It was a happy day for Kevin Anderson when he won his last round qualifying match against Simon Standler of Germany and moved into the main draw of the Australian Open for the 3 rd year in a row.
Unfortunately Rik De Voest lost in a very close match to Xavier Malisse 61 46 75. Rik was down 4-1 /0-40 in the 3rd set and came back to level the score at 5 all. He got broken at 5-6 to loose the match. It was very disappointing for him but the one positive thing is that Rik is back and is playing great tennis again.
Kevin just loves Melbourne. The last 3 years he stayed with the James family and they really look after him. This will be his 3rd straight year in the main draw. He has been playing really positive tennis from the 1 st round. He looks fit and are playing the way he did 2 years ago when he beat Novak Djorkovic in Miami. He is up against another top 5 player named Andy Murray Monday afternoon on Rod Laver Arena. This will be a great match for Kevin. When he finished his match today and I walked up to him he said bring me Andy Murray!!! He is definitely ready to battle.
Tomorrow after noon there will be an exhibition match on Rod Laver Arena to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiite. This was initiated by Roger Federer, what a good man. Most of the top men and women will take part in this event.
We had a good laugh today when the young 17 year old Ryan Harrison from America lost a bet to Andy Roddick. He had to walk into the main dining room of the Australian Open with only his towel and badge on, and had to order lunch for Roddick. The poor kid was so scared security will do something and off cause the security was in on the deal and took him away. I have never seen a kid so scared. Welcome to the Slams boy!!!!
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