21 players from Russia have entered the Australian Open for men’s and women’s singles matches. 17 of them have advanced to the second round.

The first round results of the Russian players:

Women’s Singles Winners:

(5) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Jelena Kostanic Tosic (CRO) 6-4 6-3

(11) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 6-2 6-2 Read more »

If you are in the U.S. and ESPN2 doesn’t televise your favorite player’s match live, try ESPN360.com. ESPN has announced that in addition to the 137 hours of televised coverage on ESPN2, ESPN360.com (ESPN’s free live broadband network) will present 467 hours of live coverage on broadband. This is a great news since tennis fans can choose between coverage on six different courts.

Tennis Week reports:

For the first 11 days of the tournament, which begins on January 14, ESPN360.com’s coverage will commence at 7 p.m. Eastern time (11 a.m. in Melbourne). Read more »