Wimbledon
Jun 28th, 2008 |
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Category: Wimbledon
Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a straight-set win over Marc Gicquel of France.
After a late start following a 1-hour, 41-minute rain delay Friday, Federer was broken in the opening game but rallied for a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 third-round win over 53rd-ranked Gicquel on Centre Court. His winning [...]
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Jun 28th, 2008 |
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World number one Ana Ivanovic’s luck finally ran out at Wimbledon on Friday when she was toppled 6-1, 6-4 in the third round by China’s Zheng Jie.
Forty-eight hours after the Serb saved two match points against Nathalie Dechy, the second with the help of a net cord, she suffered an astonishing meltdown on Court One. [...]
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Jun 27th, 2008 |
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Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic ended twice runner-up Andy Roddick’s Wimbledon dream for another year, sending the sixth seed packing with a 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 second round victory.
Tipsarevic found a way to counter the American’s big serve to keep Serbian interest in the men’s singles alive after the shock defeat for third seed Novak Djokovic on [...]
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Jun 27th, 2008 |
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Maria Sharapova suffered a humiliating second round exit at Wimbledon as the former champion was beaten 6-2, 6-4 by fellow Russian and world number 154 Alla Kudryavtseva. Sharapova was seeded third and looked favourite to win the match but instead tumbled out of the tournament she won in 2004 after a lacklustre display on Court [...]
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Jun 25th, 2008 |
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Category: Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic was upset in straight sets by Marat Safin in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday, ending the Serb’s chances of testing his theory about Roger Federer’s vulnerability.
The No. 75-ranked Safin won 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2, stunning the 21-year-old Serbian who was ranked third and came into Wimbledon full of confidence after beating [...]
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Jun 24th, 2008 |
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Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title on Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court.
In keeping with tradition, Federer had the honor of opening play on the main stadium court as defending champion at the 122nd Wimbledon championships. He seemed right at home as he [...]
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Jun 23rd, 2008 |
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Category: Wimbledon
The Wimbledon tennis championship gets under way today at the All England Club under a shadow of controversy as there are reports that matches in last two years’ editions might have been fixed.
Bookmaking companies raising suspicion that eight past matches of the tournament had been fixed by professional gambling syndicates. The matches were named in [...]
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Jun 18th, 2008 |
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Category: Tennis, Wimbledon
Men’s Singles seeding :
1. Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
4. Nikolay Davydenko (Russian)
5. David Ferrer (Spain)
6. Andy Roddick (United States)
7. David Nalbandian (Argentina)
8. Richard Gasquet (France)
9. James Blake (United States)
10. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)
11. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic)
12. Andy Murray (Britain)
13. Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland)
14. Paul-Henri Mathieu (France)
15. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
16. Radek Stepanek (Czech [...]
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Jun 18th, 2008 |
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Category: Tennis, Wimbledon
Women’s Singles Seedings :
1. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)
2. Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)
3. Maria Sharapova (Russian)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
5. Elena Dementieva (Russia)
6. Serena Williams (United States)
7. Venus Williams (United States)
8. Anna Chakvetadze (Russia)
9. Dinara Safina (Russia)
10. Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia)
11. Marion Bartoli (France)
12. Patty Schnyder (Switzerland)
13. Vera Zvonareva (Russia)
14. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)
15. Agnes Szavay (Hungary)
16. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
17. Alize [...]
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