Defending champion Serena Williams is first to play on Rod Laver Arena Monday, officially beginning the 2008 Australian Open.
Following Williams’ match against new Australian Jarmila Gajdosova, world No. 1 Justine Henin will take to the court against Japan’s Aiko Nakamura.
Schedule of Play for January 14, 2008
Rod Laver Arena 11.00 AM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) v. Serena Williams (USA)[7]
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Justine Henin (BEL)[1] v. Aiko Nakamura (JPN)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v. Andy Murray (GBR)[9]
Rod Laver Arena 7.30 PM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Kaia Kanepi (EST) v. Alicia Molik (AUS)
2. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]
Vodafone Arena 11.00 AM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[3] v. Tamira Paszek (AUT)
2. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Andy Roddick (USA)[6] v. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) v. Maria Sharapova (RUS)[5]
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Richard Gasquet (FRA)[8] v. Nick Lindahl (AUS)
MCA 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Paul Capdeville (CHI) v. Brydan Klein (AUS)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Lindsay Davenport (USA) v. Sara Errani (ITA)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Michael Llodra (FRA) v. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[4]
Not Before 7:30 PM
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Carlos Moya (ESP)[16] v. Stefan Koubek (AUT)
Show Court 2 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Mischa Zverev (GER) v. Tommy Robredo (ESP)[11]
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[18] v. Tatiana Poutchek (BLR)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[14] v. Mathieu Montcourt (FRA)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)[12] v. Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU)
Show Court 3 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Arnaud Clement (FRA) v. Rainer Schuettler (GER)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Elena Dementieva (RUS)[11] v. Tzipora Obziler (ISR)
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v. Karin Knapp (ITA)
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[26] v. Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Court 5 11.00 AM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Stephanie Dubois (CAN) v. Edina Gallovits (ROU)
2. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) v. Olivier Patience (FRA)
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) v. Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) v. Marcel Granollers-Pujol (ESP)
Court 6 11.00 AM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Ekaterina Ivanova (RUS) v. Meng Yuan (CHN)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jessica Moore (AUS) v. Julie Ditty (USA)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Donald Young (USA) v. Michael Berrer (GER)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) v. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[23]
Court 7 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jamie Baker (GBR) v. Ivo Karlovic (CRO)[20]
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Monique Adamczak (AUS) v. Olga Poutchkova (RUS)
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Lilia Osterloh (USA) v. Patty Schnyder (SUI)[15]
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Roko Karanusic (CRO) v. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)[29]
Court 8 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Gilles Simon (FRA)[28] v. Bobby Reynolds (USA)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Julia Vakulenko (UKR)[32] v. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Sandra Kloesel (GER) v. Julia Schruff (GER)
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Florent Serra (FRA) v. Florian Mayer (GER)
Court 10 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jesse Levine (USA) v. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Maret Ani (EST) v. Angelique Kerber (GER)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Sam Warburg (USA) v. Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Madison Brengle (USA) v. Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)
Court 11 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) v. Marc Gicquel (FRA)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) v. Tatjana Malek (GER)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Harel Levy (ISR) v. Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Court 13 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)[24] v. Frank Dancevic (CAN)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Jill Craybas (USA) v. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) v. Jose Acasuso (ARG)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Sybille Bammer (AUT)[19] v. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)
Court 14 11.00 AM
1. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) v. Aravane Rezai (FRA)
2. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Andrei Pavel (ROU) v. Igor Andreev (RUS)[31]
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v. Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Luis Horna (PER) v. Agustin Calleri (ARG)
Court 18 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Victor Hanescu (ROU) v. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)[23]
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) v. Tatiana Golovin (FRA)[13]
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)[18] v. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Emilie Loit (FRA) v. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[25]
Court 19 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Mardy Fish (USA) v. Boris Pashanski (SRB)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Renata Voracova (CZE) v. Shahar Peer (ISR)[17]
3. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
4. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) v. Wayne Odesnik (USA)
Court 21 11.00 AM
1. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Dudi Sela (ISR) v. Martin Slanar (AUT)
2. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[26] v. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB)
3. Men’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Alejandro Falla (COL) v. Kevin Anderson (RSA)
4. Women’s Singles – 1st Rnd.
Ashley Harkleroad (USA) v. Virginie Razzano (FRA)[30]
