The Australian Open Draw...

Is live! Here's a stream: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/live.draw.html

I'll try and stick up the important points as we proceed.

Cheers Juan. Am on my phone at mo and that is not compatible with Adobe Flash Player so I will watch this thread for the news.

Well then here we go after a delay. Vika and Novak arriving by boat

Okay got to a computer and am watching it now.

More waffle. No sign of the boat yet but we're getting random stats. First time the defending champions (male and female) are both seeded 1 since Sampras and Hingis.

Predictions Guesses:

Novak gets either Troicki or Tipsarevic
Murray gets a few Frenchmen in his section
Stan the Man gets his ol' "buddy" in his section

Murray gets Davydenko at some point and Novak in the semi.

Djokovic gets Leyton Hewitt.

Federer gets Tipsarevic.

Is that a prediction or fact Craig?

Sorry Danny that is my prediction.

Draw has yet to start with Novak and Victoria being interviewed.

You have to like Novak's sense of humour. Positively purring over Azarenko at every chance.

CaledonianCraig wrote:You have to like Novak's sense of humour. Positively purring over Azarenko at every chance.

I was just thinking that. I wonder what "Mrs" Novak wins (I don't know her name).

Stop obsessing over Tomic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Women's draw first. Easy - Just hand Serena the trophy now and save Sharapova from another demolition.

20 seconds between points at the majors

Pat Cash having a sly dig at Novak. Here we go.....

Cheers Craig. I always suspect the worst for Andy, and that would be something like Raionic in R4, Berdych in the quarters, Novak in the semi... With a Dimitrov or someone of that ilk in the opening couple of matches.

Women's draw taking place first.

Danny_1982 wrote:Cheers Craig. I always suspect the worst for Andy, and that would be something like Raionic in R4, Berdych in the quarters, Novak in the semi... With a Dimitrov or someone of that ilk in the opening couple of matches.

Yes exactly my line of thinking.

Robson v Oudin first round.

The Special Juan wrote:Robson v Oudin first round.

that's not a bad draw at all for Robson

Watson v Cadantu.

It's definitely winnable for Laura but she mustn't get carried away.

Ooooh Wozniacki v Lisicki.

OOh could be a third round match-up between Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova.

Men's Draw coming up in a few minutes....

Ha, Azarenka's been given a walkover until the quarters at least.

Schiavone's unseeded? Up against Kvitova, incidentally, and playing the winner of the Robson match next round.

Robson v Schiavone/Kvitova 2nd round (potentially )

Robson could face Schiavone in the 2nd Round (a repeat of Wimbledon last year if I remember rightly).

Indeed CC. Laura should have pasted Schiavone/CJ/Ozil that day but couldn't quite pull it off.

Watson has a very good chance of making R3 at least, Bartel the seed she's down to meet in R2, that's definitely winnable.

Robson has the winner of Schiavone/Kvitova if she gets past Oudin, that's certainly trickier, but then again we've seen she doesn't care too much for reputations...

Men....

Good challenges for Laura and Heather. Imagine entering the second week if a slam with 3 Brits still around?

Hoping for too much?

Ferrer v Novak SF....

Ha, possibly Davy v Federer 2nd round.

I was wrong Murray set to meet Federer in semis if both make it that far.

Novak in the final then.

Hewitt v Tipsy first round

tSONGA v lLODRA

DelPo v Murray QF?

The Special Juan wrote:DelPo v Murray QF?

Now that could be interesting.

Murray v Haase opening round. Cast your mind back to a US Open first round not that long ago.......

Yes, confirmed, DelPo's quarter.

Dolgy v Monfils!!

tough draw for Fed so far: Raonic, Tsonga (Gasquet) then Murray. Djokovic has a tough QF but much the easier semi (Wawrinka in R4). Murray with Simon a potential R4 opponent.

Monfils vs Dolgopolov first up, tasty

Also interesting to note that all of the top 3 have far from straightforward first rounds (Matthieu for Djokovic, Paire for Federer, Haase for Murray)

Florian Mayer in R3 for Murray. Klizan for Federer, didn't catch who was up for Djokovic.

Deliciano. Who gave Novak cupcakes?

EDIT: Stepanek, Troicki or Lopez (Feli) for Djokovic in R3.

Aside from DelPo, it's a nice draw for Murray.

Meh Gasquet's a walking win v the top players. Nice to see Roger getting Raonic.

So Screech gets the 2nd easiest draw in slam history.

Where's Socal when u need him?

is this online anywhere?