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The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne , Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009.
At the 2009 Australian Open Verdasco defeated Andy Murray in the fourth round to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, [13] where he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Verdasco then lost to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in what was at the time the longest match in Australian Open history, lasting 5 hours, 14 minutes. [14]
Azarenka dominated the early rivalry, winning the first six meetings between the pair, including in the second round of the 2007 Australian Open, the final of the 2009 Brisbane International [144] and all four matches that eventuated in 2010. The win in Brisbane marked Azarenka's first success in a WTA Tour final, having previously lost three ...
The 2009 men's singles edition is considered to be one of the best Grand Slam tournaments in the Open Era. [3] It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 season, [4] including the Nadal–Fernando Verdasco semifinal (lasting 5 hours and 14 minutes [5]) and the final. [4] It was also the first hard court major in which ...
The 2009 Australian Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's singles tournament at the 2009 Australian Open.It was contested between the world's top two players for much of the previous four years, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, then ranked first and second in the world respectively.
Serena Williams already was struggling to keep up in a fast-paced U.S. Open semifinal when she stopped behind the baseline after a third-set point and leaned over. ... it was Azarenka who finished ...
Ram partnered with Max Mirnyi, but lost to Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco in the second round. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles .
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