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MELBOURNE, Australia - After a year which featured eight
Grand Slam singles champions, theres been plenty of talk
ahead of the Australian Open about the new guard vs.
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guard in both mens and womens tennis. The champions
recently have been, well, just different.Stan Wawrinka
claimed his first career major last year in Australia.
Strike one for the new. Then Rafael Nadal won the French
Open, his ninth at Roland Garros, and Novak Djokovic won
Wimbledon for his seventh major. The next generation
struck back when Marin Cilic won the U.S. Open.Four women
shared the Grand Slams, too — the now-retired Li Na at
Melbourne last year, Maria Sharapova at Roland Garros,
Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon and Serena Williams at the
U.S. Open.So what can we expect in 2015?At the Australian
Open, at least, the top-ranked players who also have nine
Australian titles between them are reliable options. That
would be Djokovic with four titles in Melbourne and
Williams with five.Still holding court for the mens side
is 33-year-old Roger Federer, aiming to add to his 17
Grand Slam titles — four of them also at Melbourne —
and who just notched his 1,000th career match win to
capture the Brisbane International with a victory over
Milos Raonic on Jan. 11.Clearly I do believe I have a
shot in Melbourne, otherwise I would go home, Federer
said in Brisbane.Federer received good news in that
department Friday during the tournament draw — he will
play Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan in the first round, a player
he has beaten all three times theyve played.Rafael Nadals
appendix surgery in early November has left him uncertain
of his match fitness ahead of Mondays start of the
tournament. Hell have a tough first-round match against
former top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.Then
theres Andy Murray, who seems to have recovered from back
surgery late last year and a minor left shoulder
complaint at the start of this one. A three-time
Australian Open finalist, Murray drew a qualifier in the
first round and could play Federer in the
quarterfinals.Add Wawrinka, along with the so-called
young guns — among them Grigor Dimitrov, U.S. Open
finalist Kei Nishikori, Raonic and Australian Nick
Kyrgios, who beat Nadal at Wimbledon last year — to the
potential trophy winners.Djokovic and Raonic, who both
open against qualifiers, are in the same quarter of the
draw.Serena Williams hasnt been back to the Australian
Open final since her last title here in 2010, but can
never be ruled out of contention — even with the kind of
indifferent preparation shes had.No. 2 Sharapova warmed
up with a win at the Brisbane International last weekend,
beating Ana Ivanovic in the final.Sharapova drew a
qualifier in the first round here and could meet 20-year-
old Eugenie Bouchard, who reached the Wimbledon final and
the semis in Australia and France last year, in the
quarterfinals.Two-time winner Victoria Azarenka, unseeded
after an injury-hit 2014, faces Sloane Stephens in the
first round in a rematch of their acrimonious semifinal
two years ago when Azarenka left the court for a medical
timeout and Stephens questioned her reasons for doing so.
Stephens was coming off a big upset win over Serena
Williams at the time.Until 2014, thered been very few
surprises in mens majors for nearly nine years as three
players ruled: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic combined for
32 of the 35 titles in that span. The exceptions were
Juan Martin del Potro at the 2009 U.S. Open and Murrays
wins at the 2012 U.S. Open and Wimbledon in 2013Then
Wawrinka won here last year and Cilic in New York. Cilic
wont play in Melbourne because of a right shoulder
injury.Del Potro drew one of the toughest first-round
assignments in Melbourne this year, taking on 24-year-old
Jerzy Janowicz, who won last weeks Hopman Cup with Poland
teammate Agnieszka Radwanska.As he reviewed results of
tournaments at the start of 2015, Federer paid the new
breed of players such as Janowicz and Dimitrov a
compliment, but then appeared to take it away.I do
believe there is a group of guys right there that can
make a break again and can do special things, Federer
said in Brisbane. I just think its too early to say in
the season just because Novak and Rafa lost in Doha that
there is something on the horizon.I dont read into any of
those results. I think (Djokovic and Nadal) are going to
be tough to beat, and favourites for the Australian
Open.The biggest question mark through the opening week,
at least, will be Nadals fitness after he spent three
months out with a right wrist injury after Wimbledon, and
later had the appendix trouble.Nadal, however, looked fit
this week, enduring a strenuous training session before
taking part in a night for his childrens charity to
officially re-open the Margaret Court Arena, now
Melbourne Parks third venue with a retractable roof.Im
working as hard as I can, Nadal said. Im back, and I am
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and transfer fee.MONTREAL — Eric Comrie is giving head
coach Benoit Groulx a lot to mull over as Canadas world
junior championship progresses.Comrie made 17 saves to
earn the shutout in Canadas 4-0 defeat of Germany on
Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.Groulx now has
two potential starting goaltenders — Comrie and Zach
Fucale — who have each earned a shutout in Canadas first
two games of the tournament. Fucale stopped all 12 shots
he faced versus Slovakia on Friday before Comries
performance against the Germans.He was good tonight, said
Groulx of Comrie. Hes a very well-structured goalie. He
competes hard, he was sound, and he feels very at ease on
the ice. I liked his game a lot tonight, and obviously
its going to be a tough decision that we have to make.He
made key saves tonight, and hes playing with a lot of
confidence. He made our decision more difficult.As Canada
advances in the tournament, its opposition will become
increasingly skilled. After games against Slovakia and
Germany where Fucale and Comrie faced few shots — and
many of them not terribly difficult — the Canadians take
on defending-champions Finland and then the United States
to wrap up preliminary play.Comrie and Fucale are both
19-year-olds with similar builds — they are the same
height, but Comrie weighs slightly less. Comrie, who
currently plays for the Tri-City Americans in the Western
Hockey League, was drafted 59th overall in the 2013 NHL
entry draft by the Winnipeg Jets. Fucale, recently traded
to the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey
League, was chosen by the Montreal Canadiens 36th overall
the same year.Although both goaltenders are fighting for
a chance to lead Canada to its first gold medal at the
juniors in six years, Comrie doesnt feel too much
pressure as he competes with Fucale for top spot in the
crease.Im just going out there and having fun, and
playing in the moment, said Comrie, who was given the
game puck by teammate Josh Morrissey on Saturday. If you
think of it as a job interview, its not going to go so
well. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to play in
front of this crowd. Im just so excited to be on this
team.Its a dream come true. Were both going for a gold
medal, it doesnt matter whos playing.Comries WHL
statistics this year — namely his save percentage and
goal-againnst-average — are better than Fucales,
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More importantly at this stage in the tournament,
however, Canadas goaltenders have both shown they can
compete on the world stage by stopping all the shots
theyve faced so far.When you go into a tournament, you
want to see how they play, how they react, and if one
goalie is going to separate himself from the other one,
said Groulx. Obviously, both of them have been very
good.Groulxs first decision will be to name the next
starting goalie when Canada welcomes the Finns to the
Bell Centre on Monday. The Canadians have an off-day on
Sunday.We want to sleep on it, and tomorrow well watch
the game (against Germany), have meetings with our staff,
and see where we go with that.Against the Germans on
Saturday, Comrie stopped four shots in the first period,
10 shots in the second — Canadas weakest 20 minutes —
and another three in the third en route to the
shutout.Perhaps his biggest save came with less than five
minutes remaining in the second period. With Canada ahead
2-0 and Samuel Morin in the penalty box for tripping,
German defenceman Tim Bender caught Canada on a line
change, and sent forward Marc Michaelis on a breakaway
with a gorgeous stretch pass the length of the hockey
rink.Michaelis tried to beat Comrie with a wrist shot
blocker-side, but the Canadian netminder never lost sight
of the puck.It was a good pass, said Comrie. He came in,
shot on the ice. I dropped, made the save, and covered it
up. Thats about it.Comries teammates think the goaltender
battle between Comrie and Fucale is nothing but good news
for Canada going forward.When you have two goalies with
confidence going into the next game, theres not much more
you can ask for, said defenceman Shea Theodore. Theyre
both good goalies and theyre playing real hot right
now.Added captain Curtis Lazar: Were comfortable with
whatever goalie is in our net. Eric and Zach do a great
job for us back there and were going to need that to
continue.Notes: Germany coach Pat Cortina was born in
Montreal. … Last year, Canada opened its tournament with
a 7-2 victory over the Germans. … The tournament-
favourite Canadians are undefeated (13-0) all-time
against the Germans at the world juniors, outscoring them
71-18. … Germany is ranked 13th in the world.
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