Explore more on Australian Open 2011. The final also marked the fourth time that she has not lost a game during a Grand Slam final. Here’s a brief breakdown and analysis of a few ways Clijsters toppled Li and truly earned the right to call herself “Aussie Kim.”. Garcia caused an upset in the quarterfinals as she upset the number four seed Khromacheva in straight sets. [22] Other fourth round matches saw Sevastova's run end against Wozniacki and Makarova's end against Clijsters, while Petkovic upset Sharapova in straight sets. She came into the final having won more points on an opponent's first serve than anybody else in the tournament. [16][17] The semifinals witness Djokovic taking out Federer in straight sets[18] while Murray overcame Ferrer the next night in four sets. Also into the semifinals were World number one Esther Vergeer who recorded her four hundred and second consecutive match win with a 6–0, 6–0 win over her doubles partner, Sharon Walraven. [50], The first round witnessed Dimitri Bretting and Dennis Novak the fifth seeds and seventh seeds Luis Patiño and Filip Peliwo exit at the first hurdle. Gavrilova, however was not in the second round as she was dumped out in straight sets by fifteen year old Kanami Tsuji[52] Puig, in the second round got rid of the last of the home contingent losing just two games in the process. Just as Li sent down a barrage of baseline winners in the second set of her semifinal against Caroline Wozniacki, Clijsters did exactly the same. [73], Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven defeated Daniela di Toro and Jordanne Whiley in straight sets to make the final. Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. [26], Kim Clijsters def. The final was turned into an all Dutch affair as Aniek van Koot and Jiske Griffioen joined them after defeating Marjolein Buis and Annick Sevenans in two tiebreaks. In the semis the Number one seeds advanced to the final where after a shock they faced Azerenka and Kilrenko. The other semi was filled by Azarenka and Kirilenko and the number two seeds. Argentina's Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta of Italy led the field as the number one seeds, who had won seven titles in 2010 including the WTA championships but they had never been past a Grand Slam semifinal. As it was the largest amount of spectators to have attended on one day. Australian Open 2011 women's final: Li Na v Kim Clijsters - as it happened. 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