KEY POINTS:
BASKETBALL
NBA
Philadelphia 96 Miami 85, Washington 108 Charlotte 104, Atlanta 107 Indiana 95, Orlando 110 NY Knicks 96, Detroit 101 New Jersey 83, New Orleans 116 Memphis 98, San Antonio 94 Chicago 79, Denver 125 Milwaukee 105, Utah 99 Dallas 90, Boston 89 Sacramento 69, Golden
State 105 Minnesota 101.
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BOWLS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Christchurch)
Men's Pairs
After three qualifying rounds. -
At Riccarton Racecourse
2 wins: John Davies (Parklands) and David Hurle (Beckenham), Darcy O'Neill (Tewantin-Noosa) and David Hawksford (Tewantin-Noosa), Craig MacDonell (Blenheim WMC) and Kennith Hart (Blenheim WMC), Blair Barringer (Fairfield) and Kelvin Budge (Kaikorai), Wally Marsic (Carlton Cornwall) and Petar Sain (Carlton Cornwall.
At Belfast
3 wins: Tony Marker and Gavin Hooper (Woolston Park), Ian Smart and Malcolm Whitely (Sumner), Dave Hanson (Kia Toa) and Barrie Andrews (West End).
At Bowls Woolston No 2
2 wins: Michael Farac and Maz Hamilton (Carlton Cornwall), Bevan Galey and John Tyro (Kaiapoi WMC), Craig Carter and Jeff Nowell (Hornby Domain).
At Barrington
3 wins: Maurice Simes and Kelvin Scott (Belfast), Jim de Malmanche (Beckenham) and David Milne (Canterbury).
At Shirley
3 wins: Peter Petherick (Central Levin) and Jim Vevers (Kia Toa), Gus Templeton (Hornby Domain) and Graeme Weeds (Melbourne), Ryan Bester and Mark Sanford (Canada), Richi Berrichi and Stewart Collins (Barrington).
At Elmwood No 2
3 wins: Steve Glassey and Graham Rowe (Darfield).
At Darfield
3 wins: Bob Wilson and Lloyd Haste (Woolston Park), Graeme Ricketts (Waiuku) and Gordon Rennie (Papakura), Hamish Wilson and Mike Wilson (United).
At Rangiora No 2
3 wins: Graham Champion and Eric Jarvis (Burnside), Ricky Cook (Elmwood) and Luke Rhind (Burnside), Dave Emirali and Glyn Judson (Manurewa Cosmo), Steve Smith (Kensington) and Geoff Jones (Te Rangi), Denis Clerall and Gerald Clark (Woolston Park).
At Kaiapoi WMC
3 wins: Robin Moffat and Colin Lowery (Hornby Domain), Ian Andrews and Grant Hassall (Paritutu).
At Kirwee
3 wins: Peter Joyce and Mark Schrader (Elmwood), Keith Dowie and Ron Inglis (Motueka), Kevin Robinson (Putaruru) and Steve Posa (Belfast).
At Linwood No 2
3 wins: Scott Greenland and Tim Sandrey (Elmwood).
At Mt Pleasant
3 wins: Alan Burns and Bob McKenzie (Kew), Russell Stevenson and Owen Vincent (Pparaumu Beach), Kurt Burgess and Dennis Burgess (Paekakariki), Laurie Guy and Barry O'Brien (Victoria).
2 wins: Warren Stanbury and Jim Adams (Kaiapoi R/side), John Dawson (Canterbury) and Fred Froster (Hornby WMC).
At New Brighton
3 wins: Ray Hunt and Gavin Lea (Beckenham), Lou Newman and Adam Newman (Victoria), Bruce Buchan and Steve Picton (Pringle Park), Alex Murtagh and Aaron Hewson (Pine Rivers), Patrick Bonham and bruce Wakefield (Burnside).
2 wins: Shane Wyatt and Dick McAllister (Kaiapoi WMC).
At Papanui No 1
3 wins: Lance Pascoe and Trevor Pascoe (Blaketown), Sean O'Neill (Kia Toa) and Russell McDonald (Pukeuri), Brian Eatwell (Beckenham) and Howard Smith (Kia Toa).
2 wins: Richard Girvan (Taren Point) and Ali Forsyth (Belfast), Peter Ramsey (Johnsonville) and John Feast (Mairangi), Ron Gatehouse (Redcliffs) and John Bishpan (Mt Pleasant), Rex Carpinter and David Smillie (Halswell), Trevor Cattermole and Murry Jones (Belfast).
At Christchurch BC
3 wins: Kerry Geertson and Paul Warren (Hutt), Gary Lawson and Andy Curtain (Eastbourne), Bryan Harvey and Tony Andrews (Waikiwi). 2 wins; Allan Mathieson and Gilbert Tweed (Clinton), Richard Cane and Allan Brook (Halswell), Rick Day (Kaiapoi) and Roger Norton (Greymouth), Martin Abel and Mike Abel (Beckenham).
At Leeston
3 wins: Bruno De Lorenzo (Maitai) and Terry Wiechern (Stoke), Ian Poland and Colin Gill (Hobsonville), Shannon McIlroy (Papakura) and Philip Skoglund (Northern), Charlie Edgarton (United) and Pat Sheehan (Christchurch).
2 wins: Bob McAuley and Graeme Hislop (Kaitangata), Glen McDonald (Belfast) and Steve Ditfort (Elmwood), Keith McFarlane (Taieri) and Keith Miskimmin (Hornby Domain).
At Tai Tapu
3 wins: Ian Meyer (Northern) and Russell Meyer (Cabramatta), Bruce Kelly and Patrick Kelly (Pukeuri), Derek Dean (Tauranga Sth), Bruce McClyntock (Mt Maunganui), Brian Heemi (Woolston) and John Hiddleston (ChCh Richmond MSA).
2 wins: Michael Reynolds and Graham Reardon (Parklands).
At Lincoln
3 wins: Kevin Rice (Victoria) and Rod Dorgan (Naenae), David Philpott and Kevin Harding (Cashmere).
2 wins: Douglas Thomas (NEV) and Andrew McCullum (Fairfield), John Lines and John Taiaroa (Blockhouse Bay), Doug Wilson (Monee Ponds) and Justin Goodwin (Wollongong RSL), Tony Thomas and Terrance Platt Parklands), William Whiting and Rex Scott (St Albans-Merivale), Ken Thickett and Nev Poole (Sumner), Dean Gillespie and Dan Foley (Woolston Park).
At Southbridge
3 wins: Brian Gibson (Te Rangi) and Tony Cockerill (Gore), Ben King (Victoria) and Richard Collett (Papakura), Bob Wilson and Bill Kingan (Weston).
2 wins: Alan and Tony Wilkinson (Kia Toa), Brendan Gibson and Grant Wakefield (Johnsonville), Brian Barker and K Jolly (Rangiora), Colin Reynolds and Joseph van der Pennen (Shirley).
At Sumner
3 wins: Mike Small and Kevin Gore (Burnside), John Flynn and Graham Low (Te Rangi), Raymond and Phil Skoglund (Northern).
2 wins: Shayne Sincock (Belfast) and Dean Calvert (Sumner), Peter Alty and John Connolly (Halswell), Rodney Fleming and Corey Wilson (Forbury Park).
At Dallington No 1
3 wins: Andrew Bramham and Les Hoare (Barrington), Errol Woodward (Darfield) and Jeff Mugford (West Melton), Daniel Rooney (Pleasant Point) and Steve Jones (Geraldine).
2 wins: Neil Johnstone and David Vujcich (Elmwood), Peter Cox and Tony Marshall (Riccarton R/C), Bill Young (Silverdale) and Don MacKinnon (Canterbury), Johnny Goodger and B Davies (Christchurch).
At Woolston Park
3 wins: John Foggo and Ralph Gordon (Parklands), Pat Houlahan (Alexandra) and Peter Barber (Rangiora).
2 wins: Kingsley Howie and Don Clark (Woodend), Peter and Shane Collins (Ashburton), Paul Howley (Beckingham) and Steve Hooper (Rangiora), Bruce Nottage (Coogee) and Graeme Nottage (Mt Pleasant), Les Morrison and Wynston McLachlan (Clinton), Bill Pringle and Kevin Rowlands (Sumner).
At Halswell
3 wins: Sanjhe Prasad (Blenheim WMC) and Lindsay Thomason (Springlands), Ian O'Neill and Alan O'Connell (Greymouth), Fairul Izwan and Said Safuan (Malaysia).
2 wins: Mark Brown and Grant Hema (Pakuranga), Greg Brown (Darwin City) and Greg Dale (Coolum Beach), Roy Brown and Gerard Purcell (Barrington).
At Darfield
3 wins: Allen Stewart and Cliff Olliff (Thames Coast), Larry Sutherland (Richmond) and Colin Morris Riwaka), John Munro (Fairfield) and Ross Munro (Forbury Park), Ken Munro (Te Rangi) and Brent Munro (Te Rangi), John Halbert (Coogee) and Philip Melville (Tai Tapu), Ed Stanley and Russell Wilson (Halswell), John Pugh and Donald Purser (Fendalton), Grant Evans and Wyn Ryde (Oxford WMC).
At Woodend
3 wins: Shaun Scott and Steve O'Driscoll (NEV), Brent Stubbins (Johnstonville) and Joe Coffey (Waitarere Beach), Bryan Buchanan and Jim Mahuru (Kaikorai), Peter Wilson (Kaikorai) and Dennis Leeden (Tainui).
2 wins: Neil Martin and Mark Reilley (Belfast), Peter Hodson and Paul Baken (Stoke), Steve Wilson and Don Bell (Kaikorai).
At Beckenham 1
3 wins: Robin Howman and Darryl Hawker (Canterbury).
2 wins: Mohd Amir and Azim Azami (Malaysia), Nathan Glasson (Belfast) and Reed Robbie (Redcliffs), Greg Reed and Garry Harris (Redcliffs), Bill Miller and Brendan Duggan (Springlands), Ken Batkin (St Helliers) and Mike Fitzgerald (Opononi), Murray Giles (Shirley) and Mike Jones (Shirley).
Women's singles after four qualifying rounds
At Canterbury BC
3 wins: Barbara McGregor (United), Lin East (Browns Bay), Maryann Johnstone (Elmwood), Jill Fraser (Pakuranga), Tania Wrigley (Pakuranga), Mata Frankum (Waimate), Pam Phair (Elmwood), Lorrel Chaney (Rakaia).
2 wins: Robyn Schischka (Johnston Park), Sandra Skates (Cobden), Maureen Doherty (Beckenham).
At Hornby WMC No 1
3 wins: Kirsten Griffin (Victoria), Val Smith (United), Carol Griffiths (Hillsboro), Jan Khan (Beckenham), Leigh Griffin (Victoria).
2 wins: Marilyn Clayton (Noosa Heads), Jan Shirley (Canterbury), Liz Teiti (Grey Lynn), Anne Gawn (Outram), Kaaren Guilford (Johsonville).
At Morrison Avenue No 1
4 wins: Marie Watson (United).
3 wins: Kristin Stampa (Hawera), Gillian Beale (Elmwood), Pam Clarke (Diamond Harbour), Robyn Tuckett (Silverstream), Yvonne Smith (Victoria).
2 wins: Genevieve Baildon (Hilcrest), Marion Skinner (Carlton-Cornwall), Julie Dalley (Beckenham).
At Cashmere
3 wins: Jo Babich (Carlton-Cornwall), Bew Crowe (Carlton-Cornwall), Nany Jujnovich (Kensington), Caroline Downs (Kensington), Dale Bourke (United), Jan Malcolm (Frankton Railway), Rita Berridge (Frankton Railway).
2 wins: Sophie Anderson (Onerahi), Angela Bell (Stokes Valley).
At Papanui Club
3 wins: Mary-Ann Wilson (Victoria), Clare McCaul (Silverstream), Wynette McLachlin (Clinton), Chris Molloy (Burnside), Mary Riddell (Takahanga).
2 wins: Denise Samuel (New Lynn), Cathy Richards (Timaru T & C).
At Parklands
4 wins: Pam Calder (Georgetown).
3 wins: Frances Ardern (Matua), Jean Poland (Hobsonville), Lois Ritson (Inglewood), Jo Edwards (Burnside), Cathy Andrews (Paritutu), Dot Belliss (Wanganui), Jan Holden (Elmwood).
2 wins: Amy Brenton (Stoke).
At St Albans
4 wins: Lisa Parlane (Browns Bay).
3 wins: Sue Wilson (Winton RSA & Citizens), Marilyn McLoed (Tauranga Sth), Vicky Anning (Beckenham), Adele Greenfield (Hokonui), Siti Zalina Ahmad (Malaysia).
2 wins: Hetty Bolscher (New Lynn), Josie Uren (Takahanga), Karen Hema (Pakuranga).
At Sydenham
4 wins: Mary Campbell (Taupo), Hayley May (Victoria), Dale Lang (Tawa).
3 wins: Rae Hammond (Mangere), Sharon Sims (Northern), Faua Eliana Bell (Grey Lynn).
2 wins: Margaret Simpson (Mangere), Christine King (Stirling). 1 win; Elaine Vine (Wilton), Alison Reenie (Papakura).
At West Melton
4 wins: Lyn Rance (Green Island).
3 wins: Helen King (Victoria), Audrey Stevenson (Pparaumu Beach), Misty Arnold (Stoke), Sonia Sinclair (Andersons Bay).
2 wins: Kay Thomlinson (Richmond), Pat Vincent (Pparaumu Beach), Carolyn Wilson (Bowls Papanui), Pauline Kennedy (Hawera Park), Marny Jones (Silverdale), Judi Wong (Hobsonville).
At Beckenham
3 wins: Yvonne Closey (United), Narie Van Eijk (Blockhouse Bay), Kerry Kelly (Phoenix Oamaru), Elaine McClintock (Mt Maunganui), Sherrie Cottle (Elmwood), Rene Stratford (New Lynn), Lea Ann Watson (New Lynn).
2 wins: Carol Dawe (Elmwood).
At Burwood Park
3 wins: Valarie Tringham (Springlands), Judith Marshall (Blenheim), Estelle Jarvis (Burnside), Hilda Abraham (Johnsonville), Linda Gardiner (Musgrave Hill), Josephine Romano (Springlands).
2 wins: Helen Barker (Hutt), Linda Burnell (Elmwood).
At Christchurch-Richamond
3 wins: Feona Sayles (Northern), Leanne Chinery (Fairmont), Julie Huston (United), Dianne Potts (United), Pat East (Lower Hutt), Annette Piper (Waikanae Beach), Rosemary Finch (Beckenham).
2 wins: Karin Ware (Beckenham), Christine Smitheran (Elmwood).
At Edgeware
3 wins; Janice McLean (Kensington), Bev Morel (Elmwood), Lorraine Davis (Burnside), Robyn Fitzgerald (Wainuiomata), Keren Guy (Silverdale), Jill Young (Silverdale).
2 wins: Patricia Murray (Kensington), Wendy Sauri (Buckland), Tricia Bruce (Lower Hutt), Ann Muir (Kensington), Angela Coulam (Hilcrest), Fleur Grenfell (New Lynn).
At Elmwood
4 wins: Judy Dixon (Wainuiomata).
3 wins: Nellie Hewson (Lepperton), Marina Khan (Tokoroa), Gemma Watts (Papakura), Val Symes (Elmwood), Lynn Clifford (Lower Hutt), Desire Lambert (Northern).
2 wins: Alison Miles (Pparaumu Beach), Linda Boyd (Beckenham).
At Spreydon
3 wins: Carolyn Crawford (St Clair), Nur Fidrah Noh (Malaysia).
2 wins: Daphne Hynes (St Clair), Azlina Arshad (Malaysia), Ngretta Orchard (Kaiapoi).
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CRICKET
NEW ZEALAND v BANGLADESH
ODI
(Napier)
NEW ZEALAND
J. How lbw b Razzak 74
B. McCullum run out 35
P. Fulton c Mushfiqur b Razzak 83
S. Styris c Tushar b Reza 41
R. Taylor not out 34
J. Oram c Tamim b Mortaza 55
Extras (12w, 1lb) 13 - - Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs) 335Fall: 1/82, 2/147, 3/229, 4/246, 5/335.
Did not bat: M. Sinclair, D. Vettori, K. Mills, M. Gillespie, C. Martin.
Bowling: Mushrafe Mortaza 10-1-66-1 (2w), Shahadat Hossain 8-0-52-0, Abdur Razzak 10-0-75-2 (1w), Farhad Reza 9-0-69-1 (2w), Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-55-0 (1w), Tushar Imran 3-0-17-0.
BANGLADESH
Tamim Iqbal c McCullum b Mills 43
Junaid Siddique c sub (Patel) b Mills 15
M. Ashraful c Taylor b Mills 3
Aftab Ahmed c Oram b Vettori 54
Tushar Imran lbw b Vettori 22
Shakib Al Hasan c Martin b Mills 15
Farhad Reza not out 11
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 4
Extras (9w, 5lb) 14 - - Total (for 6 wkts, 43 overs) 181Fall: 1/63, 2/64, 3/68, 4/108, 5/141, 6/164.
Did not bat: Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain.
Bowling: K. Mills 10-1-40-4, C. Martin 9-1-29-0 (1w), M. Gillespie 1-0-16-0, J. Oram 8-0-41-0 (1w), D. Vettori 10-1-30-2 (2w), S. Styris 4-0-18-0 (2w), R. Taylor 1-0-2-0.
Result: New Zealand won by 102 runs on Duckworth-Lewis system, lead three-match series 2-0.
AUSTRALIA v INDIA
(Melbourne)
FIRST TEST
End of third day
AUSTRALIA
First innings 343 Second innings (overnight 32-0)
P Jaques c and b Kumble 51
M Hayden c Ganguly b H Singh 47
R Ponting c Dravid b H Singh 3
M Hussey c Tendulkar b RP Singh 36
M Clarke st Dhoni b Kumble 73
A Symonds lbw b Khan 44
A Gilchrist c RP Singh b H Singh 35
B Hogg not out 35
B Lee not out 11
Extras (3lb, 13nb) 16 - - Total (for 7 wkts dec, 88 overs) 351Fall: 1/83, 2/89, 3/139, 4/161, 5/243, 6/288, 7/316.
Bowling: Z Khan 20-2-93-1 (13nb), RP Singh 16-1-50-1, A Kumble 25-2-102-2, H Singh 26-0-101-3, S Tendulkar 1-0-2-0.
INDIA
First innings 196
Second innings
R Dravid not out 3
W Jaffer not out 2
Extras (1nb) 1 - - Total (for 0 wkts, 8 overs) 6Bowling: B Lee 3-1-4-0 (1nb), M Johnson 2-1-2-0, S Clark 2-2-0-0, B Hogg 1-1-0-0.
SOUTH AFRICA v WEST INDIES
(Port Elizabeth)
FIRST TEST
Close, second day
WEST INDIES
First innings
C. Gayle c Kallis b Harris 66
D. Ganga c Boucher b Nel 33
R. Morton c Prince b Ntini 33
M. Samuels c Kallis b Steyn 94
S. Chanderpaul b Nel 104
D. Bravo c and b Ntini 12
D. Ramdin c Boucher b Ntini 1
D. Sammy run out 38
J. Taylor b Steyn 9
D. Powell not out 1
F. Edwards c Prince b Nel 0
Extras (lb-8 nb-4 w-3 b-2) 17 - - Total (all out, 1334 overs) 408
Fall: 1/98, 2/102, 3/166, 4/277, 5/296, 6/304, 7/361, 8/385, 9/407, 10/408.
Bowling: D. Steyn 31-4-121-3 (3nb 2w), M. Ntini 30-6-100-3, A. Nel 254-7-85-3 (1nb), P. Harris 30-9-69-1, J. Kallis 17-8-23-0 (1w).
SOUTH AFRICA
First innings
G. Smith lbw b Taylor 28
H. Gibbs c Ramdin b Powell 0
H. Amla b Powell 29
J. Kallis c Bravo b Taylor 0
A. Prince c Morton b Powell 20
A. de Villiers not out 22
M. Boucher not out 18
Extras (4b 1nb) 5 - - Total (five wickets, 34 overs) 122
Fall: 1/1, 2/45, 3/53, 4/63, 5/96.
Bowling: D. Powell 12-4-40-3, F. Edwards 10-2-40-0 (1nb), J. Taylor 7-3-28-2, D. Bravo 5-0-10-0.
WOMEN'S STATE LEAGUE
At Melville Park, Auckland: Northern Districts 128-6 (Nicola Browne 56no; Megan Murphy 1-21, Saskia Bullen 1-22) bt Auckland 103-8 (Wendy Horneman 24; Natalie Dodd 2-11, Rhiana Vincent 2-15, Browne 2-17) by 25 runs.
At QEII Park, Christchurch: Canterbury 152-2 (Haidee Tiffen 76no, Sophie Devine 26; Amanda Cooper 2-27) bt Wellington 91-7 (Lucy Doolan 36, Sarah Bradbury 30; Devine 2-3, Selena Charteris 2-16) by 61 runs.
At Logan Park, Dunedin: Otago 107-5 (Katey Martin 40, Suzie Bates 22; Aimee Mason 2-9, Kate Broadmore 2-14) bt Central Districts 78-5 (Mason 26; Tanya Morrison 2-12, Sarah Tsukigawa 1-9) by 29 runs.
AUCKLAND UNDER-14 SCHOOLBOYS
A Section. -
Manukau Districts 181 for 6 (D. Winn 57no) bt Eastern 121 by 60 runs.
Western 181 for 4 (A. Dhadwal 66) bt North Harbour Burgundy 118 by 63 runs.
Central 164 for 8 (C. Rutherford 37, J. Cassidy 30) bt North Harbour Black 155 for 9 by 9 runs (T. Reidy 54, C. Ridge 45, T. Maskell 5 - 36).
B Section. -
Eastern 225 for 8 (D. Gallagher 37no, M. McCormack 31) bt Manukau Districts 108 by 117 runs.
Central 267 for 4 (A. Wiltshire 87, J. Marchant 59, O. Sail 42 bt North Harbour Black 135 by 132 runs (A. Du Rand 65, J. Dashfield 7-10).
Western 206 for 7 (C. Simmonds 62, T. Hodson 35, M. Atkins 4-25) bt North Harbour Burgundy 182 by 24 runs (T. Williams 32*, M. Fergus 31, A. Chauhan 4-13).
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ICE HOCKEY
NHL
Philadelphia 4 Toronto 1, Florida 5 Atlanta 3, Montreal 5 Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa 5 NY Islanders 2, Pittsburgh 4 Washington 3, Nashville 4 Columbus 3, Minnesota 3 Phoenix 2, Anaheim 2 Edmonton 1, Detroit 4 Colorado 2.
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SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester City 2 Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 3 Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 4 Aston Villa 4, Derby County 1 Liverpool 2, Everton 2 Bolton Wanderers 0, Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 0, Sunderland 0 Manchester United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 5 Fulham 1, West Ham United 1 Reading 1, Wigan Athletic 1 Newcastle United 0.
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TENNIS
ASB CLASSIC
First-round qualifying
Today
Court 1, 9.30am start: (2) Anne Kremer (LUX) v Masa Zec Peskiric (SLO).
Followed by: Kairangi Vano (NZ) v Ayumi Morita (JPN).
Fb: Shona Lee (NZ) v (1) Jill Craybas (US).
Fb: (3) Maria Salerni (ARG) v Kumiko Iijima (JPN).
Fb: (7) Catalina Castano (COL) v Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE).
Fb: (6) Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) v Alicja Rosolska (POL).
Court 4, 9.30 start: Eva Hrdinova (CZE) v Elena Baltacha (GBR).
Fb: Junri Namigata (JPN) v Naomi Cavaday (GBR).
Fb: (4) Angelique Kerber (GER) v Arina Rodionova (RUS).
Fb: Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN) v Melanie South (GBR).
Fb: (5) Lilia Osterloh (US) v Klaudia Jans (POL).
Court 6, 9.30am start: Vesna Manasieva (RUS) v Andreja Lkepac (SLO).
Fb:Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v Jorgelina Cravero (ARG).
Fb: (8) Ahsha Rolle (USA) v Chin-Wei Chan (TPE).
Fb: Tiantian Sun (CHN) v Shuai Zhang (CHN).
Fb: Sabine Lisicki (GER) v Jasmin Woehr (GER).