June 16, 200916 yr Wimbledon Qualifying News Men's Second Round Amritraj bt. Cox GB 6-3 6-3 Women's Qualifying First Round Draw Lepchenko bt. Thomas GB 7-5 6-4 Arn bt. Webley-Smith GB 6-0 6-1 Karatantcheva bt. Curtis GB 6-1 6-3 Diatchenko bt. Broady GB 7-6(5) 6-4 Silva bt. Elliott GB 6-2 6-3 Cavaday GB bt. Fujiwara 6-0 6-3 Playing Tomorrow All second round Stoppini V Willis GB Karanusic V Slabinsky GB Peya V Milton GB Cavaday GB V Kerber
June 16, 200916 yr Eastbourne News 1st Round Ljubicic bt. Goodall 6-3 7-5 Li bt. Baltacha 6-2 7-5 Bammer bt. Keothavong 6-3 6-2 Playing Tomorrow 2nd Round Bogdanovic V Tursunov Dancevic V Ward
June 17, 200916 yr Wimbledon Qualifying News Day Three Gentlemen's Second Round Karanusic bt. Slabinsky GB 7-6(4) 6-1 Stoppini bt. Willis GB 6-2 6-4 Peya bt. Milton GB 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ladies' Second Round Cavaday GB bt. Kerber 6-0 3-6 7-5 Playing Tomorrow Manasieva V Cavaday GB
June 17, 200916 yr Wimbledon Seeds Men's seeds: 1. Rafael Nadal (Spa) 2. Roger Federer (Swi) 3. Andy Murray (GB) 4. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 5. Juan Martin del Potro (Arg) 6. Andy Roddick (USA) 7. Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 8. Gilles Simon (Fra) 9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 10. Fernando Gonzalez (Chl) 11. Marin Cilic (Cro) 12. Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 13. Robin Soderling (Swe) 14. Gael Monfils (Fra) 15. Marat Safin (Rus) 16. Tommy Robredo (Spa) 17. David Ferrer (Spa) 18. James Blake (USA) 19. Rainer Schuettler (Ger) 20. Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) 21. Tomas Berdych (Cze) 22. Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 23. Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 24. Radek Stepanek (Cze) 25. Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 26. Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 27. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 28. Mardy Fish (USA) 29. Igor Andreev (Rus) 30. Viktor Troicki (Srb) 31. Victor Hanescu (Rom) 32. Albert Montanes (Spa) Women's seeds: 1. Dinara Safina (Rus) 2. Serena Williams (USA) 3. Venus Williams (USA) 4. Elena Dementieva (Rus) 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) 6. Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 7. Vera Zvonareva (Rus) 8. Victoria Azarenka (Bls) 9. Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 10. Nadia Petrova, (Rus) 11. Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 12. Marion Bartoli (Fra) 13. Ana Ivanovic (Srb) 14. Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 15. Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 16. Zheng Jie (Chi) 17 Amelie Mauresmo (France) 18. Samantha Stosur (Aus) 19. Na Li (Chi) 20. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) 21. Patty Schnyder (Swi) 22. Alize Cornet (Fra) 23. Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) 24. Maria Sharapova (Rus) 25. Kaia Kanepi (Est) 26. Virginie Razzano (Fra) 27. Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) 28. Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 29. Sybille Bammer (Aut) 30. Agnes Szavay (Hun) 31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 32. Anna Chakvetadze (Rus)
June 17, 200916 yr Eastbourne News Tursunov bt. Bogdanovic 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5) Dancevic bt. Ward 7-6(6) 6-4
June 18, 200916 yr well Cavaday fell at the last hurdle. But we did have 1 win and that was in the men's doubles.
June 18, 200916 yr I really want Ana Ivanovic to win the womens, she so deserves it but she's off form and fallen out the top 10 recently after being no.1 for so long last year.. Kuznetsova and the Williams Sisters seriously need to take a hike, they've all had their share of fame.. Ivanovic ftw :wub: Although I wouldn't mind Wozniacki or Azarenka winning either, Dementieva too - as long as she's been around she's always an interesting player.. Adore her but like Nick said quite off-form.. Can't stand Safina or Zvonareva, so dull and annoying. =/ Both pretty inconsistant, along with Jankovic, consistancy really is vital and on all surfaces.. All of the top women have uber flopped at Eastbourne (where my mum was born and my grandma lives :kink:) apart from Wozniacki, she's very dangerous now. So's Azarenka if her hip gets better :cry:
June 18, 200916 yr I'd have named Federer top seed tbh, with the French Open win and 6 Wimbledon finals in a row, not that it really matters though, 1st and 2nd seeds both get easy(ish) draws. Good to see Sharapova's been seeded, to prevent her coming up against a big name early on. I can see her making the quarters in this one.
June 18, 200916 yr Why would Federer be seeded #1? Based on rankings he is second and based on recent grass court success he is second. Plus if you are the reigning champ and ranked first how can you not be seeded first.
June 18, 200916 yr FROM BBC Nadal Wimbledon defence in doubt It remains unclear whether Rafael Nadal will defend his Wimbledon title after he struggled with his movement during an exhibition match on Thursday. Nadal, who has been plagued with knee problems throughout his career, lost 6-4 6-3 to Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Nadal will now decide whether to play at Wimbledon after an exhibition match against Stanslas Wawrinka on Friday. "He is having difficulties bending and it seems his treatments aren't enough," said coach and uncle Toni Nadal. "I don't know [if he will defend his title], we have to wait for Friday." The world number one was forced to withdraw from Queen's Club last week with knee trouble and underwent intense rehabilitation in Barcelona. He was diagnosed with tendinitis in both quadricep tendons as well as a small amount of fluid on the kneecaps. Nadal and Murray practise together But the 23-year-old looked on course to defend his title after coming through a practice session at Wimbledon on Wednesday. However, Nadal looked troubled throughout his one hour 20 minute encounter with Hewitt at London's Hurlingham Club. In Nadal's first match since losing to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the French Open, the Spaniard looked increasingly frustrated as he repeatedly failed to get to balls he would normally reach. Hewitt challenged Nadal from the start, forcing him to save two break points in the first game before holding serve. The Australian then managed to break to love for a 3-2 lead after three unforced errors from Nadal, and held his next service game to love behind a barrage of aces. Nadal frequently muttered to himself in Spanish after missing shots, and often had to rely on his top-spin forehand to bail him out of trouble. He had his first break point in the first game of the second set, but Hewitt saved it with a service winner. 606: DEBATE I personally think he will come out ok and will be fit for Wimby EarlsfieldOwl Nadal set up another break point at 2-2 with a good forehand volley, but Hewitt produced a forehand winner down the line before holding. Hewitt broke again for a decisive 4-3 lead after Nadal sent a forehand long, and the Australian converted his second match point after Nadal sent a lunging backhand long as well. Nadal, who beat Roger Federer in a classic final in 2008, has already said he will not defend his Wimbledon crown if he is not 100%. And five-time champion Bjorn Borg has raised doubts over Nadal's ability to retain his Wimbledon title. "Nadal is always a dangerous player because he is the best in the world - but what happened in Paris and then the injury, I am picking Andy Murray or Roger Federer," said the Swede. "For Nadal to win five in a row (at the French Open) was a big goal this year. I am sure he was very, very disappointed when he went home after Paris. "That defeat took him many, many days to get over. Nadal is saying he has got an injury, but he has to be fit at Wimbledon if he wants to go all the way, and I do not think he will go all the way this year."
June 19, 200916 yr Wimbledon Draw has been made. Here is a few matches that have been made available. I will post the links for the draws when they become available. Men's Singles First of all Murray is drawn in Nadal's half and Djokovic Federer's. Top Half Murray V Kendrick Nadal V Clement Federer V Lu Djokovic V Benneteau Evans GB V Davydenko Ward GB V Verdasco Bogdanovic V Berdych Goodall GB V Llodra Nadal could face Hewitt in the second round and Roddick is also in the top half. Ladies' Singles Williams sisters could meet in the final. Venus V Voegele Robson V Hantuchova Safina V Lourdes Serena V Silva Sharapova V Kutuzova Keothavong V Mayr South V Johansson O'Brien V Benesova Stoop GB V Zvonareva Baltacha V Bondarenko
June 19, 200916 yr got some more via Twitter Men's jesse levine v marat safin Federico Gil v Paul-Henri Mathieu Grigor Dimitrov v Igor Kunitsyn Andy Roddick v Jeremy Chardy Tommy Haas v Alexander Peya Ivo Karlovic v Lukas Lacko Marcos Baghdatis v Feliciano Lopez Robin Soderling v Gilles Muller Jo-Wilfred Tsonga v Andrey Golubev Juan Martin Del Potro v Andreas Seppi Marin Cilic v Alberto Martin James Blake v Fabrice Santoro Hewitt v Robby Ginepri Ladies' Ana Ivanovic will play Lucie Hradecka Jelena Dokic v Tatjana Malek Caroline Wozniacki v Kimiko Date Krumm Flavia Pennetta v Nuria Llagostera Vives Anna Chakvetadze v Sabine Lisick Samantha Stosur v Bethanie Mattek-Sands Agnieszka Radwanska v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Aleksandra Wozniak v Francesca Schiavone Michelle Larcher Di Brito v Klara Zakopalova Marion Bartoli v Yung-Jan Chan Kuznetsova v Akiko Morigami Sania Mirza v Anna-Lena Groenefeld Julia Coin v Dominika Cibulkova
June 19, 200916 yr http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/01/19/article-1122262-0317BE0A000005DC-182_468x573.jpg :wub:
June 19, 200916 yr World number one Rafael Nadal will not defend his Wimbledon men's singles crown because of a knee injury. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8085394.stm
June 19, 200916 yr Shame Nadal can't compete, he's like one of the most impressive players in today's Wimbledon. :(
June 19, 200916 yr Tursunov and Grigor Dimitrov http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z5hwbGKU_eA/SalCKA8wpgI/AAAAAAAAAa8/bC0_5CEnLaE/s320/grigor-dimitrov-02.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z5hwbGKU_eA/SalCKED1v_I/AAAAAAAAAbE/H6PovO-9yI4/s320/grigor-dimitrov-01.jpg :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: but this guy is the hottest tennis player ever http://www.dudetubeonline.com/2007/09/12/Djokovic0912a.jpg Edited June 19, 200916 yr by Steve69
June 27, 200916 yr Ivanovic is on fire today :o I'd love to see her make it to the QF's at least :) It'd be the first time since the French Open of 2008 if she does.
June 27, 200916 yr Ivanovic is on fire today :o I'd love to see her make it to the QF's at least :) It'd be the first time since the French Open of 2008 if she does. She's really hitting them, I love her, really hope she does well.
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