January 2007 in Sports - 17 January 2007 (Wednesday)

17 January 2007 (Wednesday)

• Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Men's singles – second round:
    • Roger Federer def Jonas Björkman 6–2 6–3 6–2
    • Andy Roddick def Marc Gicquel 6–3 7–6(4) 6–4
    • Tommy Robredo def Jürgen Melzer 6–1 6–3 6–3
    • Mario Ančić def Guillermo García López 3–6 7–5 6–2 6–2
    • Gaël Monfils def Marcos Baghdatis 7–6(5) 6–2 2–6 6–0
    • Novak Djokovic def Feliciano López 6–2 7–5 6–1
    • David Ferrer def Thomas Johansson 6–2 6–7(5) 6–2 6–2
    • Richard Gasquet def Amer Delić 6–1 6–2 6–4
    • Radek Štěpánek def Lukáš Dlouhý 4–6 4–6 6–4 6–1 6–4
    • Dominik Hrbatý def Vincent Spadea 5–7 6–4 6–4 6–3
    • Danai Udomchoke def Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(0) 7–5 4–6 6–1
    • Mikhail Youzhny def Yen-Hsun Lu 7–5 6–4 6–4
    • Marat Safin def Dudi Sela 6–3 5–7 4–6 7–6(4) 6–0
    • Mardy Fish def Nicolas Mahut 7–5 6–4 3–6 6–4
    • Sam Querrey def Florent Serra 6–3 6–4 6–3
    • Wayne Arthurs def Zack Fleishman 6–7(5) 6–1 6–4 6–4
  • Women's singles – first round:
    • Patty Schnyder def Madison Brengle 6–3 6–4
    • Dinara Safina def Ekaterina Bychkova 7–6(5) 6–1
    • Daniela Hantuchová def Alizé Cornet 6–4 6–1
    • Anna-Lena Grönefeld def Sandra Záhlavová 6–4 6–1
    • Na Li def Elena Bovina 6–4 6–3
    • Vera Zvonareva def Tzipora Obziler 6–3 6–4
  • Women's singles – second round:
    • Amélie Mauresmo def Olga Poutchkova 6–2 6–2
    • Svetlana Kuznetsova def Monique Adamczak 6–2 6–1
    • Nadia Petrova def Gisela Dulko 6–1 6–2
    • Elena Dementieva def Martina Müller 7–5 3–6 6–0
    • Nicole Vaidišová def Milagros Sequera 6–2 6–1
    • Jelena Janković def Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2 6–2
    • Lucie Šafářová def Francesca Schiavone 6–3 6–3
    • Shahar Pe'er def Meilen Tu 6–3 6–0
    • Victoria Azarenka def Marion Bartoli 6–0 7–5
    • Tatiana Golovin def Zuzana Ondrášková 6–2 6–0
    • Katarina Srebotnik def Iveta Benešová 7–6(0) 6–7(6) 6–1
    • Anastasiya Yakimova def Ai Sugiyama 6–2 2–6 10–8
    • Maria Kirilenko def Julia Vakulenko 4–6 6–3 6–4
    • Maria Elena Camerin def Elena Vesnina 4–6 6–3 8–6
    • Serena Williams def Anne Kremer 7–6(4) 6–2
    • Eva Birnerová def Julia Schruff 6–2 2–6 6–2

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
    • Singapore 2 Indonesia 2.
    • Vietnam 9 Laos 0. Singapore and Vietnam qualify for semifinals.
  • 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations in United Arab Emirates:
    • Oman 2 United Arab Emirates 1.
    • Kuwait 1 Yemen 1.
  • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
    • Martinique 3 Barbados 2.
    • Trinidad and Tobago 3 Haiti 1. Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti qualify to the SF and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

• Basketball:
  • Euroleague:
    • Unicaja Málaga hand Panathinaikos their first Euroleague loss of the season, 67–61. (Euroleague)
    • Efes Pilsen manhandle Olympiacos on the road 91–72, putting the Istanbul side in the Top 16. (Euroleague)
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (2) Wisconsin 69, Purdue 64
    • (4) North Carolina 77, (19) Clemson 55
    • (7) Ohio State 73, Northwestern 41
    • Vanderbilt 94, (10) Alabama 73
    • Villanova 102, (20) Notre Dame 87
    • Auburn 83, (22) Tennessee 80
    • Florida State 82, (23) Virginia Tech 73

• Cricket:
  • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
    • Kenya 328/5 (50 overs), Scotland 138 all out (38.2 overs). Kenya win by 190 runs.