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Australian Open: Packed Lineup Friday: Federer, Stephens, Murray, Azarenka, Nadal-Monfils, D.Young-Nishikori

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Australian Open: Packed Lineup Friday: Federer, Stephens, Murray, Azarenka, Nadal-Monfils, D.Young-Nishikori

Photo of Dave Nagle Dave Nagle Follow on Twitter January 17, 2014
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20, 2011: Outside Rod Laver Arena during the 99th staging of the Australian Open

Top Seeds Surviving, Advancing in Heat

The first Major of the tennis season, ESPN’s 30th Australian Open, heads into its middle weekend with the top seeds all having survived and advanced in the brutal daily 100+ degree temperatures (now thankfully, seemingly, over) and ESPN2’s marathon overnight telecasts continue.  Tonight on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. ET (Fans can also choose the match they want to watch on ESPN3.):
•    Men’s matches include Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal vs. Gael Monfils, and Donald Young – surprisingly the last American male standing – facing Kei Nishikori, the No. 16 seed.
•    Women stars in action include American Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Agi Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki.

Men’s seeds No. 1 – 4 – Rafael Nadal, three-time defending champ Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer and Andy Murray plus No. 6 Roger Federer – all have withstood their opponents and the heat; No. 5 Juan Martin Del Potro is the only player in the top 10 to have lost.

On the women’s side, the top five seeds remain in the hunt:  Serena Williams (with five titles in Melbourne among her 17 Major victories), two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Li Na and Agnieszka Radwanska.

The tournament will culminate with the women’s championship Saturday, Jan 25, and the men’s championship Sunday, Jan. 26, both on ESPN at 3 a.m. ET with reairs on ESPN2 at 9 a.m.

Tonight’s Matches starting at 9 p.m.:
(6) Roger Federer (SUI) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
(13) Sloane Stephens (USA) vs Elina Svitolina (UKR)
(5) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs (29) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
(11) Milos Raonic (CAN) vs (22) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
(4) Andy Murray (GBR) vs (26) Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
(10) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

And at 3 a.m.:
(2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
(10) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs (18) Gilles Simon (FRA)
Donald Young (USA) vs (16) Kei Nishikori (JPN)
(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (25) Gael Monfils (FRA)

Date Time (ET) Event Network  
Fri, Jan 17 3 – 6 p.m. Early Round Play ESPN2 Same-day
  9 p.m. – 7 a.m. “ ESPN2 LIVE
Sat, Jan 18 9 – Noon “ ESPN2 Same-day
  9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Round of 16 ESPN2 LIVE
  3 – 7 a.m. “ ESPN2 LIVE
Sun, Jan 19 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. “ ESPN2 Same-day
  9 p.m. – 2 a.m. “ ESPN2 LIVE
  3 – 6:30 a.m. “ ESPN2 LIVE

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Dave Nagle

As I write this on 11-11-21, it's now 35 years for me at ESPN, the only real job I’ve ever had. I joined merely to help with the upcoming America’s Cup in Australia. I was told it would be for three months at all of $5.50 per hour. I like to say I simply kept showing up. I’ve worked on almost every sport, plus answered viewer calls and letters (people used to write!), given tours, written the company newsletter and once drove NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon to the local airport. My travels have been varied…I’ve been to Martinsville, Darlington, Indy and Super Bowls; the America’s Cup (all 3) in San Diego and College GameDay in the sport’s meccas such as Eugene, Auburn, Lubbock, Stillwater and more; the NBA Finals, Wimbledon (16 times and counting) and the “other Bristol,” the one with a race track in Tennessee. These days, my main areas are tennis, UFC, boxing, network-wide ratings (by month/quarter/year), and corporate communications documents, including fact sheets, chronologies, lists and nearly 35 of the Year in Review press releases. UPDATE EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER: Today, November 11, 2022, I am retiring from ESPN -- 36 years to the day I began. As I ride off into the sunset – top down and E Street Radio blaring – I do so with so many wonderful memories, proud of my contributions and a heart full of gratitude for the opportunity. 
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