Australian Open at a glance

Nov 23, 2009

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Australian Open at a glance

Published Nov 23, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) A look ahead to Monday's opening day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park:

WEATHER: Forecast is for mostly sunny skies and a high of 95 degrees, similar for Tuesday.

ATTENDANCE: Organizers will be aiming to surpass last year's record total attendance of 605,735 for the championship, which broke the previous mark by more than 50,000.

Key men's matches: Andreas Seppi, Italy, vs. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland; Andrea Stoppini, Italy, vs. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia; Andy Roddick (7), United States, vs. Bjorn Rehnquist, Sweden; Marat Safin (26), Russia, vs. Ivan Navarro, Spain.

Key women's matches: Jelena Jankovic (1), Serbia, vs. Yvonne Meusburger, Austria; Dinara Safina (3), Russia, vs. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia; Julia Goerges, Germany, vs. Ana Ivanovic (5), Serbia.

STAT OF THE DAY: 14. Roger Federer, with 13 Grand Slam singles titles, begins his quest to equal Pete Sampras' record 14 majors.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ``New season, big opportunities for me.'' - Federer.