I thought i'd put them all in here considering 3 brits are in action on the first day.
OOP:
Show Court 3
11:00 Start
Men's Singles - 1st Round Robby Ginepri(USA) vs. Tomas Berdych(CZE)[20]
Women's Singles - 1st Round Melanie South(GBR) vs. Marion Bartoli(FRA)[16]
Men's Singles - 1st Round Samuel Groth(AUS) vs. Mardy Fish(USA)[23]
Women's Singles - 1st Round Anne Keothavong(GBR) vs. Anna Chakvetadze(RUS)[17]
Court 10
11:00 Start
Men's Singles - 1st Round Brian Dabul(ARG) vs. Philipp Petzschner(GER)
Women's Singles - 1st Round Monica Niculescu(ROU) vs. Katie O'brien(GBR)
So Mel and Anne are on Show Court three so we SHOULD get to see them (ES should show them). Mel second on, Anne last on. Katie is second on Court 10. As the first day begins, it becomes evident that for the first time in ages, the women could outshine the men. With matches like Paszek v Dokic, Hantuchova vs Dellaqua, Venus Slayer Sprem making a comeback vs Pironkova, Goerges vs Ivanovic, Wozniacki vs Peer, Kuznestova vs Sharapova slayer, Kudryavseva as well as the hotly anticipated clash between our very own Anne vs Chakvetdaze, the first day looks so promision on the Women's side and could possibly turn into a day of upsets. Obviously Mel has been playing well but will it be enough to beat Bartoli? She was so close last year you have to thing she has a chance, albeit not as big a chance as Anne. And how can I forget Katie? Did great to quialify and join the other three in the MD, can she go any further? I think that Nicelescu will be VERY VERY tough and im not sure how to call it. Of course as brits we all know about her and her game and her past as a Brit-slayer and although Anne got the better of her in their last match of 08, you have to realise that even Anne struggled in that match and the gulf between Anne and Katie has widened dramatically. So good luck to Dokic, Mirza, Goerges and of course our Brit girls; ANNE, MEL AND KATIE!!!
-- Edited by Drew at 12:51, 2009-01-17
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Very interesting first day. Looks like show court 3 is the place to be and I may spend the day over there.
For those of you in the UK wondering what time Mels match may start Berdych has a 2-0 record over Ginepri. They met recently in Paris and Berdych won in 2 sets in 86 minutes. So if he continues that form and wins in 3 in maybe 2 hours 15 mins Mels match could start about 2:30 am UK time.
Coverage on Betfair from Rod Laver, Hisense Arena, Margaret Court Arena, Show Court 2, Show Court 3 and Court 6, which means that we will get to see Mel and Anne but no Katie tonight.
If the BBC do what they did last year, then what you'll have on the Red Button will be the night session from the Rod Laver Court, but Anne and Mel's matches will be streamed on the sites that are offering it (Betfair, Bet365 etc), and maybe on Eurosport as well given their love for showing women's matches
Have a bit of confidence that we'll get someone through today, as both Anne and Mel could potentially win there matches, while you never quite know with Katie but I don't think she'll be good enough to win.
If Bartoli is fit, then I'd expect her to beat Mel, but if Mel goes for her shots and everything works, then she has a chance.
Anne has a tough match against Chakvedatze, although she's in no form at the moment and is on the slide... that said, she's still a huge class above anywhere Anne has ever been and would be a favourite - it's the kind of match you could see an upset, but if Anne did lose, you'd say it was expected
And technically you get the £10 back as I'm sure you get either a £10 free bet, or they match a £10 bet you make during the tournament, so it's not actually costing anything (and you could even win money off it)
I'm the only one left up in the house at the moment, which has coincided with the buffering stopping, so it was just the fact that 3/4 people were using it that caused it to buffer
FD: Have you had any problems with the audio? I tend to find that when the stream first begins the audio is the cause of buffering and stop/starting - as when the stream re-starts, audio not working [No idea why this happens], the stream plays perfectly.