Spanish ninth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero has become the Australian Open's biggest casualty to date, after losing in five sets in his second round match in Melbourne against local favourite Andrew Ilie.

Greg Rusedski counted the cost of having to play two matches in one day when he failed to reach the final of the Heineken Open in Auckland.

Hard-working Greg Rusedski booked his place in the semi-finals of the Heineken Open in Auckland with victory over Austria's Stefan Koubek.