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Federer admits Wimbledon dream

Nov 17th, 2008 | By hunk007rvs | Category: Tennis, Wimbledon

Swiss Roger Federer has admitted he would prefer winning Wimbledon again than regaining his world No 1 ranking.
The Swiss star, speaking at the press conference for the Showdown of Champions Kuala Lumpur 2008 here today, expressed his special love for Wimbledon which he says means more to him in tennis than anything else.
“Wimbledon is [...]



Nadal downs Federer to win Wimbledon Singles Men’s title

Jul 6th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Featured, Tennis, Wimbledon

Roger Federer’s five year running streak was finally ended as Rafael Nadal finally managed to dethrone him in Wimbledon’s longest match ever lasting just under 5 hours. Nadal won the game 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7. He also became only the second person to win the Wimbledon and French Open in the same [...]



Venus Williams wins fifth Wimbledon title

Jul 6th, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Featured, Tennis, Wimbledon

Venus Williams beat her younger sister Serena in a match of tennis’ powerpuff girls to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion on Saturday.
The defending champion recovered from a whirlwind start to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win. Venus paid tribute to the performance of Serena, who had looked [...]



Federer vs Nadal in final…again

Jul 5th, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Tennis, Wimbledon

In a third re-match in three years, World no.1 Roger Federer will play world no. 2 Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Wimbledon on Sunday.
Nadal set up the third successive Wimbledon final with the five-time champion when he defeated Germany’s Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 in the semi-finals. Federer earlier defeated Russia’s [...]



Williams sisters to clash in Wimbledon final

Jul 4th, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

Twice winner Serena Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the fourth time and third against sister Venus on Thursday with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Chinese wildcard Zheng Jie on Centre Court.
Serena, who had won their only previous meeting in the first round in 2004, won the first set in 28 minutes after a first [...]



Federer, Nadal on course for clash

Jul 3rd, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal comfortably beat their respective quarter-final opposition in dominating style on Wednesday as the pair moved closer to their third potential final at the Wimbledon Championships.
Federer, aiming for a sixth straight title at the All England Club, with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Mario Ancic avenged the 2002 defeat inflicted [...]



Williams sisters in Wimbledon semis

Jul 2nd, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final on Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3, and two-time champ Serena swept 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-0.
The Williams sisters are in opposite halves of [...]



Women’s draw wide open at Wimbledon

Jul 1st, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round on Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarter-finals for the first time. With top-seeded Ana Ivanovic and No. 3 Maria Sharapova eliminated last week, none of the top four women reached the quarter-finals - the [...]



Nadal in Wimbledon quarters

Jul 1st, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal survived an early scare when he needed treatment to his right calf before beating Mikhail Youznhy 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals. With this win, he is on course to meet five time defending champion Roger Federer in the finals next sunday.
The second seed, 1-0 up after serving first, [...]



Federer victorious against Hewitt

Jul 1st, 2008 | By chetannarula | Category: Wimbledon

Roger Federer ended Lleyton Hewitt’s Wimbledon hopes with a 7-6 (9/7), 6-2, 6-4 victory which took the five-time defending champion into the quarterfinals.
Federer is now on course to become the first man to win six successive Wimbledon titles as he racked up his 63rd successive grasscourt victory and will take to either Spain’s Fernando Verdasco [...]