2012 Australian Open Day 8 (Jan. 23) Results: Mixed Fortunes
Mixed fortunes for some of the top-seeded players at the Australian Open 2012 today, Day 8. There were winners and losers as the 2012 Australian Open headed for the quarterfinal round. First, the winners: Novak Djokovic beat Lleyton Hewitt in four, Andy Murray advanced, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continued her run, David Ferrer beat Richard Gasquet, and Maria Sharapova defeated Sabine Lisicki in three sets.
Now for the losers: five-time champion Serena Williams was upset by Ekaterina Makarova and Jo Wilfred Tsonga was stunned by Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Other reults posted below.
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women’s Singles | Petra Kvitová [2] | Ana Ivanovi? [21] | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Men’s Singles | Andy Murray [4] | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retired |
| Women’s Singles | Ekaterina Makarova | Serena Williams [12] | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Mixed Doubles | Lisa Raymond [4] Rohan Bopanna [4] |
Casey Dellacqua [WC] Matthew Ebden [WC] |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Women’s Singles | Maria Sharapova [4] | Sabine Lisicki [14] | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic [1] vs 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 | Kei Nishikori [24] | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6] | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Men’s Singles | David Ferrer [5] | Richard Gasquet [17] | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women’s Doubles | Andrea Hlavá?ková [7] Lucie Hradecká [7] |
Rika Fujiwara Ayumi Morita |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Women’s Singles | Sara Errani | Zheng Jie | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Women’s Doubles | Sania Mirza [6] Elena Vesnina [6] |
Jarmila Gajdošová [12] Bethanie Mattek-Sands [12] |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Mixed Doubles | Andrea Hlavá?ková [7] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [7] |
Jelena Jankovi? [WC] Bernard Tomic [WC] |
6–3, 6–3 |
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