Australian Open 2010 Day 5 Open Thread

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Australian fans enjoy the atmosphere in Garden Square during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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The third round is often my favorite round of a Slam. Many of the most electric and memorable battles are contested in this round.

In the order of play below, I have bolded the matches that have the potential to be all-out warfare.

Order Of Play For Friday, 22 January 2010

Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Elena Baltacha (GBR) v. Dinara Safina (RUS)[2]
2. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Andy Roddick (USA)[7] v. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Florian Mayer (GER) v. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[4]

Rod Laver Arena 19:00 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)[27] v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Angelique Kerber (GER) v. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[3]

Hisense Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[8] v. Alona Bondarenko (UKR)[31]
Not Before:12:30
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Justine Henin (BEL) v. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)[27]
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Andy Murray (GBR)[5] v. Florent Serra (FRA)

Hisense Arena 19:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Kim Clijsters (BEL)[15] v. Nadia Petrova (RUS)[19]
2. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)[24]

Margaret Court Arena 11:00 Start Time

Not Before:12:30
2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Sara Errani (ITA) v. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
3. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
John Isner (USA)[33] v. Gael Monfils (FRA)[12]
4. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Marin Cilic (CRO)[14] v. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[19]

Show Court 2 11:00 Start Time

2. Men's Singles - 3rd Round
Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) v. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)[11]

Show Court 3 11:00 Start Time

2. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v. Roberta Vinci (ITA)
3. Women's Singles - 3rd Round
Jie Zheng (CHN) v. Marion Bartoli (FRA)[11]