁was ▁on ▁form ▁and ▁sent ▁out ▁a ▁strong ▁signal ▁to ▁his ▁riv als ▁with ▁a ▁convin cing ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 5 ) ▁victory . ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁final ist ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is ▁also ▁sent ▁ 2 3 rd ▁seed ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁pack ing ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁sets ▁victory ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁fourth ▁round ▁cl ash ▁with ▁Dj ok ov ic . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁draw , ▁following ▁Ven us ▁William ' s ▁exit ▁the ▁day ▁before , ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁replaced ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁highest ▁seed ▁to ▁fall ▁so ▁far , ▁losing ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 5 ), ▁ 2 – 6 ▁to ▁ 2 9 th ▁seed ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova . ▁Ivan ov ic , ▁final ist ▁last ▁year ▁broke ▁K ley ban ova ▁in ▁ 1 0 th ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁serving ▁for ▁the ▁match , ▁and ▁brought ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁the ▁dec ider ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁tie break , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁conced ed ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁her ▁younger ▁Russian ▁oppon ent ▁as ▁K ley ban ova ▁ran ▁away ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 2 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁third . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁session , ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ▁continued ▁her ▁fair yt ale ▁com |
eb ack ▁to ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tennis ▁by ▁ups et ting ▁ 1 1 th ▁seed ed ▁Dan ish ▁te en ager ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki , ▁despite ▁losing ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁she ▁b ounced ▁back ▁strongly ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁and ▁will ▁meet ▁K ley ban ova ▁next . ▁Else where , ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁it ▁was ▁business ▁as ▁usual ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 6 ▁se eds . ▁Top ▁seed ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁tested ▁but ▁over c ame ▁the ▁heat ▁and ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁and ▁will ▁face ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli ▁next , ▁the ▁French w oman ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁one ▁set ▁down ▁to ▁beat ▁Luc ie ▁Š af ář ová . ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁also ▁displayed ▁her ▁form ▁and ▁cru ise ▁past ▁Ka ia ▁Kan ep i ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁just ▁four ▁games , ▁playing ▁ 1 5 th ▁seed ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net ▁next , ▁after ▁Cor net ▁recovered ▁from ▁one ▁set ▁down ▁to ▁knock ▁out ▁last ▁year ' s ▁semif inal ist ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová . ▁ 1 0 th ▁seed ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁advance ▁after ▁winning ▁one ▁set ▁against ▁Gal ina ▁V os k ob oe va , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁latter ▁retired ▁with ▁an ▁injury , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁cl ash ▁with ▁V |
era ▁Z von are va , ▁who ▁e ased ▁past ▁S ara ▁Er ran i . ▁▁ ▁Se eds ▁out : ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁David ▁Fer rer , ▁ ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a , ▁ ▁Mar at ▁Saf in , ▁ ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová , ▁ ▁Ka ia ▁Kan ep i , ▁ ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁ ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki , ▁ ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁ ▁In ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁action , ▁the ▁ups et ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁un se eded ▁Ł uk asz ▁Kub ot ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Mar ach , ▁when ▁they ▁knock ed ▁out ▁the ▁top ▁se eds ▁Daniel ▁N est or ▁and ▁N en ad ▁Z imon ji ć ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁in ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁ups ets ▁for ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁which ▁saw ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁se eds ▁being ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁including ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Andy ▁Ram , ▁partner ing ▁Max ▁Mir ny i ▁this ▁year , ▁crash ing ▁out ▁to ▁Spanish ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁winning ▁pair ▁of ▁Fel ic iano ▁López ▁and ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co . ▁Se eds ▁moved ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁doubles , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Tat iana ▁P out che k ▁and ▁An ast asia ▁Rod ion ova , ▁who ▁lost ▁to ▁Anna - L ena ▁Gr ö ne feld ▁and ▁Pat |
ty ▁Sch ny der . ▁M ixed ▁doubles ▁competition ▁also ▁began , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁se eds ▁in ▁action ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁with ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko / And ré ▁S á ▁losing ▁a ▁match ▁tie - break ▁to ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net / Mar cel o ▁Mel o , ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / P avel ▁V íz ner ▁losing ▁to ▁last ▁year ' s ▁final ists ▁San ia ▁Mir za / M ah esh ▁Bh up ath i , ▁and ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko / J ord an ▁K err ▁defeated ▁by ▁J arm ila ▁G aj do š ová / Sam uel ▁Gro th . ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Daniel ▁N est or / ▁N en ad ▁Z imon ji ć , ▁Marcel o ▁Mel o / And ré ▁S á , ▁ ▁Max ▁Mir ny i / ▁Andy ▁Ram , ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Kas / ▁ ▁Rog ier ▁W assen , ▁ ▁Tra vis ▁Par rott / Fil ip ▁Pol áš ek ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Tat iana ▁P out che k / ▁An ast asia ▁Rod ion ova ▁ ▁M ixed ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko / ▁ ▁Jordan ▁K err ; ▁ ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko / ▁André ▁S á , ▁ ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / P avel ▁V íz ner . ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 6 |
▁( 2 4 ▁January ) ▁The ▁top ▁se eds ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁draw ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁much ▁trouble ▁in ▁progress ing ▁into ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 . ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁with ▁a ▁solid ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁victory ▁over ▁former ▁World ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Tommy ▁Ha as , ▁producing ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁w inners ▁and ▁just ▁eight ▁un for ced ▁errors . ▁ 1 3 th ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁González ▁is ▁up ▁next ▁for ▁the ▁Sp ani ard , ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁dead ▁against ▁ 2 4 th ▁seed ed ▁French man ▁Richard ▁Gas quet ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 4 9 - min ute ▁thr iller , ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁players ▁exhib it ▁bar rages ▁of ▁w inners , ▁and ▁a ▁g ri pping ▁third ▁set ▁tie break ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁had ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁set , ▁or ▁the ▁match ▁for ▁Gas quet , ▁and ▁eventually ▁it ▁was ▁González ▁who ▁pre va iled ▁ 1 2 – 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁dec ider . ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁comfort ably ▁won ▁his ▁match ▁against ▁J ürgen ▁Mel zer ▁as ▁well , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁ 1 4 th ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co . ▁The ▁Sp ani ard ▁was ▁clearly ▁on ▁form ▁as ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁ |
6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 0 ▁thr ash ing ▁of ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek , ▁the ▁same ▁player ▁who ▁beat ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁International ▁final ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁before . ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁and ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁all - F rench ▁fourth ▁round ▁encounter ▁after ▁power ing ▁past ▁their ▁oppon ents , ▁un se eded ▁Cro at ▁Mario ▁An č ić ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁seed ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁need ▁to ▁overcome ▁a ▁third ▁set ▁lap se ▁before ▁defe ating ▁D udi ▁S ela ▁in ▁four ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁James ▁Bla ke ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 , ▁who ▁dropped ▁one ▁set ▁against ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁among ▁the ▁women ▁se eds ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁Day ▁Six , ▁firing ▁ 1 0 ▁a ces ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 ▁win ▁over ▁Chinese ▁P eng ▁Sh u ai . ▁Bel arus ian ▁te en ager ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka ▁a wa its ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁round , ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁seed ▁sending ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁former ▁champion ▁in ▁the ▁draw , ▁ 2 0 th ▁seed ▁Am é lie ▁Ma ures mo ▁pack ing ▁in ▁a ▁closely ▁fought ▁contest |
. ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ▁continued ▁on ▁her ▁excellent ▁form ▁this ▁season , ▁this ▁time ▁ed ging ▁local ▁hope ▁Sam anth a ▁St os ur ▁in ▁two ▁tight ▁sets , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 6 ), ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁another ▁te en age ▁star , ▁ 1 8 th ▁seed ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová , ▁who ▁defeat ▁Virgin ie ▁R azz ano ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ▁is ▁also ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round , ▁over coming ▁ 6 8 ▁un for ced ▁errors ▁from ▁her ▁ra cket ▁to ▁beat ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko . ▁Al ona ' s ▁sister ▁Kat ery na ▁also ▁lost , ▁cr ushed ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁by ▁W im ble don ▁semif inal ist ▁Zh eng ▁J ie , ▁who ▁will ▁now ▁play ▁K uz net so va . ▁Else where , ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁posted ▁a ▁minor ▁ups et ▁by ▁power ing ▁past ▁ 1 2 th ▁seed ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta , ▁and ▁will ▁now ▁play ▁un se eded ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro , ▁Ven us ▁Williams ' ▁vict or ▁who ▁cru ised ▁past ▁compat ri ot ▁María ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez . ▁▁ ▁Se eds ▁out ▁ ▁Men ' s |
▁Singles : ▁ ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro , ▁ ▁Ig or ▁And ree v , ▁ ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek , ▁ ▁Richard ▁Gas quet , ▁ ▁J ürgen ▁Mel zer ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Singles : ▁ ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta , ▁ ▁Am é lie ▁Ma ures mo , ▁ ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko ▁ ▁Se eds ▁continued ▁to ▁t umble ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles , ▁including ▁ 5 th ▁se eds ▁Wes ley ▁M ood ie ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Co et ze e , ▁who ▁lost ▁to ▁local ▁wild cards ▁Joseph ▁Si ri anni ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Co el ho , ▁Fr anti š ek ▁Č erm ák / Mich al ▁M ert i ň ák ▁losing ▁to ▁another ▁local ▁pair ing ▁in ▁Paul ▁Han ley / J ord an ▁K err , ▁and ▁Martin ▁D amm / Ro bert ▁Lind sted t , ▁who ▁were ▁ups et ▁by ▁M ard y ▁Fish / John ▁Is ner , ▁while ▁former ▁champions ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁are ▁safely ▁through . ▁Women ' s ▁top ▁se eds ▁Car a ▁Black ▁and ▁Lie zel ▁H uber ▁went ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁as ▁well , ▁along ▁with ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka / V era ▁Z von are va , ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová / A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / L isa ▁Raymond ▁while ▁Sor ana ▁C î r ste |
a / Mon ica ▁Nic ules cu ▁fell ▁to ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy / M ara ▁Sant ang elo . ▁ ▁The ▁se eds ▁also ▁went ▁ 1 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁competition , ▁with ▁second ▁se eds ▁Yan ▁Z i / Mark ▁Know les ▁defe ating ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va / Max ▁Mir ny i ▁while ▁third ▁se eds ▁Lisa ▁Raymond / M arc in ▁Mat kow ski ▁losing ▁to ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová / L uk áš ▁D lou h ý . ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Fr anti š ek ▁Č erm ák / ▁Mich al ▁M ert i ň ák , ▁ ▁Wes ley ▁M ood ie / J eff ▁Co et ze e , ▁ ▁Martin ▁D amm / ▁Robert ▁Lind sted t ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Sor ana ▁C î r ste a / Mon ica ▁Nic ules cu ▁ ▁M ixed ▁Dou bles : ▁ ▁Lisa ▁Raymond / ▁Marc in ▁Mat kow ski . ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 7 ▁( 2 5 ▁January ) ▁▁ 4 th ▁round ▁matches ▁begin ▁with ▁ 8 th ▁seed ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁adv ancing ▁into ▁his ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁quarter final s ▁after ▁recover ing ▁from ▁a ▁one ▁set ▁def ic it ▁to ▁beat ▁ 1 9 th ▁seed ed ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć . ▁Both ▁players ▁were ▁t ipped ▁to ▁be ▁highly ▁successful ▁in ▁the |
▁future , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁who ▁stood ▁firm ▁with ▁less ▁error ▁count ▁as ▁he ▁pre va iled ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁three - time ▁champion , ▁world ▁no . ▁ 2 ▁Roger ▁Feder er . ▁Feder er ▁himself ▁surv ived ▁the ▁challenge ▁from ▁ 2 0 th ▁seed ed ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych , ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁be aten ▁him ▁since ▁their ▁first ▁encounter ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁B erd ych ▁looked ▁sh ar per ▁of ▁the ▁two , ▁showing ▁little ▁n erves ▁as ▁he ▁went ▁two ▁sets ▁up , ▁but ▁Feder er ▁came ▁out ▁firing ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁set ▁on wards , ▁and ▁eventually ▁came ▁through ▁safely , ▁winning ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 7 ( 4 ), ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁ 7 th ▁seed ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁also ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁with ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o , ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁ 4 th ▁Australian ▁Open ▁semif inals . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁looked ▁impress ive ▁early ▁on ▁against ▁former ▁final ist ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is , |
▁racing ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁first ▁set ▁victory , ▁but ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁much ▁harder ▁time , ▁though ▁giving ▁up ▁a ▁one - break ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁to ▁lose ▁a ▁tie break ▁and ▁winning ▁another ▁third ▁set ▁tie break . ▁However , ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁was ▁too ▁hot ▁to ▁handle ▁and ▁eventually ▁by ▁ 2 . 3 0 ▁am , ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁has ▁se aled ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 1 ), ▁ 6 – 7 ( 5 ), ▁ 6 – 2 ▁victory ▁in ▁over ▁three ▁hours . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁draw , ▁top ▁seed ed ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ' s ▁quest ▁for ▁a ▁ma iden ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁prem ature ▁end ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁shock s ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁as ▁ 1 6 th ▁seed ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli ▁displayed ▁her ▁best ▁tennis ▁in ▁two ▁sets ▁to ▁dump ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁meaning ▁J ank ović ' s ▁world ▁number ▁one ▁crown ▁could ▁be ▁in ▁danger . ▁ 7 th ▁seed ed ▁V era ▁Z von are va ▁also ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁semif inals , ▁after ▁coming ▁through ▁in ▁two ▁t ough ▁sets ▁against ▁compat ri ot ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁seed ed ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – |
4 . ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁almost ▁followed ▁J ank ović ' s ▁path ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁as ▁she ▁surv ived ▁two ▁match ▁points ▁against ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net , ▁who ▁was ▁serving ▁for ▁the ▁match ▁while ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 5 – 4 ▁up , ▁but ▁eventually ▁lost ▁the ▁dec ider ▁ 7 – 5 . ▁Saf ina ' s ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁res urg ent ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić , ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁session ▁in ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena , ▁defeated ▁ 2 9 th ▁seed ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova ▁in ▁a ▁three - hour ▁match , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 8 – 6 , ▁despite ▁need ing ▁a ▁medical ▁time ▁out ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁dec ider . ▁The ▁Australian ▁hang ▁t ough ▁to ▁break ▁K ley ban ova ▁to ▁love ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game , ▁se aling ▁a ▁famous ▁win . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć , ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych , ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o ; ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović , ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va , ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net , ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova ▁ ▁Dou bles ▁play ▁continue ▁with ▁ 2 nd ▁se eds ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁progress ing ▁to ▁a ▁quarter final |
▁cl ash ▁against ▁compat ri ots ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁and ▁John ▁Is ner , ▁who ▁sent ▁ 7 th ▁se eds ▁Bruno ▁So ares / Ke vin ▁Ul ly ett ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁Mar ius z ▁F yr sten berg ▁and ▁Marc in ▁Mat kow ski ▁and ▁un se eded ▁Fel ic iano ▁López / Fern ando ▁Ver das co ▁also ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁The ▁top ▁women ▁se eds ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁luck y ▁as ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁eight ▁pairs ▁were ▁sent ▁crash ing ▁out , ▁with ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / V ir gin ia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual ▁suffering ▁a ▁heavy ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁ 1 6 th ▁se eds ▁P eng ▁Sh u ai / H s ie h ▁Su - wei , ▁ 3 rd ▁se eds ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / L isa ▁Raymond ▁losing ▁to ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy / M ara ▁Sant ang elo , ▁ 5 th ▁se eds ▁Ren na e ▁St ub bs / Sam anth a ▁St os ur ▁defeated ▁by ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁while ▁ 6 th ▁se eds ▁Yan ▁Z i / Z h eng ▁J ie ▁lost ▁to ▁Nur ia ▁L lag ost era ▁V ives / Mar ía ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez . ▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Bruno ▁So ares / Ke vin ▁Ul ly ett ; ▁An abel |
▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / V ir gin ia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual , ▁Yan ▁Z i / Z h eng ▁J ie , ▁Sam anth a ▁St os ur / R en na e ▁St ub bs , ▁K vě ta ▁P esch ke / L isa ▁Raymond ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 8 ▁( 2 6 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁eight ▁saw ▁the ▁remaining ▁fourth ▁round ▁men ' s ▁matches ▁with ▁a ▁warm ▁forec ast ▁to ▁complement ▁Australia ▁Day . ▁However ▁it ▁was ▁quite ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁day ▁with ▁three ▁seed ed ▁players ▁from ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ' s ▁draw ▁ret iring ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁reasons . ▁In ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena , ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁batt led ▁against ▁his ▁in - form ▁coun tr ymen , ▁ 1 2 th ▁seed ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s , ▁with ▁Simon ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 4 ▁only ▁for ▁Mon fil s ▁to ▁hit ▁back ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁However , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁suffering ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁set ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁medical ▁timeout ▁while ▁ 4 – 1 ▁down ▁and ▁eventually ▁losing ▁the ▁set , ▁Mon fil s ▁retired ▁cit ing ▁a ▁w rist ▁injury , ▁sending ▁Simon ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁quarter final s , ▁where ▁he ▁will ▁face ▁top ▁seed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al . ▁Nad al ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁complete ▁control ▁over ▁Fernando ▁González , ▁easily ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁two |
▁sets ▁and ▁coming ▁through ▁the ▁third ▁set ▁with ▁heav ier ▁resistance ▁from ▁the ▁Chile an , ▁but ▁the ▁Sp ani ard ▁never ▁looked ▁in ▁doubt ▁in ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁title . ▁However , ▁the ▁surprise ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁came ▁when ▁ 4 th ▁seed ed ▁Andy ▁Murray , ▁t ipped ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁favour ite ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title , ▁crash ed ▁out ▁to ▁an ▁in - form ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co , ▁despite ▁leading ▁by ▁ 2 ▁sets ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁Ver das co , ▁who ▁had ▁only ▁lost ▁twelve ▁games ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁round , ▁came ▁out ▁firing ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁sets , ▁serving ▁with ▁aston ishing ▁accuracy , ▁and ▁won ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁serves ▁to ▁out last ▁the ▁Scot ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 1 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁quarter final ▁tie ▁with ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a , ▁who ▁sent ▁James ▁Bla ke ▁pack ing ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁sets ▁victory , ▁meaning ▁Murray ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁top ▁eight ▁seed ▁to ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁draw , ▁following ▁Mon fil s ' ▁withdraw al ▁earlier ▁on , ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁took ▁the ▁court ▁earlier ▁than ▁expected , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁young ▁Bel arus ian ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁better |
▁start , ▁breaking ▁the ▁three - time ▁champion ▁twice ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁missing ▁ch ances ▁to ▁go ▁ 2 – 0 ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁Az aren ka ▁started ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁dis com fort ▁and ▁was ▁broken ▁instead ▁to ▁trail ▁ 3 – 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁medical ▁timeout ▁couldn ' t ▁do ▁the ▁w onders ▁as ▁the ▁young ster ▁retired ▁in ▁tears ▁after ▁another ▁game . ▁Az aren ka ▁later ▁explained ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁throwing ▁up ▁all ▁morning ▁and ▁was ▁feeling ▁weak , ▁but ▁thought ▁she ▁could ▁play ▁after ▁feeling ▁better ▁before ▁her ▁game , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁succ um bed . ▁Williams ▁went ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁where ▁she ▁will ▁play ▁ 8 th ▁seed ed ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va , ▁who ▁benef ited ▁from ▁yet ▁another ▁withdraw al , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ 2 2 nd ▁seed ▁Zh eng ▁J ie , ▁who ▁retired ▁after ▁five ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁w rist ▁injury ▁she ▁picked ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁after ▁falling ▁and ▁landing ▁awk ward ly ▁on ▁her ▁hand . ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ▁advanced ▁with ▁her ▁four teenth ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁this ▁time ▁domin ating ▁Slov ak ia ' s ▁ 1 8 th ▁seed ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁another ▁giant k iller , ▁un se |
eded ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁the ▁latter ▁easily ▁dispatch ing ▁compat ri ot ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁seed ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Andy ▁Murray , ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s , ▁Fernando ▁González , ▁James ▁Bla ke ; ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka , ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová , ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues , ▁Zh eng ▁J ie . ▁ ▁In ▁men ' s ▁doubles , ▁ 4 th ▁se eds ▁L uk áš ▁D lou h ý ▁and ▁Le ander ▁Pa es ▁advanced ▁into ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁after ▁defe ating ▁local ▁pair ing ▁of ▁Paul ▁Han ley / J ord an ▁K err , ▁while ▁Joseph ▁Si ri anni / And rew ▁Co el ho ▁also ▁lost ▁to ▁Sim one ▁B ole l li / And reas ▁Se ppi . ▁ 3 rd ▁se eds ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i / Mark ▁Know les ▁and ▁un se eded ▁Ł uk asz ▁Kub ot / O liver ▁Mar ach ▁filled ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁quarter final ▁sl ots ▁with ▁straight ▁sets ▁victory ▁over ▁their ▁respective ▁oppon ents . ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁side , ▁top ▁seed ed ▁Car a ▁Black ▁and ▁Lie zel ▁H uber ▁advanced ▁after ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka , ▁partner ing ▁V era ▁Z von are va ▁pulled ▁out |
▁with ▁an ▁ill ness , ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁se eds ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta / M aria ▁Kir ilen ko ▁also ▁conced ed ▁a ▁walk over ▁to ▁Case y ▁D ella c qua / Fran ces ca ▁Sch ia v one ▁due ▁to ▁Pen net ta ▁suffering ▁from ▁right ▁foot ▁b urs itis . ▁ 9 th ▁se eds ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová / A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁won ▁through ▁easily ▁against ▁Á g nes ▁Sz áv ay / El ena ▁V es n ina , ▁and ▁Anna - L ena ▁Gr ö ne feld / Pat ty ▁Sch ny der ▁also ▁won . ▁In ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁second ▁se eds ▁Yan ▁Z i / Mark ▁Know les ▁were ▁also ▁shown ▁the ▁exit ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁by ▁Canad ians ▁Aleks andra ▁W oz nia k / Daniel ▁N est or , ▁while ▁ 7 th ▁se eds ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / Tom my ▁Rob red o ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁round ▁match . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka / V era ▁Z von are va , ▁Maria ▁Kir ilen ko / F lav ia ▁Pen net ta ; ▁Yan ▁Z i / Mark ▁Know les . ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 9 ▁( 2 7 ▁January ) ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁women ' s ▁ 7 th ▁seed ▁V era ▁Z von are va ▁was ▁at ▁her ▁best , ▁despite |
▁falling ▁behind ▁ 3 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁as ▁ 1 6 th ▁seed ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁decis ive ▁break . ▁Z von are va , ▁who ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁conced e ▁a ▁set ▁throughout ▁the ▁tournament , ▁hit ▁back ▁strongly , ▁moving ▁her ▁oppon ent ▁around ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁hitting ▁clean ▁w inners ▁while ▁errors ▁started ▁to ▁flow ▁from ▁Bart oli ' s ▁ra cket ▁with ▁alarm ing ▁regular ity ▁as ▁her ▁game ▁started ▁to ▁be ak ▁apart . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁it ▁was ▁Z von are va ▁who ▁re e led ▁off ▁eleven ▁straight ▁games ▁as ▁she ▁rout ed ▁the ▁French w oman ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁her ▁ma iden ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁semif inal . ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁had ▁a ▁t ough ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić , ▁who ▁had ▁defeated ▁three ▁seed ed ▁players ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁and ▁had ▁won ▁all ▁her ▁matches ▁in ▁three ▁sets ▁so ▁far . ▁The ▁two ▁players ▁trad ed ▁breaks ▁regularly ▁as ▁they ▁shared ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁sets , ▁Saf ina ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁ 6 – 4 ▁but ▁losing ▁the ▁second ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁sc or eline . ▁Dok ić , ▁with ▁strong ▁local ▁support ▁behind ▁her , ▁continued ▁to ▁battle ▁bra v ely , ▁breaking ▁Saf ina ▁to ▁level ▁things ▁at ▁ 4 – 4 ▁in ▁the |
▁dec ider ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁Saf ina ' s ▁stam ina ▁and ▁speed ▁pre va iled ▁as ▁she ▁wrapped ▁up ▁the ▁match ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁and ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁while ▁Dok ić ▁ex ited ▁the ▁tournament , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁assured ▁of ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁post - t ourn ament ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁men ' s ▁draw , ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ' s ▁reign ▁as ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁end ▁after ▁he ▁for fe ited ▁his ▁match ▁against ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁while ▁ 7 – 6 ( 3 ), ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 1 – 2 ▁down , ▁due ▁to ▁heat ▁stress . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁had ▁started ▁sh ak ily , ▁winning ▁a ▁tie break ▁after ▁both ▁players ▁failed ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁break ▁point ▁on ▁their ▁oppon ent ' s ▁serve , ▁but ▁some ▁inspired ▁play ▁by ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁saw ▁him ▁taking ▁the ▁tie break . ▁Rod d ick , ▁however , ▁was ▁too ▁strong ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁dro pping ▁just ▁two ▁points ▁and ▁eventually ▁taking ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁ 6 – 4 . ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁was ▁clearly ▁not ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁set , ▁and ▁lab oured ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁eleven ▁games ▁of |
▁the ▁match ▁batt ling ▁cr amps ▁and ▁heat ▁stress ▁before ▁finally ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁broken ▁to ▁love ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁set , ▁hand ing ▁Rod d ick ▁a ▁ 4 th ▁semif inal ▁appearance ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Park . ▁Rod d ick ▁will ▁face ▁a ▁familiar ▁fo e ▁in ▁second ▁seed ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁next , ▁after ▁the ▁Swiss ▁recorded ▁an ▁aston ish ingly ▁easy ▁victory ▁over ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro , ▁who ▁is ▁playing ▁in ▁just ▁his ▁second ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁quarter final . ▁After ▁losing ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁given ▁up ▁while ▁Feder er ▁only ▁appeared ▁more ▁dev ast ating ▁as ▁the ▁match ▁progress ed , ▁before ▁recording ▁a ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 0 ▁victory , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁admitted ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁he ▁could ▁do ▁against ▁Feder er ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁playing ▁well . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ; ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁doubles ▁semif inals ▁line up ▁was ▁also ▁completed . ▁ 9 th ▁seed ed ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová ▁and ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inals ▁after ▁ending ▁the ▁dream s ▁of ▁co - world ▁number ▁ones ▁Car a ▁Black ▁and ▁Lie zel ▁H uber ▁in ▁three ▁sets , ▁winning ▁a ▁third |
▁set ▁tie break ▁ 1 2 – 1 0 , ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁up ▁against ▁un se eded ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy ▁and ▁Mar a ▁Sant ang elo ▁next , ▁the ▁French - Ital ian ▁pair ing ▁coming ▁from ▁behind ▁to ▁send ▁Spanish ▁ 1 1 th ▁se eds ▁Nur ia ▁L lag ost era ▁V ives / Mar ía ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez ▁pack ing . ▁The ▁other ▁semif inal ▁match ▁will ▁be ▁between ▁French ▁Open ▁run ners - up ▁Case y ▁D ella c qua / Fran ces ca ▁Sch ia v one ▁against ▁the ▁Williams ▁sister s , ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Ser ena , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁seed ed ▁Australian - Ital ian ▁pair ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁a ▁first ▁set ▁bag el ▁to ▁defeat ▁Anna - L ena ▁Gr ö ne feld / Pat ty ▁Sch ny der ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁se eds ▁needed ▁ 3 ▁sets ▁to ▁get ▁past ▁H s ie h ▁Su - wei / P eng ▁Sh u ai ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁men ' s ▁doubles , ▁giant kill ers ▁Ł uk asz ▁Kub ot / O liver ▁Mar ach ▁defeated ▁another ▁seed ed ▁team , ▁ 6 th ▁se eds ▁Mar ius z ▁F yr sten berg / M arc in ▁Mat kow ski ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁ 3 rd ▁se eds ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i / Mark ▁Know les ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁In ▁mixed ▁doubles , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁bad |
▁day ▁for ▁Black ▁and ▁H uber ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁seed ed ▁Car a ▁Black ▁and ▁Le ander ▁Pa es ▁crash ed ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁un se eded ▁pair ing ▁of ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der / W es ley ▁M ood ie , ▁while ▁Lie zel ▁H uber ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁Murray ▁lost ▁to ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy / And y ▁Ram . ▁ 7 th ▁se eds ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / Tom my ▁Rob red o ▁and ▁un se eded ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová / L uk áš ▁D lou h ý ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁both ▁with ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁tie - break ▁against ▁their ▁respective ▁oppon ents , ▁leaving ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁and ▁Rob red o ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁seed ed ▁team ▁left . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Mar ius z ▁F yr sten berg / M arc in ▁Mat kow ski ; ▁Car a ▁Black / L ie zel ▁H uber , ▁Nur ia ▁L lag ost era ▁V ives / Mar ía ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez , ▁H s ie h ▁Su - wei / P eng ▁Sh u ai ; ▁Lie zel ▁H uber / J am ie ▁Murray , ▁Car a ▁Black / Le ander ▁Pa es . ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 1 0 ▁( 2 8 ▁January ) ▁Day ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁saw ▁temper atures ▁reaching ▁as ▁high ▁as |
▁ 4 3 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us , ▁causing ▁the ▁extreme ▁heat ▁policy ▁( E HP ) ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁this ▁year . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁policy , ▁all ▁out door ▁matches ▁were ▁susp ended ▁and ▁eventually ▁cancel led , ▁affect ing ▁many ▁junior ▁matches , ▁and ▁also ▁leg ends ▁and ▁wheel ch air ▁tournament s . ▁Play ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁stad iums , ▁with ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va , ▁apparently ▁more ▁comfortable ▁than ▁her ▁oppon ent ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁in ▁the ▁bl ister ing ▁heat , ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 7 – 5 ▁despite ▁failing ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁set ▁while ▁serving ▁at ▁ 5 – 4 ▁up . ▁However , ▁the ▁momentum ▁sw ung ▁over ▁to ▁Williams ' ▁side , ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁interrupted ▁for ▁closing ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁E HP . ▁K uz net so va , ▁vis ibly ▁unh appy ▁at ▁the ▁inter ruption , ▁hang ▁in ▁t ough ▁to ▁break ▁Williams ▁again ▁and ▁went ▁ 5 – 3 ▁up , ▁but ▁will ▁rue ▁missing ▁a ▁golden ▁opportunity ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁semif inal ▁as ▁Williams ▁won ▁ 4 ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁and ▁bl asted ▁her ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁third ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁winning ▁ten ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁eleven ▁games ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Russian ' s ▁dream ▁of ▁an ▁all - Russ |
ian ▁semif inal , ▁following ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ' s ▁ 1 5 th ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁seed ed ▁Russian ▁proved ▁too ▁good ▁for ▁surprise ▁package ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro , ▁playing ▁in ▁her ▁second ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁quarter final ▁in ▁just ▁four ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁main ▁draw ▁appearances , ▁though ▁the ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁sc or eline ▁did ▁not ▁clearly ▁reflect ▁the ▁clos eness ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁as ▁the ▁young ▁Can ary ▁Island ▁resident ▁had ▁numerous ▁ch ances ▁to ▁break ▁back ▁against ▁D ement ie va , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁saved ▁by ▁the ▁in - form ▁Russian ▁each ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁semif inal ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁decided ▁when ▁top ▁seed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁all - Span ish ▁encounter ▁with ▁compat ri ot , ▁ 1 4 th ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co . ▁Nad al ▁experienced ▁momentum ▁sw ings ▁against ▁ 6 th ▁seed ed ▁G illes ▁Simon , ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 2 ▁with ▁ease , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁behind ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁sets , ▁including ▁saving ▁a ▁set ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁but ▁eventually ▁breaking ▁Simon ▁to ▁win ▁both ▁sets ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁march ▁to ▁a ▁first ▁Australian ▁Open ▁crown ▁after ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁straight ▁semif inals ▁without ▁dro pping ▁a ▁set . ▁Hop |
es ▁of ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁last ▁year ' s ▁semif inals ▁were ▁dashed ▁after ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁was ▁sent ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁four ▁sets ▁against ▁a ▁fired ▁up ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁song ▁since ▁winning ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁for ▁Spain ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁last ▁year . ▁Ts ong a ' s ▁serve ▁appeared ▁im pen et rable ▁early ▁on , ▁while ▁Ver das co ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁save ▁break ▁points ▁but ▁rac ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 – 2 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁tie bre aker ▁before ▁eventually ▁winning ▁ 7 – 2 . ▁Ts ong a ▁hit ▁back ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁break ▁which ▁se aled ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁but ▁Ver das co ' s ▁serve ▁once ▁again ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁dec iding ▁factor ▁as ▁Ts ong a ' s ▁fal ter , ▁Ver das co ▁racing ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁converting ▁all ▁four ▁break ▁opportun ities ▁he ▁has , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁Ts ong a ' s ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁and ▁power ed ▁into ▁his ▁ma iden ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁semif inals ▁ 7 – 6 ( 2 ), ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a , ▁G illes ▁Simon ; ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ▁ ▁In ▁men ' s ▁doubles |
, ▁second ▁se eds ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ▁with ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁win ▁over ▁compat ri ots ▁M ard y ▁Fish / John ▁Is ner , ▁where ▁they ▁will ▁take ▁on ▁ 4 th ▁se eds ▁L uk áš ▁D lou h ý / Le ander ▁Pa es ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁last ▁year ' s ▁US ▁Open ▁final , ▁who ▁ended ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁Sim one ▁B ole l li / And reas ▁Se ppi . ▁The ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁semif inals ▁line up ▁is ▁also ▁completed ▁with ▁ 7 th ▁se eds ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues / Tom my ▁Rob red o ▁defe ating ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der / W es ley ▁M ood ie ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁tie - break , ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy / And y ▁Ram ▁after ▁the ▁un se eded ▁pair ▁defeat ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová / J ürgen ▁Mel zer ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Last ▁year ' s ▁final ists ▁San ia ▁Mir za / M ah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁also ▁won ▁through ▁against ▁Aleks andra ▁W oz nia k / Daniel ▁N est or , ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁C ze chs ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová / L uk áš ▁D lou h ý , ▁who ▁received ▁a ▁walk over ▁from ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net / Mar cel o ▁Mel o . ▁▁ ▁Se eded ▁players |
▁out : ▁None ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 1 2 ▁( 3 0 ▁January ) ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁semif inals , ▁top ▁seed ed ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁took ▁on ▁his ▁coun tr ymen , ▁ 1 4 th ▁seed ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁all - Span ish ▁semif inal ▁in ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁Nad al ▁was ▁the ▁favour ite ▁to ▁advance , ▁only ▁losing ▁one ▁set ▁to ▁his ▁older ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁ 6 ▁meet ings ▁and ▁is ▁yet ▁to ▁drop ▁a ▁set ▁this ▁year ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Park , ▁however ▁Ver das co ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁his ▁peak ▁form , ▁ups et ting ▁favour ites ▁like ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁and ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁his ▁ma iden ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁semif inal . ▁With ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁waiting ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁both ▁players ▁carried ▁their ▁form ▁into ▁the ▁match , ▁holding ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁serve ▁as ▁they ▁entered ▁a ▁first ▁set ▁tie break , ▁where ▁Nad al ▁had ▁the ▁initial ▁advantage , ▁but ▁Ver das co ' s ▁big ▁serves ▁comes ▁to ▁his ▁rescue ▁again ▁and ▁earned ▁two ▁set ▁points ▁after ▁a ▁luck y ▁net ▁cord , ▁which ▁he ▁d uly ▁converted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁first ▁set . ▁Nad al ▁was ▁heavily ▁tested ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁while ▁Ver das co ▁power ed ▁to ▁several ▁love ▁service ▁games , ▁but ▁Nad al ▁hung ▁on ▁and ▁with ▁some ▁aston ishing ▁play |
, ▁saved ▁two ▁game ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁game ▁and ▁broke ▁Ver das co , ▁lev elling ▁things ▁at ▁one ▁sets ▁all . ▁The ▁momentum ▁appeared ▁to ▁swing ▁to ▁Nad al ' s ▁side ▁as ▁he ▁broke ▁Ver das co ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁set , ▁only ▁for ▁Ver das co ▁to ▁break ▁back ▁immediately ▁each ▁time , ▁bringing ▁the ▁third ▁set ▁into ▁a ▁tie bre aker ▁which ▁Nad al ▁won ▁hand ily . ▁Ver das co ' s ▁huge ▁fore hand s ▁and ▁serve ▁continued ▁to ▁pose ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁Nad al , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁a ▁tra iner ▁at ▁change o vers ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁what ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁problem ▁to ▁his ▁left ▁cal f . ▁Another ▁tie break ▁was ▁needed ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁set , ▁and ▁Ver das co ▁s print ed ▁away ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 1 ▁victory , ▁bringing ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁a ▁dec ider . ▁By ▁then ▁the ▁match ▁had ▁already ▁last ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 ▁hours ▁— ▁but ▁neither ▁player ▁showed ▁signs ▁of ▁tired ness , ▁even ▁though ▁Nad al ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁at ▁ease . ▁Having ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁ 0 – 3 0 ▁down ▁to ▁lead ▁ 5 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁dec ider , ▁Nad al ▁gained ▁ 3 ▁match ▁points ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁double ▁fault ▁from ▁Ver das co , ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁Ver das co ▁managed ▁to ▁save ▁two ▁of ▁them |
, ▁a ▁second ▁double ▁fault ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁— ▁ 4 th ▁overall ▁— ▁handed ▁Nad al ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final s . ▁Nad al ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁one ▁more ▁point ▁than ▁Ver das co ▁( 1 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 ), ▁who ▁bl asted ▁ 9 5 ▁w inners ▁past ▁Nad al , ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁that ▁broke ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁record ▁as ▁the ▁longest ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁match ▁at ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes ▁( previous ▁record ▁by ▁Bor is ▁Be cker ▁and ▁O mar ▁Camp or ese ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁at ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁minutes ). ▁ ▁Se eded ▁player ▁out : ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁earlier ▁match , ▁the ▁women ' s ▁doubles ▁final ▁was ▁played ▁out ▁between ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová / A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁and ▁Ser ena ▁Williams / V en us ▁Williams . ▁Play ing ▁beneath ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena ▁as ▁temper atures ▁hit ▁ 4 3 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁out do ors , ▁the ▁Slov ak — J apan ese ▁pair ing ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁upper ▁hand ▁at ▁first , ▁breaking ▁Ven us ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁opening ▁game . ▁But ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁sister s ▁too ▁long ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁rh ythm ▁as ▁Sug iy ama ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁ 2 – 2 . ▁Sug iy ama ' s ▁serve ▁was |
▁under ▁pressure ▁again ▁by ▁some ▁heavy ▁returns ▁and ▁the ▁sister s ▁break ▁again , ▁serving ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁All ▁four ▁players ▁failed ▁to ▁held ▁serve ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁with ▁Sug iy ama ' s ▁first ▁to ▁go , ▁but ▁eventually ▁the ▁Williams es ▁get ▁the ▁decis ive ▁break ▁to ▁lead ▁ 4 – 3 . ▁Two ▁games ▁later , ▁H ant uch ová ▁was ▁left ▁serving ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁but ▁the ▁sister s ▁combined ▁power ▁proved ▁too ▁much , ▁as ▁they ▁e ased ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁victory , ▁for ▁their ▁ 8 th ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁doubles ▁title ▁together , ▁meaning ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁the ▁joint ▁ 3 rd ▁most ▁successful ▁doubles ▁pair ings ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁Era , ▁together ▁with ▁Virginia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual ▁and ▁Pa ola ▁Su á rez , ▁and ▁behind ▁Mart ina ▁Nav rat il ova / P am ▁Sh river ▁( 2 1 ) ▁and ▁G igi ▁Fernández / N at asha ▁Z vere va ▁( 1 4 ). ▁ ▁Last ▁year ' s ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁final ist , ▁India ' s ▁San ia ▁Mir za ▁and ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁also ▁earned ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁another ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁title , ▁cru ising ▁past ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová / L uk áš ▁D lou h ý ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 ▁to |
▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁against ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy ▁and ▁Andy ▁Ram . ▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová / A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 1 3 ▁( 3 1 ▁January ) ▁The ▁women ' s ▁singles ▁final ▁saw ▁second ▁seed ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁cl ash ▁against ▁third ▁seed ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁asc ending ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁W TA ▁rank ings , ▁replacing ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović , ▁in ▁the ▁post - t ourn ament ▁rank ings . ▁Saf ina ▁was ▁also ▁aim ing ▁to ▁be ▁just ▁the ▁second ▁Russian ▁to ▁asc end ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁with ▁her ▁ma iden ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title , ▁while ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁for ▁Williams . ▁Having ▁won ▁the ▁women ' s ▁doubles ▁title ▁a ▁day ▁earlier , ▁Williams ▁settled ▁down ▁quickly , ▁comfort ably ▁holding ▁serve ▁and ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁lead ▁following ▁multiple ▁double ▁fault s ▁from ▁Saf ina . ▁A ▁hope ▁for ▁a ▁Saf ina ▁com eb ack ▁was ▁quickly ▁ex ting u ished ▁as ▁Williams ▁looked ▁sharp , ▁bl ast ing ▁w inners ▁and ▁heavy ▁returns ▁past ▁her ▁younger ▁oppon ent , ▁and ▁se aled ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 0 ▁in ▁just ▁ 2 2 ▁minutes . ▁Saf ina ▁re group ed ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁break ▁Williams ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁her |
▁first ▁lead ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁but ▁the ▁advantage ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁as ▁Williams ▁broke ▁back ▁immediately , ▁and ▁after ▁easily ▁holding ▁to ▁love , ▁two ▁more ▁double ▁fault s ▁and ▁errors ▁from ▁Saf ina ▁allowed ▁her ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁se al ▁the ▁decis ive ▁break . ▁Saf ina ▁could ▁do ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁fighting ▁to ▁hold ▁her ▁own ▁serves , ▁forcing ▁Williams ▁to ▁serve ▁out , ▁but ▁another ▁dominant ▁service ▁game ▁saw ▁Williams ▁cl inch ed ▁her ▁ 4 th ▁Australian ▁Open ▁title ▁after ▁wins ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Saf ina ▁admitted ▁later ▁during ▁the ▁prize ▁giving ▁ceremony ▁that ▁she ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁ball ▁boy ▁on ▁court ▁against ▁her ▁oppon ent , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁while ▁Williams ▁will ▁spend ▁her ▁ 6 2 nd ▁non - con sec utive ▁week ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁rank ings ▁next ▁week . ▁ ▁Se eded ▁player ▁out : ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁women ' s ▁singles ▁final , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁final ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Rod ▁La ver ▁Arena . ▁Second ▁se eds , ▁American ▁tw ins ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁over c ame ▁the ▁third ▁se eds ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁and ▁Mark ▁Know les ▁to ▁take ▁home ▁their ▁third ▁Australian ▁Open ▁title ▁together . ▁Bh up ath i ▁and ▁Know les ▁came ▁out ▁firing ▁first , ▁playing ▁a ▁near |
▁f law less ▁first ▁set ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 2 ▁after ▁just ▁ 2 7 ▁minutes , ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁clever ▁play ▁that ▁wrong - fo oted ▁the ▁tw ins ▁on ▁various ▁occasions . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁ 3 0 - year - old ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁set , ▁forcing ▁numerous ▁break ▁points ▁but ▁unable ▁to ▁convert ▁each ▁time , ▁as ▁the ▁momentum ▁shift ed ▁over ▁and ▁with ▁Know les ' ▁serve ▁starting ▁to ▁fal ter , ▁the ▁Bry ans ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁put ▁away ▁some ▁sm ash es ▁and ▁vol le ys ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁second ▁set ▁ 7 – 5 . ▁From ▁there , ▁they ▁looked ▁comfortable , ▁steam rolling ▁past ▁the ▁dec ider ▁ 6 – 0 ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁title ▁they ▁last ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁dash ▁Bh up ath i ' s ▁hope ▁of ▁winning ▁two ▁titles ▁( he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁as ▁well ). ▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i / Mark ▁Know les ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Day ▁ 1 4 ▁( 1 ▁February ) ▁Nad al ▁and ▁Feder er ' s ▁first ▁encounter ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁five - set ▁ep ic — last ing ▁ 4 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁minutes — with ▁Nad al ▁prev ail ing , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 6 |
( 3 ), ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁for ▁his ▁sixth ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁on ▁hard ▁courts . ▁Nad al ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Sp ani ard ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁male ▁tennis ▁player ▁— ▁after ▁Jimmy ▁Con n ors , ▁M ats ▁Wil ander ▁and ▁Andre ▁Ag ass i ▁— ▁to ▁win ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁titles ▁on ▁three ▁different ▁surfaces . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁fifth ▁player ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ▁fe at ▁upon ▁winning ▁his ▁ 1 4 th ▁grand ▁sl am ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁French ▁Open . ▁Feder er , ▁who ▁was ▁purs uing ▁a ▁record - ty ing ▁four teenth ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁hold ▁back ▁tears ▁during ▁the ▁tro phy ▁presentation . ▁ ▁Se eded ▁players ▁out : ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Play ▁ ▁Champions ▁Sen iors ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁defeated ▁ ▁Roger ▁Feder er , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 7 – 3 ), ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁It ▁was ▁Nad al ' s ▁ 1 st ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁his ▁ 3 2 nd ▁overall . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁ 6 th ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title , ▁and ▁his ▁ 1 st ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁ ▁Women |
' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁defeated ▁ ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina , ▁ 6 – 0 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁It ▁was ▁Ser ena ' s ▁ 1 st ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁her ▁ 3 3 rd ▁overall . ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁ 1 0 th ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁title , ▁and ▁her ▁ 4 th ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁Bob ▁Bry an ▁/ ▁ ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁defeated ▁ ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁/ ▁ ▁Mark ▁Know les , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 0 ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁/ ▁ ▁Ven us ▁Williams ▁defeated ▁ ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová ▁/ ▁ ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁ ▁M ixed ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁San ia ▁Mir za ▁/ ▁ ▁Mah esh ▁Bh up ath i ▁defeated ▁ ▁N ath al ie ▁De chy ▁/ ▁ ▁Andy ▁Ram , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 1 ▁ ▁Juni ors ▁Boys ' ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Y uki ▁Bh amb ri ▁defeated ▁ ▁Alexand ros - F erd inand os ▁Georg oud as , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 1 ▁ ▁Girls ' ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁K sen ia ▁Per v ak ▁defeated ▁ ▁Laura ▁Rob son ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 1 ▁ ▁Boys ' ▁Dou |
bles ▁▁ ▁Francis ▁Case y ▁Alc ant ara ▁/ ▁ ▁H s ie h ▁Ch eng - p eng ▁defeated ▁ ▁Mik h ail ▁B iry uk ov ▁/ ▁ ▁Y as ut aka ▁U chi y ama , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁ ▁Girls ' ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁Christ ina ▁Mc H ale ▁/ ▁ ▁A j la ▁Tom l jan ović ▁defeated ▁ ▁Aleks andra ▁K run ić ▁/ ▁ ▁Sand ra ▁Z an iew ska , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 2 – 6 , ▁[ 1 0 – 4 ] ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁events ▁W heel ch air ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Sh ingo ▁Kun ied a ▁defeated ▁ ▁St é ph ane ▁H oud et , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 4 ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Women ' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Est her ▁Ver ge er ▁defeated ▁ ▁K orie ▁H oman , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Qu ad ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Peter ▁Nor folk ▁defeated ▁ ▁David ▁Wagner , ▁ 7 – 6 ( 7 – 5 ), ▁ 6 – 1 ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁Robin ▁Am mer la an ▁/ ▁ ▁Sh ingo ▁Kun ied a ▁defeated ▁ ▁Stefan ▁Ol sson ▁/ ▁ ▁Ma ikel ▁Sch eff ers , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 1 ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Women ' s |
▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁K orie ▁H oman ▁/ ▁ ▁Est her ▁Ver ge er ▁defeated ▁ ▁Ag n iesz ka ▁Bart cz ak ▁/ ▁ ▁Kath arina ▁Kr ü ger , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 0 ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁Qu ad ▁Dou bles ▁▁ ▁Nick ▁Taylor ▁/ ▁ ▁David ▁Wagner ▁defeated ▁ ▁Johan ▁Anders son ▁/ ▁ ▁Peter ▁Nor folk , ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁ ▁Singles ▁Se eds ▁With draw als : ▁L inds ay ▁D aven port , ▁Kat arina ▁S re bot nik , ▁Nikol ay ▁Dav y den ko , ▁Maria ▁Sh ar ap ova , ▁Li ▁Na , ▁Nicolas ▁K ie fer ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁ ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁( Ch ampion ) ▁ ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁( Final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ) ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁retired ▁against ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ) ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ) ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ) ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ) ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ▁( Sem if inals , ▁lost ▁to ▁Roger ▁Feder er ) ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Roger ▁Feder er ) ▁James ▁Bla ke ▁( F our th |
▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ) ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Lu ▁Y en - hs un ) ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć ) ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁retired ▁against ▁G illes ▁Simon ) ▁Fernando ▁González ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ) ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ▁( Sem if inals , ▁lost ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ) ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ) ▁Robin ▁S öder ling ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is ) ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ) ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁James ▁Bla ke ) ▁Mar in ▁Č ili ć ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ) ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Roger ▁Feder er ) ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick ) ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ) ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat |
is ) ▁Richard ▁Gas quet ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁González ) ▁I vo ▁Kar lo vić ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Mario ▁An č ić ) ▁Mar at ▁Saf in ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Roger ▁Feder er ) ▁Fel ic iano ▁López ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁G illes ▁Müller ) ▁Paul - Hen ri ▁Math ieu ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Amer ▁D eli ć ) ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁F lav io ▁C ip ol la ) ▁R ainer ▁Sch ütt ler ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁D udi ▁S ela ) ▁J ürgen ▁Mel zer ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Andy ▁Murray ) ▁Philipp ▁K ohl sch rei ber ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Fab rice ▁Sant oro ) W omen ' s ▁Singles ▁ ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli ) ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁( Ch ampion ) ▁ ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ▁( Final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ) ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ▁( Sem if inals , ▁lost ▁to ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ) ▁Ana ▁Ivan ov ic ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova ) ▁Ven us ▁Williams ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro ) ▁V era ▁Z von are va ▁( Sem if |
inals , ▁lost ▁to ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ) ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ) ▁Ag n iesz ka ▁Rad wa ńska ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Kat ery na ▁Bond aren ko ) ▁Nad ia ▁Pet ro va ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁V era ▁Z von are va ) ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ) ▁F lav ia ▁Pen net ta ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ) ▁Victoria ▁Az aren ka ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁retired ▁against ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ) ▁Pat ty ▁Sch ny der ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Virgin ie ▁R azz ano ) ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ) ▁Mar ion ▁Bart oli ▁( Qu arter final s , ▁lost ▁to ▁V era ▁Z von are va ) ▁Anna ▁Ch ak vet ad ze ▁( Second ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ) ▁Domin ika ▁C ib ulk ová ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁El ena ▁D ement ie va ) ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net ) ▁Am é lie ▁Ma ures mo ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Victoria ▁Az |
aren ka ) ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Car la ▁Su á rez ▁Navar ro ) ▁Zh eng ▁J ie ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁retired ▁against ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ) ▁Á g nes ▁Sz áv ay ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Gal ina ▁V os k ob oe va ) ▁Sy b ille ▁B ammer ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Luc ie ▁Š af ář ová ) ▁Ka ia ▁Kan ep i ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Din ara ▁Saf ina ) ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁J el ena ▁J ank ović ) ▁Maria ▁Kir ilen ko ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁S ara ▁Er ran i ) ▁Frances ca ▁Sch ia v one ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁P eng ▁Sh u ai ) ▁Al isa ▁K ley ban ova ▁( F our th ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ) ▁Aleks andra ▁W oz nia k ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁Sab ine ▁Lis icki ) ▁Al ona ▁Bond aren ko ▁( Th ird ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁S vet l ana ▁K uz net so va ) ▁T amar ine ▁Tan as ug arn ▁( First ▁Round , ▁lost ▁to ▁María ▁José ▁Martínez ▁S ánchez ) '' ▁ ▁Wild card ▁entries ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁Wild card ▁entries ▁▁ ▁Den is ▁Ist |
omin ▁▁ ▁Col in ▁E bel th ite ▁▁ ▁Car sten ▁Ball ▁▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Mann ar ino ▁▁ ▁Samuel ▁Gro th ▁▁ ▁Bernard ▁Tom ic ▁▁ ▁John ▁Is ner ▁▁ ▁Bry dan ▁Klein ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Singles ▁Wild card ▁entries ▁▁ ▁Mon ika ▁We j n ert ▁▁ ▁J el ena ▁Dok ić ▁▁ ▁Isabel la ▁Holland ▁▁ ▁Christ ina ▁Mc H ale ▁▁ ▁Oliv ia ▁Rog ow ska ▁▁ ▁Y uan ▁M eng ▁▁ ▁Krist ina ▁M lad en ov ic ▁▁ ▁Jess ica ▁Moore ▁ ▁Qual ifier ▁entries ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Qual ifiers ▁entries ▁▁▁ ▁F lav io ▁C ip ol la ▁▁▁ ▁Andreas ▁Beck ▁▁ ▁D udi ▁S ela ▁▁ ▁B jör n ▁Ph au ▁▁ ▁Di eter ▁Kind l mann ▁▁ ▁Lam ine ▁O u ah ab ▁▁ ▁B jör n ▁Re hn qu ist ▁▁ ▁Wayne ▁O des nik ▁▁ ▁S éb ast ien ▁de ▁Cha un ac ▁▁ ▁Ev gen y ▁Kor ole v ▁▁ ▁Domin ik ▁H rb at ý ▁▁▁ ▁Flor ian ▁May er ▁▁▁ ▁Peter ▁Pol ans ky ▁▁▁ ▁X avier ▁Mal isse ▁▁ ▁Michael ▁Ber rer ▁▁ ▁Andrea ▁Sto pp ini ▁ ▁L ucky ▁Los ers ▁▁ ▁Amer ▁D eli ć ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁Dance vic ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Qual ifiers ▁entries ▁▁▁ ▁El ena ▁Balt ach a ▁▁ ▁V ikt ori ya ▁K ut uz ova ▁▁ ▁K atie ▁O ' B rien ▁▁ ▁Mel anie ▁O ud in ▁▁ ▁Kim iko ▁Date - K rum m ▁▁ ▁Ses |
il ▁Kar at ant che va ▁▁ ▁Kar ol ina ▁Š pre m ▁▁ ▁Julia ▁Sch ru ff ▁▁ ▁Kath rin ▁W ör le ▁▁ ▁Al berta ▁B ri anti ▁▁ ▁St é ph anie ▁Dub ois ▁▁ ▁Chan elle ▁Sche ep ers ▁ ▁With draw als ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁José ▁Ac as uso ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Brian ▁D ab ul ▁▁ ▁Juan ▁Ig na cio ▁Ch ela ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Anderson ▁▁ ▁Nikol ay ▁Dav y den ko ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Pablo ▁And ú jar ▁▁ ▁Nicolas ▁K ie fer ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Frank ▁Dance vic ▁▁ ▁Nicolas ▁Mah ut ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Amer ▁D eli ć ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁Time a ▁B acs ins z ky ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Ek ater ina ▁By chk ova ▁▁ ▁L inds ay ▁D aven port ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁St é ph anie ▁C ohen - Al oro ▁▁ ▁Li ▁Na ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Julia ▁G ör ges ▁▁ ▁Beth anie ▁Mat tek - S ands ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Mel inda ▁Cz ink ▁▁ ▁Paul ine ▁Par ment ier ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁May r ▁▁ ▁Tat iana ▁Pere bi yn is ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual ▁▁ ▁Maria ▁Sh ar ap ova ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Mel anie ▁South ▁▁ ▁Meg h ann ▁Sh augh ness y ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁K irst en ▁F lip kens ▁▁ ▁Kat arina |
▁S re bot nik ▁→ ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁Mar iana ▁Du que ▁Mari ño ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Australian ▁Open ▁official ▁website ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Open ▁( ten nis ) ▁by ▁year ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Australian ▁Open ▁Australian ▁Open <0x0A> </s> ▁Soci ological ▁Pers pect ives ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Soci ological ▁Association . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁peer - review ed ▁quarter ly ▁academic ▁journal ▁published ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Press , ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Articles ▁typically ▁address ▁social ▁processes ▁and ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁economic , ▁political , ▁anth rop ological ▁and ▁historical ▁issues . ▁ ▁Abstract ing ▁and ▁indexing ▁ ▁Soci ological ▁Pers pect ives ▁is ▁abstract ed ▁and ▁indexed ▁in ▁the ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁C itation ▁Index . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Journal ▁C itation ▁Re ports , ▁the ▁journal ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁impact ▁factor ▁of ▁ 1 . 0 1 3 , ▁ranking ▁it ▁ 8 4 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 4 6 ▁journ als ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁" So ci ology ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Soci ological ▁Association ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : So ci ology ▁journ als ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California ▁Press ▁academic ▁journ als ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Category : Qu arter ly ▁journ als ▁Category : English - language ▁journ |
als <0x0A> </s> ▁Mol ot ra ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁sp iders ▁in ▁the ▁O on op idae ▁family . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old . ▁, ▁it ▁contains ▁ 6 ▁species , ▁all ▁from ▁Mad agas car . ▁ ▁Species ▁Mol ot ra ▁compr ises ▁the ▁following ▁species : ▁Mol ot ra ▁k atar inae ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mol ot ra ▁mill oti ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mol ot ra ▁mol ot ra ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mol ot ra ▁n inae ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mol ot ra ▁su z ann ae ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Mol ot ra ▁t sing y ▁U b ick ▁& ▁Gr is w old , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O on op idae ▁Category : A rane om or pha e ▁gener a ▁Category : Sp iders ▁of ▁Mad agas car <0x0A> </s> ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁dialect s ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁language ▁is ▁the ▁Q orm i ▁Dia lect . ▁In ▁standard ▁M alt ese ▁it ▁is ▁term ed ▁Q orm i ▁and ▁by ▁its ▁speak ers , ▁Q ur mi |
, ▁and ▁is ▁affection ately ▁known ▁as ▁it - T uf , ▁or ▁in ▁standard ▁M alt ese , ▁it - T af . ▁Liter ally ▁translated , ▁t af ▁is ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁word ▁for ▁" you ▁know ". ▁This ▁dialect ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Q orm i ▁and ▁other ▁settlement s ▁around ▁that ▁city ▁of ▁around ▁twenty ▁thousand ▁people . ▁The ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Q orm i ▁dialect ▁lies ▁in ▁its ▁treatment ▁of ▁v ow els . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁strict ▁rule , ▁generally ▁the ▁v ow els ▁in ▁the ▁dialect ▁take ▁the ▁following ▁forms . ▁V ow els ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁sy ll ables ▁are ▁the ▁ones ▁most ▁often ▁affected , ▁but ▁sometimes ▁med ial ▁v ow els ▁are ▁changed ▁as ▁well . ▁Final ▁v ow els , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁are ▁usually ▁identical ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁language . ▁ ▁The ▁V ocal ▁' A ' ▁ ▁The ▁vocal ▁' A ' ▁changes ▁into ▁the ▁vocals ▁' U '. ▁If ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁word , ▁it ▁becomes ▁an ▁' O '. ▁ ▁The ▁V ocal ▁' O ' ▁ ▁The ▁vocal ▁' O ' ▁in ▁the ▁Q orm i ▁dialect ▁also ▁changes ▁into ▁' U '. ▁For ▁example : ▁ ▁This ▁form ▁happens ▁to ▁almost ▁all ▁words ▁that ▁have ▁the ▁v owel ▁" O " ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁sy ll able , ▁although ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁exceptions . ▁ ▁V ow els ▁after ▁the |
▁G ħ ▁ ▁The ▁v ow els ▁after ▁the ▁' G ħ ' ▁change ▁their ▁sound ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁sy ll able ▁G ħ i , ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁' A J ' ▁sound , ▁takes ▁an ▁E J ▁sound . ▁Example : ▁G ħ id ▁il - K bir ▁( E aster ) ▁would ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁ej d ▁il - k bir ▁instead ▁of ▁aj d ▁il - k bir ▁The ▁sy ll able ▁G ħ e , ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁' E ' ▁sound , ▁takes ▁an ▁' A ' ▁sound . ▁Example : ▁Q ieg ħ ed ▁( to ▁stay ) ▁would ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁q ij ad ▁instead ▁of ▁q ij ed . ▁The ▁sy ll able ▁G ħ u , ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁' OW ' ▁sound , ▁takes ▁an ▁' E W ' ▁sound . ▁Example : ▁G ħ uda ▁( pie ce ▁of ▁wood ) ▁would ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁e w da ▁instead ▁of ▁ow da . ▁ ▁Exception s ▁Although ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁exceptions , ▁such ▁as ▁K oll ha ▁( all ▁of ▁it ), ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁Kill ha , ▁and ▁Meta ▁( when ), ▁as ▁M ita , ▁one ▁must ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁v ow els ▁are ▁almost ▁never ▁length ened , ▁and ▁their ▁acc ent ▁remains ▁the ▁normal ▁M alt ese ▁one . ▁ ▁Category : D ia lect s ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁Category : Q orm i <0x0A> </s> ▁By d lin |
▁Castle ▁- ▁four teenth - century ▁castle ▁ru ins , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Krak ów - C zę st och owa ▁U pl and . ▁The ▁for tr ess ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁E ag les ' ▁N ests ▁defence ▁system , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁By d lin , ▁L esser ▁Poland ▁Vo iv odes hip ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cast les ▁in ▁L esser ▁Poland ▁Vo iv odes hip <0x0A> </s> ▁An nie ▁Fish ▁( 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁cart oon ist ▁and ▁illustr ator . ▁Her ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁" E ve " ▁in ▁The ▁Tat ler ▁spawn ed ▁films , ▁theatre ▁and ▁books . ▁ ▁Life ▁Fish ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hor field ▁in ▁Br istol ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁before ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁London . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁cart oon ist ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁after ▁studying ▁with ▁C . ▁M . ▁Q . ▁Or ch ard son , ▁George ▁Bel cher ▁and ▁John ▁Hass all . ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁publish er ▁John ▁Lane . ▁Her ▁debut ▁work ▁was ▁creating ▁cart o ons ▁for ▁Stephen ▁Le ac ock ' s ▁hum orous ▁book ▁" Be hind ▁the ▁Bey ond ". ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁was ▁compared ▁to ▁A ubre y ▁Bear sd ley ▁although ▁Fish ▁noted ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁his ▁work ▁until ▁after ▁the |
▁comparison ▁had ▁been ▁made . ▁Her ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁the ▁" Let ters ▁of ▁E ve " ▁in ▁The ▁Tat ler ▁spawn ed ▁films , ▁theatre ▁and ▁three ▁books . ▁The ▁cost umes ▁imag ined ▁for ▁Ph yll is ▁D are ▁when ▁she ▁played ▁E ve ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Theatre ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁influenced ▁ladies ▁f ash ions . ▁Glad ys ▁Emma ▁Pet o ▁created ▁draw ings ▁for ▁" The ▁letters ▁of ▁Ph ry net te " ▁in ▁The ▁Sk etch . ▁This ▁was ▁so ▁similar ▁to ▁" Let ters ▁of ▁E ve " ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁court ▁case . ▁ ▁E ile en ▁Mol y ne ux ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁twelve ▁short ▁silent ▁two ▁re el ▁films ▁as ▁" E ve " ▁for ▁Ga um ont ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Fish ▁was ▁the ▁illustr ator ▁of ▁" E ve " ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁continued ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁Pan ▁magazine ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Jo ▁White ▁and ▁later ▁Dol ly ▁Tree . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁she ▁illustrated ▁a ▁lux ury ▁edition ▁of ▁Edward ▁Fitz ger ald ' s ▁Rub ai y at ▁of ▁O mar ▁Kh ay y am . ▁ ▁Fish ▁retired ▁to ▁St ▁I ves ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁Walter ▁William ▁Se ft on , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Hay le ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁in ▁ 1 9 |
6 4 ▁after ▁falling ▁in ▁the ▁bath . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁artists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁women ▁artists ▁Category : Acc ident al ▁death s ▁from ▁falls ▁Category : Acc ident al ▁death s ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁Br istol ▁Category : English ▁cart oon ists ▁Category : English ▁ill ust rat ors ▁Category : B rit ish ▁women ▁cart oon ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁women ▁ill ust rat ors <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Foundation ▁( ORM F ) ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁based ▁in ▁New market , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁gover ning ▁body ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁enh ancement ▁and ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁as ▁a ▁health y ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁e cos ystem . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁st ret ches ▁ 1 6 0 ▁kilometres ▁from ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Esc arp ment ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁It ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 |
▁people . ▁It ▁cross es ▁ 3 2 ▁municipal ities , ▁supplies ▁drink ing ▁water ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁and ▁supports ▁related ▁agricult ural , ▁industrial , ▁commercial ▁and ▁recre ational ▁uses . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Ontario ▁government ▁recognized ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁M ora ine ’ s ▁health ▁and ▁divers ity ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁provincial ▁reg ulation ▁over ▁its ▁many ▁complex ▁land ▁use ▁issues . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁The ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Conserv ation ▁Act ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Conserv ation ▁Plan ▁( ORM CP ) ▁was ▁passed . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁OR M F ▁was ▁created . ▁ ▁The ▁OR M F ▁has ▁an ▁independent ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁individuals ▁nominated ▁by ▁Ontario ▁Nature , ▁the ▁Nature ▁Conserv ancy ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Conserv ation ▁Ontario , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Municipal ities ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁Foundation ▁Chair ▁is ▁Caroline ▁Sch ult z , ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Nature . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁▁ ▁Since ▁established ▁in |
▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁OR M F ▁has ▁distributed ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 1 4 ▁million ▁in ▁gr ants ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 ▁projects ▁and ▁lever aged , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁M ora ine ▁partners , ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 3 5 . 8 ▁million ▁for ▁M ora ine - related ▁projects . ▁Of ▁the ▁money ▁distributed ▁ 4 1 ▁per ▁cent ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁land ▁secure ment , ▁ 3 7 ▁per ▁cent ▁to ▁ste ward ship , ▁ 1 2 ▁per ▁cent ▁to ▁public ▁education , ▁ 7 ▁per ▁cent ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁Tra il , ▁and ▁ 3 ▁per ▁cent ▁to ▁research . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁official ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁trail ▁head ▁in ▁Mon o ▁Township ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁original ▁western ▁termin us ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁their ▁mand ate ▁" To ▁build ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁public ▁h ik ing ▁trail ▁system ▁on ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁m ora ine , ▁off - road ▁where ▁possible , ▁and ▁To ▁organ ize ▁and ▁promote ▁h ik ing ▁on ▁this ▁trail ▁system , ▁and ▁To ▁encou rage ▁responsible ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁the ▁M ora ine ' s ▁natural ▁environment " ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁Tra il ▁Association ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bruce ▁Tra ils ▁original ▁side ▁tra ils |
▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁main ▁trail . ▁This ▁enabled ▁less ▁highway ▁and ▁road ▁h ik ing ▁into ▁the ▁more ▁fav ou rable ▁for ested ▁areas . ▁▁ ▁Working ▁with ▁partners ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁trail ▁that ▁continued ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁M ora ine ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁OR M F ' s ▁initial ▁goals . ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Tra il ▁is ▁also ▁significant ▁as ▁it ▁meets ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁OR M CP ' s ▁main ▁object ives ▁of ▁a ▁continuous ▁east ▁to ▁west ▁trail ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁M ora ine . ▁However , ▁continued ▁st ake holder ▁and ▁land owner ▁eng agement ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁further ▁more ▁off - road ▁sections ▁of ▁this ▁trail ▁system . ▁ ▁Future ▁of ▁the ▁OR M F ▁ ▁The ▁OR M F ’ s ▁grant ing ▁function ▁is ▁currently ▁susp ended ; ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁government , ▁M ora ine ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁last ing ▁legacy ▁for ▁the ▁M ora ine . ▁ ▁On ▁Friday , ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Province ▁announced ▁and ▁formally ▁launched ▁the ▁co - ordin ated ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁G row th ▁Plan , ▁Green b elt ▁Plan , ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Conserv ation ▁Plan ▁and ▁Ni ag ara ▁Esc arp ment ▁Plan . ▁The ▁review ▁will ▁include ▁two ▁formal ▁stages ▁of ▁public ▁consult ation . ▁To ▁facil itate ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of |
▁the ▁review , ▁the ▁province ▁has ▁released ▁a ▁discussion ▁document ▁– ▁Our ▁Region , ▁Our ▁Community , ▁Our ▁Home , ▁containing ▁gu iding ▁questions ▁for ▁comments ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁proposed ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁Pl ans . ▁St ake hold ers ▁may ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁review ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ways ▁by ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Municipal ▁Affairs ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁website : ▁http :// www . ma h . gov . on . ca / Page 1 0 8 8 2 . aspx ▁ ▁OR M F ▁is ▁working ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁review ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁your ▁efforts ▁will ▁help ▁the ▁Province ▁make ▁informed ▁dec isions ▁about ▁any ▁changes ▁required ▁to ▁the ▁OR M CP ▁to ▁ensure ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁protect ▁and ▁enh ance ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁water ▁resources ▁on ▁the ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine . ▁The ▁Re comm end ations ▁of ▁the ▁OR M F ▁on ▁the ▁OR M CP ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁in ▁their ▁document ▁" S ust aining ▁Our ▁Environment , ▁Pl anning ▁For ▁Our ▁Future ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁OR M F ▁Re comm end ations ▁Report " ▁here ▁http :// m ora ine for life . org / index . php ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁further ▁provide ▁long - term ▁fund ing ▁for ▁on going ▁program ▁initi atives ▁the ▁OR M F ▁is ▁continu ing ▁to ▁seek ▁additional ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁and ▁Federal ▁Govern ments . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links |
▁ ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Foundation ▁ ▁Oak ▁R id ges ▁Tra il ▁Association ▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Municipal ▁Affairs ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁Land ▁Use ▁Pl anning ▁Review ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Category : O ak ▁R id ges ▁M ora ine ▁Category : New market , ▁Ontario ▁Category : Organ izations ▁based ▁in ▁Ontario <0x0A> </s> ▁Operation ▁Cor on ado ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁operations ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Mobile ▁River ine ▁Force ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁various ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁( S outh ▁Vietnam ) ▁in ▁the ▁water ways ▁of ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁D elta ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁gu err illa ▁forces ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁V iet cong ▁in ▁the ▁water ways ▁of ▁the ▁M ek ong , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁commun ist ▁strong hold . ▁The ▁operations ▁ran ▁sequ entially ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 8 . F ult on , ▁pp . ▁ 5 0 – 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Cor on ado ▁Naval ▁Base ▁in ▁California . ▁There ▁the ▁American ▁military ▁had ▁st aged ▁planning ▁conference ▁before ▁adopt ing ▁their ▁river ine ▁military ▁strategy . F ult on , ▁pp . ▁ 5 0 – 7 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Operation ▁Cor on ado ▁II ▁ ▁Operation ▁Cor on ado |
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