Nadal and Murray Proceed

Rafael Nadal advanced after a tight first set. He beat Aussie Peter Luczak 7-6(0) 6-1 6-4 after 2 hours and 34 minutes of play. The Spaniard looked pretty good but still has room for improvement. If anyone can play their way into a tournament, it would be the Mallorcan.

Nadal could meet Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. Murray, on the other hand, was a little more efficient in his 97-minute win over South African Kevin Anderson 6-1 6-1 6-2. Nadal and Murray were fortunate as they played in Rod Laver Stadium with a roof.

Other players were not so lucky. Rain delays plagued the outer courts, and the tournament canceled 12 men's matches with 9 other matches suspended. Play resumes today for the rest of yesterday’s matches and rest of the first round action. Rain is already in the forecast, so it should be another precarious day for the tournament.

Singles First Round
2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Peter Luczak (AUS) 7-6(0) 6-1 6-4
4 Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) def. Michael Russell (USA) 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
5 Andy Murray (GBR) def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-1 6-1 6-2
7 Andy Roddick (USA) def. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 6-1 6-4 6-4
11 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def. 13 Radek Stepanek (CZE) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 6-4
24 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) def. Jason Kubler (AUS) 6-1 6-2 6-1
Bernard Tomic (AUS) def. Guillaume Rufin (FRA) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-3
Florian Mayer (GER) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 0-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Wayne Odesnik (USA) def. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2

To Finish
Matthew Ebden (AUS) even 12 Gael Monfils (FRA) 2-2
14 Marin Cilic (CRO) leads Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-5 4-2
27 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) leads Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6-1 4-3
29 Viktor Troicki (SRB) leads Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 4-6 6-3 6-2 5-3
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) leads Nick Lindahl (AUS) 6-2 7-5 5-4
David Guez (FRA) leads Julien Benneteau (FRA) 4-0
Marsel Ilhan (TUR) leads Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-4 4-2
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) leads Jose Acasuso (ARG) 6-1 2-6 3-2
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) leads Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-3 7-5 4-6 3-2

Tuesday’s Order of Play

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