2012 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (16 January) edit

In Men's Singles, on the opening day, play began with Local hope Bernard Tomic struggling in the beginning two sets but later working hard in the next three sets, defeating Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Juan Martín del Potro also had to earn victory by losing the first set but later winning the next three sets defeating Adrian Mannarino. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal overcomes Alex Kuznetsov. Spaniard Pere Riba had to defeat compatriot Albert Montañés whereas Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky had to defeat his compatriot Illya Marchenko to advance to the second round. Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps. Other seeds such as Tomáš Berdych, Mardy Fish, Nicolás Almagro, Alexandr Dolgopolov, John Isner, Stanislas Wawrinka and Kevin Anderson along with Marcos Baghdatis, Olivier Rochus, Tommy Haas, Andreas Beck and Grigor Dimitrov all progressed comfortably into the second round while Juan Mónaco, Ivan Ljubičić and Jürgen Melzer were sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, Roger beats Alexander Kudryavtsev in three straight tiebreakers and David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps.

In Women's Singles, on the opening day, play began with Victoria Azarenka taking out Heather Watson in straight sets. Later, the defending champion, Kim Clijsters gets past qualifier Maria João Köhler. Li Na had an easy win over Ksenia Pervak and Francesca Schiavone square off in two straight easy sets defeating Laura Pous Tió. Wild card Casey Dellacqua overcomes Bojana Jovanovski and Jelena Janković cruise into second round defeating qualifier Laura Robson. Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness. Other seeds such as Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai, Daniela Hantuchová, Julia Görges, Monica Niculescu and Petra Cetkovská along with Anna Tatishvili, Romina Oprandi, Pauline Parmentier, wild card Olivia Rogowska, Eleni Daniilidou, Tsvetana Pironkova, Olga Govortsova and Alberta Brianti all progressed comfortably into the second round while Flavia Pennetta, Lucie Šafářová and Yanina Wickmayer were sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, top seeded Caroline Wozniacki dismantles Anastasia Rodionova in two straight sets advancing to the second round.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Heather Watson 6–1, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round   Bernard Tomic   Fernando Verdasco [22] 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
Women's Singles 1st Round   Kim Clijsters [11]   Maria João Köhler [Q] 7–5, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round   Roger Federer [3]   Alexander Kudryavtsev [Q] 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round   Caroline Wozniacki [1]   Anastasia Rodionova 6–2, 6–1
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round   Juan Martín del Potro [11]   Adrian Mannarino 2–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round   Li Na [5]   Ksenia Pervak 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round   Francesca Schiavone [10]   Laura Pous Tió 6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round   Rafael Nadal [2]   Alex Kuznetsov [Q] 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round   Casey Dellacqua [WC]   Bojana Jovanovski 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Albert Ramos 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round   Alexandr Dolgopolov[13]   Greg Jones [WC] 1–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round   Jelena Janković [13]   Laura Robson [Q] 6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round   David Nalbandian   Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 5–2 retired
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Day 2 (17 January) edit

In Men's Singles, day two play began with Novak Djokovic dismantling Italian Paolo Lorenzi in three straight sets. Andy Murray lost the first set but later won the next three sets defeating Ryan Harrison. Andy Roddick overcomes Robin Haase and David Ferrer had an easy win over Rui Machado. Gaël Monfils defeats local wild card Marinko Matosevic. Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries. Also, Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury. Other seeds such as Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet, Kei Nishikori, Marcel Granollers and Juan Ignacio Chela along with Matthew Ebden, James Duckworth, Santiago Giraldo, Thomaz Bellucci, Tatsuma Ito, Julien Benneteau and Ryan Sweeting all progressed comfortably into the second round while Radek Štěpánek was sent crashing out in the first round. In the evening, Lleyton Hewitt beats Cedrik-Marcel Stebe and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlasts Denis Istomin both advancing to the second round.

In Women's Singles, day two play began with Petra Kvitová easing through to the Third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets by defeating Vera Dushevina. Maria Sharapova had an easy win advancing to the third round by defeating Gisela Dulko. Fellow compatriot Maria Kirilenko defeats Jarmila Gajdošová. Jelena Dokić overcomes protected ranking Anna Chakvetadze. Svetlana Kuznetsova outlasts Chanelle Scheepers. Other seeds such as Vera Zvonareva, Marion Bartoli, Sabine Lisicki, Dominika Cibulková, Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber along with Jamie Hampton, Sloane Stephens, Ekaterina Makarova, Shahar Pe'er, Aleksandra Wozniak, Zheng Jie, Lucie Hradecká, Gréta Arn, Stéphanie Dubois and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová all progressed comfortably into the second round while Sorana Cîrstea impresses in the fourth round by defeating sixth seeded and US Open defending champion Samantha Stosur. In the evening, five-time champion Serena Williams advances to the second round by defeating Tamira Paszek.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round   Petra Kvitová [2]   Vera Dushevina 6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Paolo Lorenzi 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
Women's Singles 1st Round   Sorana Cîrstea   Samantha Stosur[6] 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round   Lleyton Hewitt [WC]   Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Women's Singles 1st Round   Serena Williams [12]   Tamira Paszek 6–3, 6–2
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 1st Round   Maria Kirilenko [27]   Jarmila Gajdošová 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round   Maria Sharapova [4]   Gisela Dulko 6–0, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round   Andy Murray [4]   Ryan Harrison 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round   Andy Roddick [15]   Robin Haase 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 1st Round   David Ferrer [5]   Rui Machado 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round   Jelena Dokić   Anna Chakvetadze [PR] 6–2, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round   Gaël Monfils [14]   Marinko Matosevic [WC] 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round   Svetlana Kuznetsova [18]   Chanelle Scheepers 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]   Denis Istomin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
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Day 3 (18 January) edit

Men's Singles on day 3 began with Nadal having straight sets easy win on protected ranking Haas. Berdych wins over Rochus while Dolgopolov knocked out Tobias Kamke. Roger received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury. Nalbandian puts up a fight but Isner advances to the third round. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury. Other seeds such as Nicolás Almagro, Juan Martín del Potro, Feliciano López and Kevin Anderson along with qualifier Lukáš Lacko, Lu Yen-hsun and Ivo Karlović advance to the third round except Mardy Fish who lost to Colombian Alejandro Falla. Later in the evening, Tomic outlasts Querrey while Stanislas Wawrinka beats Marcos Baghdatis moving into the third round.

Women's Singles on day 3 began with Li Na taking out local home wild card Rogowska in straight sets. Clijsters also progressed overcoming Stéphanie Foretz Gacon. Azarenka too had an easy win in straight sets over local wild card Casey Dellacqua. Janković outlasts qualifier Chang Kai-chen while top seeded dane Wozniacki beat Tatishvili cruising into third round. Hantuchová defeated Lesia Tsurenko after losing the first set. Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury. Other seeds such as Agnieszka Radwańska, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Monica Niculescu along with Christina McHale, Nina Bratchikova and Galina Voskoboeva advanced to the third round. The second round witnessed all the seeds go through except Schiavone went out to compatriot Oprandi, Peng to Benešová and Cetkovská to Barthel.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Li Na [5]   Olivia Rogowska [WC] 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Kim Clijsters [11]   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6–0, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Rafael Nadal [2]   Tommy Haas [PR] 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Bernard Tomic   Sam Querrey 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Casey Dellacqua [WC] 6–1, 6–0
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Olivier Rochus 6–1, 6–0, 7–6(7–4)
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Jelena Janković [13]   Chang Kai-chen [Q] 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Caroline Wozniacki [1]   Anna Tatishvili 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Alexandr Dolgopolov [13]   Tobias Kamke 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Roger Federer [3]   Andreas Beck Walkover
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Daniela Hantuchová [20]   Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Romina Oprandi   Francesca Schiavone [10] 6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round   John Isner [16]   David Nalbandian 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 10–8
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Stanislas Wawrinka [21]   Marcos Baghdatis 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
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Day 4 (19 January) edit

The fourth day in Men's Singles, began with seeded number one, Djokovic easing through to the third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets defeating Santiago Giraldo. Tsonga takes out Ricardo Mello progressing in straight sets while Murray also had an easy win over Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Janko Tipsarević after losing the first set beat local wild card James Duckworth while another local Matthew Ebden puts up a fight winning first two sets but Kei Nishikori advances defeating him in later three sets. Gaël Monfils knocks out Thomaz Bellucci. Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury. Gilles Simon went out to compatriot Julien Benneteau. Other seeds such as David Ferrer, Milos Raonic and Juan Ignacio Chela along with Nicolas Mahut advance to the third round while Viktor Troicki, Marcel Granollers and Alex Bogomolov Jr. were sent crashing out in the second round. In the evening, local hope Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire in the third set because of a hamstring injury.

The fourth day in Women's Singles, began with Sharapova having an easy win over qualifier Jamie Hampton and Serena easing through to the third round in Rod Laver Arena in straight sets defeating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. Ana Ivanovic outlasts Michaëlla Krajicek while Petra Kvitová overcomes Carla Suárez Navarro to reach the second round. Vera Zvonareva defeated Lucie Hradecká. Other seeds such as Sabine Lisicki, Maria Kirilenko and Angelique Kerber along with Sorana Cîrstea advance to the third round. The second round witnessed all the seeds go through except Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Dominika Cibulková, Roberta Vinci, Kaia Kanepi and Nadia Petrova were sent crashing out in the second round. In the evening, the last home contingent, Jelena Dokić lost in the second round to Marion Bartoli while Sloane Stephens lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Maria Sharapova [4]   Jamie Hampton [Q] 6–0, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Serena Williams [12]   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–0, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Santiago Giraldo 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Marion Bartoli [9]   Jelena Dokić 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Lleyton Hewitt [WC]   Andy Roddick [15] 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 retired[4]
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Ana Ivanovic [21]   Michaëlla Krajicek 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]   Ricardo Mello 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Petra Kvitová [2]   Carla Suárez Navarro 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Andy Murray [4]   Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round   Vera Zvonareva [7]   Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Janko Tipsarević [9]   James Duckworth [WC] 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Kei Nishikori [24]   Matthew Ebden 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round   Gaël Monfils [14]   Thomaz Bellucci 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2
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Day 5 (20 January) edit

On the fifth day, in Men's Singles, Nadal beats qualifier Lukáš Lacko in three straight sets while Federer defeats Ivo Karlović. Feliciano López wins five-set thriller over John Isner. Tomáš Berdych outlasts Kevin Anderson while Nicolás Almagro overcomes Stanislas Wawrinka. Alejandro Falla losses to Philipp Kohlschreiber. In the evening, thirteenth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov went out to Bernard Tomic and Juan Martín del Potro overwhelms Lu Yen-hsun, both advancing to the fourth round.

In Women's Singles, Jelena Janković rolls by Christina McHale while Azarenka gets past Mona Barthel advancing to the fourth round. Seeded number one dane, Wozniacki outlasts Monica Niculescu while Galina Voskoboeva losses to Agnieszka Radwańska and Romina Oprandi went to Julia Görges. Iveta Benešová takes out qualifier Nina Bratchikova in straight sets. In the evening, Li Na advanced to the fourth round after Anabel Medina Garrigues was forced to retire during the first set because of a right ankle injury while Kim Clijsters defeats Daniela Hantuchová advancing to the fourth round.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Rafael Nadal [2]   Lukáš Lacko [Q] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Roger Federer [3]   Ivo Karlović 7–6(8–6), 7–5, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Jelena Janković [13]   Christina McHale 6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Bernard Tomic   Alexandr Dolgopolov [13] 4–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Li Na [5]   Anabel Medina Garrigues [26] 3–0 retired
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Mona Barthel 6–2, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Caroline Wozniacki [1]   Monica Niculescu [31] 6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Feliciano López [18]   John Isner [16] 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(0–7), 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Kim Clijsters [11]   Daniela Hantuchová [20] 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Juan Martín del Potro [11]   Lu Yen-hsun 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Doubles 2nd Round   Leander Paes
  Radek Štěpánek
  Simone Bolelli [14]
  Fabio Fognini [14]
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Agnieszka Radwańska [8]   Galina Voskoboeva 6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Kevin Anderson [30] 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Men's Doubles 2nd Round   Robert Lindstedt [7]
  Horia Tecău [7]
  Colin Ebelthite
  Marinko Matosevic
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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Day 6 (21 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Petra Kvitová [2]   Maria Kirilenko [27] 6–0, 1–0 retired[5]
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Maria Sharapova [4]   Angelique Kerber [30] 6–1, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Nicolas Mahut 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Men's Doubles 3rd Round   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Rohan Bopanna
  Carsten Ball
  Treat Conrad Huey
6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Serena Williams [12]   Gréta Arn 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Lleyton Hewitt [WC]   Milos Raonic [23] 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]   Frederico Gil 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Ana Ivanovic [21]   Vania King 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Sabine Lisicki [14]   Svetlana Kuznetsova [18] 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Andy Murray [4]   Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Legends Doubles   Mansour Bahrami
  Cédric Pioline
  Pat Cash
  Goran Ivanišević
2–6, 6–2, [13–11]
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Legend Doubles   Guy Forget
  Henri Leconte
  Darren Cahill
  Richard Fromberg
6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round   Ekaterina Makarova   Vera Zvonareva [7] 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Richard Gasquet [17]   Janko Tipsarević [9] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round   Mikhail Kukushkin   Gaël Monfils [14] 6–2, 7–5, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4
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Day 7 (22 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Iveta Benešová 6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round   Rafael Nadal [2]   Feliciano López [18] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round   Kim Clijsters [11]   Li Na [5] 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round   Roger Federer [3]   Bernard Tomic 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round   Caroline Wozniacki [1]   Jelena Janković [13] 6–0, 7–5
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Doubles 3rd Round   Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
  Colin Fleming [15]
  Ross Hutchins [15]
6–4, 0–6, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round   Agnieszka Radwańska [8]   Julia Görges [22] 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 4th Round   Tomáš Berdych [7]   Nicolás Almagro [10] 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Men's Legends Doubles   Wayne Arthurs
  Thomas Muster
  Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles 3rd Round   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Vera Zvonareva
  Gisela Dulko [4]
  Flavia Pennetta [4]
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Women's Legends Doubles   Nicole Bradtke
  Martina Navratilova
  Martina Hingis
  Iva Majoli
6–1, 6–3
Mixed Doubles 1st Round   Kimiko Date-Krumm
  Kei Nishikori
  Gisela Dulko
  Eduardo Schwank
6–4, 6–1
Men's Singles 4th Round   Juan Martín del Potro [11]   Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Mixed Doubles 1st Round   Casey Dellacqua [WC]
  Matthew Ebden [WC]
  Olivia Rogowska [WC]
  Marinko Matosevic [WC]
6–4, 6–2
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Day 8 (23 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles 4th Round   Petra Kvitová [2]   Ana Ivanovic [21] 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Men's Singles 4th Round   Andy Murray [4]   Mikhail Kukushkin 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retired
Women's Singles 4th Round   Ekaterina Makarova   Serena Williams [12] 6–2, 6–3
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round   Lisa Raymond [4]
  Rohan Bopanna [4]
  Casey Dellacqua [WC]
  Matthew Ebden [WC]
6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round   Maria Sharapova [4]   Sabine Lisicki [14] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round   Novak Djokovic [1]   Lleyton Hewitt [WC] 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Matches on Hisense Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Legends Doubles   Guy Forget
  Henri Leconte
  Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–5
Men's Singles 4th Round   Kei Nishikori [24]   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round   David Ferrer [5]   Richard Gasquet [17] 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles 3rd Round   Andrea Hlaváčková [7]
  Lucie Hradecká [7]
  Rika Fujiwara
  Ayumi Morita
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round   Sara Errani   Zheng Jie 6–2, 6–1
Women's Doubles 3rd Round   Sania Mirza [6]
  Elena Vesnina [6]
  Jarmila Gajdošová [12]
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands [12]
7–5, 6–3
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round   Andrea Hlaváčková [7]
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [7]
  Jelena Janković [WC]
  Bernard Tomic [WC]
6–3, 6–3
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Day 9 (24 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Legends Doubles   Wayne Arthurs
  Thomas Muster
  Pat Cash
  Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 6–3
Women's Singles Quarterfinals   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Agnieszka Radwańska [8] 6–7(0–7), 6–0, 6–2
Women's Singles Quarterfinals   Kim Clijsters [11]   Caroline Wozniacki [1] 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Men's Singles Quarterfinals   Roger Federer [3]   Juan Martín del Potro [11] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles Quarterfinals   Rafael Nadal [2]   Tomáš Berdych [7] 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–3
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals   Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6]
  Marcin Matkowski [6]
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Vera Zvonareva
  Irina-Camelia Begu
  Monica Niculescu
7–5, 6–3
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals   Robert Lindstedt [7]
  Horia Tecău [7]
  Scott Lipsky [13]
  Rajeev Ram [13]
6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals   Sania Mirza [6]
  Elena Vesnina [6]
  Liezel Huber [2]
  Lisa Raymond [2]
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Women's Legends Doubles   Tracy Austin
  Barbara Schett
  Nicole Bradtke
  Martina Navratilova
2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–4]
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Day 10 (25 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals   Petra Kvitová [2]   Sara Errani 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles Quarterfinals   Maria Sharapova [4]   Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles Quarterfinals   Andy Murray [4]   Kei Nishikori [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Men's Singles Quarterfinals   Novak Djokovic [1]   David Ferrer [5] 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Mixed's Doubles Quarterfinals   Sania Mirza [6]
  Mahesh Bhupathi [6]
  Liezel Huber
  Colin Fleming
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals   Max Mirnyi [2]
  Daniel Nestor [2]
  Santiago González [12]
  Christopher Kas [12]
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals   Leander Paes
  Radek Štěpánek
  Eric Butorac [10]
  Bruno Soares [10]
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Women's Doubles Semifinals   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Vera Zvonareva
  Sania Mirza [6]
  Elena Vesnina [6]
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–4
Women's Doubles Semifinals   Sara Errani [11]
  Roberta Vinci [11]
  Andrea Hlaváčková [7]
  Lucie Hradecká [7]
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round   Jarmila Gajdošová
  Bruno Soares
  Abigail Spears
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
6–3, 6–2
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals   Roberta Vinci
  Daniele Bracciali
  Andrea Hlaváčková [7]
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi[7]
6–1, 7–5
Coloured background indicates a night match

Day 11 (26 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Men's Doubles Semifinals   Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
  Robert Lindstedt [7]
  Horia Tecău [7]
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Women's Singles Semifinals   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Kim Clijsters [11] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Women's Singles Semifinals   Maria Sharapova [4]   Petra Kvitová [2] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles Semifinals   Rafael Nadal [2]   Roger Federer [3] 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Exhibition Doubles Semifinals   Martina Hingis
  Pat Cash
  Martina Navratilova
  Goran Ivanišević
9–8(7–4)
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Junior Boys' Singles Quarterfinals   Luke Saville [1]   Kyle Edmund [7] 7–5, 7–5
Men's Doubles Semifinals   Leander Paes
  Radek Štěpánek
  Max Mirnyi [2]
  Daniel Nestor [2]
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Legends' Doubles   Pat Cash
  Goran Ivanišević
  Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals   Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8]
  Horia Tecău [8]
  Jarmila Gajdošová
  Bruno Soares
4–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals   Elena Vesnina [5]
  Leander Paes [5]
  Lisa Raymond [4]
  Rohan Bopanna [4]
6–2, 6–2
Coloured background indicates a night match

Day 12 (27 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Mixed Doubles Semifinals   Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8]
  Horia Tecău [8]
  Sania Mirza [6]
  Mahesh Bhupathi [6]
6–3, 6–3
Women's Doubles Final   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Vera Zvonareva
  Sara Errani [11]
  Roberta Vinci [11]
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles Semifinals   Novak Djokovic [1]   Andy Murray [4] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
Coloured background indicates a night match

Day 13 (28 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Girls' Singles Final   Taylor Townsend [14]   Yulia Putintseva [4] 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Boys' Singles Final   Luke Saville [1]   Filip Peliwo 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Women's Singles Final   Victoria Azarenka [3]   Maria Sharapova [4] 6–3, 6–0
Men's Doubles Final   Leander Paes
  Radek Štěpánek
  Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Coloured background indicates a night match

Day 14 (29 January) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event Winner Loser Score
Mixed Doubles Final   Bethanie Mattek-Sands [8]
  Horia Tecău [8]
  Elena Vesnina [5]
  Leander Paes [5]
6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Men's Singles Final   Novak Djokovic [1]   Rafael Nadal [2] 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Coloured background indicates a night match

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