Schedule of Play for tomorrow..

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/schedule9.html

bad drop shot by Henin

LOL demmy's mum cracks me up, she looks so nervous

Henin biffs a sitter forehand, and the prayers of Demmy's evidently worried mum are answered, albeit only temporarily.

4-all.

Henin saves BP with a brilliant CC FH winner after a good rally. Deuce. BP again. Converts this time. 4-4. The level of play is a bit fluctuating, some questionable shot selection from both ladies so far in this match.

Zaki, if you're still there, try fromsport.com

Ok off the phone

I am not impressed with this new serve by Henin at all,2nd serve? Yikes,she is tossing the ball out too far forward

Is this a new trend amongst the woman.

It seems whoever holds their serve will win

4th brake of serve now? tsk,.

Dementieva has been lucky with the net-cords so far this match.

Gutsy hold there for Del Potro, saving BP with a big ace and overcoming another footfault call. Could be crucial.

Also the Blake v Elf match sounds like a cracker

Nice shot by Dementieva.

And Demmy finally holds and leads 5-4

Why is the Elf foot faulting soo much

This never used to happen

Demmy goes up 5-4, on serve in the first set.

Sorry to be whatevs... but Delpo has never been called for foot faults like this. I don't care if they are called properly or even close- but they showed some replays and I am not seeing them. They are not like Edberg's little toes on the white lien in the red clay that I saw so much as a kid- and they are not liek Serena's.

Don't want to look like a conspiracy theorist- sorry. But really- not seeing some of these- it is not about where you LAND- right?

1-1 fourth set. Elf's movement looks a little off.

Demmy looks like shes breaking Justine down a bit 0-30 as Justine serves to stay in it

Danger for Blake @ 30-all averted with an ace out wide, and dP hits a CC FH long. 1-all.

Thanks, NP. The problem is, I'm in the office and it seems that only atdhe.net is working here for me, but they're not showing Henin-Dementieva match. But thank you, anyway.

Demmy being Demmy on that 30-all point. No momentum or flow to this match.

Couldn't sleep folks. Am back. 4am here EST.

A PITY this match had to be a 2nd round.

JBlock is turning a barn burner over on the other side...Gosh

Demmy's Mom is a bundle of nerves.

* Elf's movement looks a little off.*

Well it has to be if you step three feet within the baseline and are called for a footfault, right? *sorry for that tinhat moment*

Elf holds. He looks a little tired. Blake having some success with the slice. 1-2 Blake to serve.

That's an incredibly gutsy point by Henin to save setpoint. Deuce.

Zaki, have you tried justin.tv? Also there seem to be quite a few streams @ channelsurfing.net

Carrie, hehe, I haven't seen any replays of the foot faults...so no idea.

Dementieva ate up a great serve and worked her way back into that point.

Set point #2 for the Russian.

Suddenly Dem - Henin match looks like a good men's match. In a good way.
WTA and all those puff hitting that we are used to...this is high quality hitting folks

Hi fellow tennis insomniacs =) Anyone having as much fun as I am right now?

Belgian ONIONS!

I remember a match with Miss Vee last year she had soo many foot faults called against her,not funny,oh well I am going to move on.

Brilliance again from Henin to save setpoint. She just needs to work the rust out of her game, the fighting spirit is very much there on big points.

The Female Federer.

Marvelous tennis under the gun.

5-all.

Justine is just soo tough

And Demmy misses 2 set points as Justine holds from 0-30 with a great dropper on the last point

Well played from Henin. I do like how she never gives up.

Well said, VC. Well played. Same as this match (minus the serving yips).

Gritty hold from Henin, 5-5. Could be huge in the context of the match.

Henin's serve has been crap. She really worked on her serve before hitting the road?

cant decide who to choose between henin and elena..hehe

Hammer time! Elf breaks with two monster returns. He's alive. 3-1 Elf serving.

F/hand slice

That's the difference between Henin and the batch of new girls on tour. She goes for her shots in the big points, they wait for errors.

DP breaks with 2 huge returns. 3-1.

linz, with the men's match, yeah, but not the women's. Or at least what I've seen of it so far.

Work calls, bye, everyone. :)

Hang in there Carrie, it's not over till it's over.

NP She has been working on it for months??

What exactly were you referring to, Matt? Just to be sure, you know.. :-) Good matches both of these.

Elf holds to 15. 1-4 Blake to serve. He's getting some more treatment.

Elena's mum looks like she is about to have a nervous breakdown

Vera Dementieva just waiting to have her heart broken again.

Smart tennis Justine

DP holds with an ace out wide. 4-1.

AM, she needs more work, then. I don't see her winning Wimbledon with this whimper of a serve.

this is some amazing women's tennis!!!!

VC:

Re: Your point about Henin's rust and her fighting spirit.

Blake holds. Elf doesn't seem particularly interested in returning. Time to serve the set out. 4-2 Elf to serve.

Flawless serving by Blake, including 2 DTT aces. He holds to 15. 4-2.

NP: It is only her second tournament back. Give her some time and match play with the new serve. It takes time to work those things in.

NP I agree.

Can someone tell us why we are surprised at seeing Henin as such an awesome player? jess askin

amazing net volley!

Dementieva will receive for a tiebreak.

Meanwhile, inside Hisense Arena, nothing surprising going on at all.

Back.
Must admit I didn't expect JMDP/Blake to go to five sets (as it appears is going to shortly)
Very close betweem Elena and Justine too which is nice to see also

Important for Blake to hold serve and start the fifth set as the server.

I just dont like forward ball toss she has got going.Ok for a small person might give her time to get on court quicker,though she did 4 d/f in one of her matches.

Elf holds to 30. 2-5 Blake serving to stay in the 4th.

Matt : Looking forward to an all-Belgian rematch here. Missed the Brisbane edition.

karin1492, yeah, but she's been supposedly working on it for months. I remember reading how she's beefed up her serve and all. Hopefully it's just rust.

No need for a drop shot there. Bad decision by Henin.

Gem from Miss Carillo:

"Henin hits bigger, Dementieva runs smaller."

Delicious phrasing.

Holy sh*t. Monster CC BH earns DP 2 SPs.

Good hold for Blake coming back from 15-40.

JMDP to serve for the fourth set

Blake fends off two BPs to hold. 5-3 Elf serving to tie it up.

How is Blake moving now after the trainer came?

Both SPs erased with a flubbed return and then a 1-2 punch. And James eventually holds. 5-3. DP serving for the 4th set.

Love hold for JMDP to take the fourth set

Didn't Blake play yesterday? how come he looks so much more energized than Delpo?

She didn't forget how to compete, safe to say, in her hiatus from tennis.

Henin, 7-5, in a first set that took just over 80 minutes.

Big serving gets the job done. We're off to the 5th set.

AM, Blake is moving fine. Don't think the tendinitis is serious.

DP and Blake hit 14 and 11 winners and 4 and 5 UFEs respectively. Reflects the quality of the match so far.

Henin FH just catches the line, setpoint. Deuce as Demmy approaches with a deep GS to the Henin BH. Henin dominates a good rally with her BH, setpoint again. Misses a shot long.

Two sets all in the Del Potro-Blake match, Del Potro seems to have hit many more winners in this set compared to the third.

Set point #3 for Henin with a wide serve. And takes it this time with a good rally. Not a good sign for Demmy that she couldn't take the set from a B/B+ Henin.

Come on James, you old fart, don't let your body break down now!! FIGHT THROUGH IT!!!

Matt: That's del Potro's normal look. He always has that hang-dog look.

Nice play from Henin to win a tight set. Some parts of her game may be rusty, but not her fighting spirit, intensity, and courage.

If we were forced to nit pick, only forced given such high quality tennis between these two, it is the serve. If one of them get a Williamses serve, there's no stopping neither of them. At least Dem would have a resume as good as Henin. And Henin would become another Henin from this onwards. Unbelievable tennis - groundies are delectable

NP Thanks

Goodness me a marathon set from the ladies

Elena I thought that game where Henin had 4 d/faults may in the end come back to haunt you.Got to break.

According to my commies Blake is limping a bit ? I don't notice it though.

Blake holds for 1 love in the 5th

Right, I'm going to concentrate full-time on the men's match. Can't miss a fifth set in a match of this quality. 1-0 to Blake after coming from 15-30 down in that game.

Elena you had that point,that shot?? oh my

If Blake isn't being treated for an injury and there's live tennis going on in the fifth set, this highlight package is POORLY TIMED.

And checking the scoreboard, they're playing at Hisense.

SHOW THE LIVE TENNIS! YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THESE 2 MATCHES ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0-30 opening for Blake. I'm conflicted who to support in this match, I like both guys.

ESPN retards are recapping and yapping when two of the most absorbing matches yet are going on in a grand slam.

Freaking retards!

Good construction of point Elena

Calm down

Blake is being super aggressive. Coming in on the second serve, forcing a DF and he gets the break to go up 2-0

Untimely DF by Del Potro, 30-40. 2nd serve. Blake breaks with an aggressive BH return DTL. He's playing the big points so well in this match, the 30-30, 30-40 type points.

Aiyiyiyi. DF at 30-30, and FH error off a decent return and Blake breaks. 2-0 Blake serving.

Vamooooooos Del Poooooo. Fight.

Pfft d/fault Elena

Though comes back with a big first serve and brings it back to deuce

Blake now down two BPs at 15-40

Blake up a break, but now faces danger @ 15-30. And a running DTL FH by dP earns himself 2 BPs.

And he breaks right back

Vamos Elf!!!!!!!!!!!

Blake should have finished that 'overhead' up at the net. Should have. Up a break in 5th, yes, should have finished it. darn. darn.