Great win there! Only saw the final set but she seems to be palying well didnt think she was as powerful a player as she is! Hope her ankle is ok tho..looked a nasty turn..and with the director having shown it 4 times all from diff angles we all got a good glimpse of it, must hav been hurting bad as the final game she completely went for broke and it paid off! All the best to her

There's nothing quite like the Aussie crowd getting behind an Aussie player in a night session, and it's great to see Dokic back as well, so it ends up being great drama to watch.

Safina may be a step to far for her tomorrow, but if Dokic tees off and everything works for her then she may have a chance, but Safina's defence will probably be too good for her.

(On the issues of night matches, aren't they always a lot more exciting to watch than day matches - just think of Wimbledon last year - the matches with the best atmosphere where Murray/Gasquet and Nadal/Federer, both of which went late into the night - and it's why I prefer the US Open/Aussie Open to it because of the late night drama and the great crowds, while the French crowds are just as good/bad (depending on how you see them) but without the night matches)

Fantastic to see Dokic back - Just hope it is the start of a longer term comeback.

Slightly OT but the result today means a new women's number 1. And to show how competetitive it is (At least in the Absense of Henin) it could go multiple ways - taken from tennisforum

If Elena wins AO, Elena
If Elena loses in final to Vera, Elena
If Serena wins AO, Serena
If Serena loses in final to Vera, Serena
If Dinara wins AO, Dinara
If Dinara loses in final to Carla or Svetlana, Dinara
If the final is Vera vs. Carla or Svetlana, Dinara