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http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/ao10.asp Australian Open: 10 Memorable Moments Novak Joins the Hunt for No. 1 Not only did Novak Djokovic break through for his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, he ensured that the battle for No. 1 would be a three-way race in 2008. Roger Federer, who Monday begins his 210th week as ATP World No. 1, could have lost top spot to Rafael Nadal in Melbourne had he lost before the semifinals and Nadal won the title. Now Djokovic is firmly in the hunt for top spot, moving to 5,165 points after Melbourne, more than 2,400 points (equivalent to almost five ATP Masters Series titles) clear of No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko. Federer leads the pack with 6,630 points, 650 points clear of Nadal (5,980). Djokovic, 20, the first Serbian man to win a Grand Slam singles title, became the ninth player in the Open era to reach four consecutive Grand Slam semifinals, and the youngest player in the Open era to reach all four major semis. Stat of the Tournament Maybe it's not Twilight Zone material, but it is worth noting. Heading into the Australian Open final, the player winning the second set of the title match had gone on to win the championship for 15 consecutive years. Djokovic dropped the first set to Tsonga but won the charmed second set before continuing on to extend the streak to 16 years. Serbian Surge In addition to Djokovic's Grand Slam triumph, the Australian Open was a showcase of Serbia's sudden rise to the top of world tennis. Ana Ivanovic reached the women's final, where she lost to Maria Sharapova, and Jelena Jankovic reached the semis. Janko Tipsarevic pushed World No. 1 Roger Federer to 10-8 in the fifth set in the third round and Nenad Zimonjic teamed with China's Tiantian Sun to win the mixed doubles title. Maybe practising in drained pools during the cold winter months will become the new training fad. Tsonga Goes Longer And Deeper Than Expected Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made Melbourne fans sit up and take notice one year earlier when he won a 20-18 first-set tie-break against Andy Roddick in the first round of the 2007 Australian Open, before falling in four sets to the American. But few quite expected such a stunning follow-up performance in 2008, which began with a shock win over No. 9 seed Andy Murray in the first round. The media was quick to identify his physical similarities to Muhammad Ali and the 22-year-old Frenchman thrilled fans with his thunderous groundstrokes, crisp volleys, booming serve and engaging personality. By surging to the final - his first at ATP level - Tsonga jumped to No. 18 form No. 38 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings and immediately became one of tennis's hottest properties. Tsonga, who had won just $484,000 prize money before the Australian Open, more than doubled his career prize money after an amazing two-week journey that netted him more than $600,000. Tsonga was playing just his fifth Grand Slam event. Federer's Fantastic Fifteen Yes, Roger Federer's astounding streak of having made 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals ended with his straight-sets loss to Djokovic in the semifinals. But the Swiss advanced to his 15th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. Not bad! Hewitt vs Baghdatis: A Hard Day's Night This clash between the two former Australian Open finalists promised to be an epic even before circumstances instantly wrote the clash into Australian Open folklore. After a very late finish to the day session (largely due to Roger Federer's 10-8 fifth set win over Janko Tipsarevic), tournament organizers contemplated moving or postponing Venus Williams's night match. But, in the end, Hewitt and Baghdatis went on according to the order of play, but at a much, much later time than expected. They started at 11.47 pm Saturday and ended at 4.34 am Sunday. In the latest match in Grand Slam history, former World No. 1 and 2005 finalist Lleyton Hewitt needed five match points before defeating 2006 finalist Baghdatis 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-3. Baghdatis hit 73 winners, including 28 aces, but it wasn't enough. Host broadcaster Channel Seven, which lobbied hard to have the match played at night in prime time, didn't quite get what it bargained for. But the ratings within Australia were still very strong even in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Erlich and Ram Claim Doubles Title Eighth seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich became the first Israeli Grand Slam doubles champions in the Open era after a 7-5, 7-6(4) victory over seventh-seeded Frenchmen Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra in the Australian Open final. Already huge stars in Israel, Erlich said the pair was bracing for an overwhelming reaction at home. "Even if we lost the final, already all the media told us yesterday that they will wait for us at the airport," Erlich said. "It will be quite messy at the airport. We need to talk to the security." The Big Men Fall The hype matched the height of the tallest doubles combination in tennis history when 6' 10" Croat Ivo Karlovic teamed with 6' 9" American John Isner in the doubles draw. But the ace machines were cut down to size in the first round when beaten 7-6(3), 6-3 by Argentines Juan Pablo Brzezicki and Agustin Calleri. The Anniversary Marat Would Rather Forget Can it really be three years ago that former World No. 1 Marat Safin won his last title? Yes, it can. Few would have predicted that when the Russian pin-up boy saved a match point to beat Federer in the semis and then held out Aussie hope Hewitt in the 2005 final that Safin would not add to his 15 career titles in the coming three years. The 2000 US Open finalist has not reached a Grand Slam semifinal since his title run in Melbourne in 2005. Safin did play one of the most memorable matches of the tournament against Baghdatis in the second round, rallying from two sets down to force a fifth set. But the Russian still has never won a match after losing the first two sets. What's Up With Nalbandian? This was the season David Nalbandian was supposed to get the most from his prodigious talent. Hopes were high after he ended 2007 by winning back-to-back ATP Masters Series titles in Madrid and Paris, beating Federer and Nadal at both events. But the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion arrived in Melbourne carrying some extra pounds from the holiday season and, after regulation wins over Australians Robert Smeets and Peter Luczak in the first two rounds, the Argentine suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the third round. Let's hope Nalbandian recaptures his late 2007 form in a hurry! 南美人有上榜一個是好還是壞呀? XD 文太多懶的翻譯了:p 個人覺得第二個的統計很有趣決賽當中誰贏了第二盤就幾乎是冠軍了過去15年皆是今年不例外的繼續延續此特殊傳統 ※ 編輯: starred 來自: 218.167.98.237 (01/29 17:12)