Australian Open 2010 Day 8 Order Of Play

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Rafael Nadal of Spain signs autographs for fans after beating Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during their Men's singles fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday Jan. 24, 2010.

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Can today's matches hold up to yesterday's? Um.... No. This is the boring half of both draws, relatively speaking.

I suppose the most intriguing matchup is Fernando Verdasco and Nikolay Davydenko. I suppose. Folks on Twitter have taken to calling Kolya XBox360 because he never misses. I haven't seen him strike a single ball at this event. Nor have I seen the swollen-faced Spaniard. But I suppose, based on current form and past history, it could be a barn burner. But I'm going with XBox360 in straights.

For the rest, I'm picking Venus Williams in straights, Serena Williams in straights, Roger Federer in straights, Vera Zvonareva in straights, Li Na in three, Novak Djokovic in straights, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straights.

Schedule for Day 8: Monday, 25 January 2010

Rod Laver Arena 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[17] v. Venus Williams (USA)[6]
2. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[9] v. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[6]
3. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Serena Williams (USA)[1] v. Samantha Stosur (AUS)[13]

Rod Laver Arena 19:30 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[22]
2. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[9] v. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[7]

Hisense Arena 11:00 Start Time

2. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[4] v. Na Li (CHN)[16]
3. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] v. Lukasz Kubot (POL)
4. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[10] v. Nicolas Almagro (ESP)[26]