Saturday, January 18, 2014

Australian Open 2014

Australian Open 2014 tennis grand slam in Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena and Show Court 2.

Day 3: Singles Round 2 Women's
Samantha Stosur vs Tsvetana Pironkova

Sam Stosur is the 17th seed in the 2014 Australian Open, and currently the highest ranked Australian women's tennis player. She plays against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the second round singles match, who is currently at rank 57 in the world.

Tsvetana Pironkova

Sam Stosur

Tsvetana Pironkova

Sam Stosur
 
Tsvetana Pironkova

Sam Stosur celebrates with the Spidercam

Results: Sam Stosur won 6-2, 6-0.


Day 3: Singles Round 2 Women's
Ana Ivanovic vs Annika Beck

Ana Ivanovic is a former world number 1 player from Serbia, currently seeded 14th in the 2014 Australian Open. She plays against German Annika Beck, currently ranked 54th in the world. Ana previously reached the finals at the Australian Open in 2008, but lost to Maria Sharapova.

Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic

Annika Beck

Annika Beck

Ana Ivanovic

Results: Ana Ivanovic won 6-1, 6-2.


Day 3: Singles Round 2 Men's
Vasek Pospisil vs Matthew Ebden

Vasek Pospisil of Canada (rank 30th in the world) versus Matthew Ebden of Australia (rank 113th). Pospisil was suffering from a back injury during this match and needed frequent medical timeouts.

Pospisil vs Ebden, in Rod Laver Arena

Matthew Ebden

Vasek Pospisil

Vasek Pospisil

Matthew Ebden

Jim Courier interviews Vasek Pospisil following his victory

Results: Vasek Pospisil won 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-1. Unfortunately Pospisil eventually retired from the 2014 Australian Open after this match due to his injury.


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