Australian Open 2010 Day 6 Open Thread

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Fans show their support for Rafael Nadal of Spain playing Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber during their Men's singles third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday Jan. 22, 2010.

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More third-round excitement. Well, maybe not. I'm not seeing too much that makes me salivate on the roster today. Then again, it's Melbourne so what am I thinking?

Roger Federer and Nikolay Davydenko won't lose more than 10 games apiece, Serena Williams is bound to crush the beautiful backhand from Spain who ended her sister's run here last year, Vera Zvonareva and Gisela Dulko may never finish and Nicolas Almagro and Alejandro Falla could turn the court from Plexicushion to crushed brick before all is said and done.

There will be more war. Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis will reprise their late-night crusade from 2008. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga should subdue Tommy Haas, but it might not be as comfortable as I'd like. Venus Williams will have her hands full with the crowd-inspired Casey Dellacqua. Shahar Pe'er should win the war of attrition with Caroline Wozniacki. Tathiana Garbin could frustrate the hell out of the short-fused Victoria Azarenka. Flip a coin for Agnieszka Radwanska or Francesca Schiavone. Who knows what to make of Mikhail Youzhny and Lukasz Kubot or Daniela Hantuchova and Li Na. And I expect Stefan Koubek to challenge Fernando Verdasco in the all-lefty battle.

I'm gonna try to remain awake through sunrise, but it could really get bad round midnight.

Order Of Play For Saturday, 23 January 2010

Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Alberta Brianti (ITA) v. Samantha Stosur (AUS)[13]
2. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Albert Montanes (ESP)[31]
3. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v. Venus Williams (USA)[6]

Rod Laver Arena 19:00 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[22] v. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[4] v. Shahar Pe'er (ISR)[29]

Hisense Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) v. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[7]
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)[32]
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] v. Denis Istomin (UZB)

Hisense Arena 19:00 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[10] v. Tommy Haas (GER)[18]

Margaret Court Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[9] v. Gisela Dulko (ARG)
2. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Juan Monaco (ARG)[30] v. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[6]
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[9] v. Stefan Koubek (AUT)

Show Court 2 11:00 Start Time

2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[10] v. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[17]
4. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Nicolas Almagro (ESP)[26] v. Alejandro Falla (COL)

Show Court 3 11:00 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[20] v. Lukasz Kubot (POL)
3. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)[22] v. Na Li (CHN)[16]