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Tennis Report Day Ten
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 4th July 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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More match result updates to follow...
Betting Update from Ladbrokes for Day Eleven
Men's competition: Federer 8/11, Nadal evens, Safin 25/1, Schuettler 100/1
Ladies competition: V Williams evens, S Williams 8/11
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Tennis Report Day Ten
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 3rd July 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuettler | bt | Clement | 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-9), 8-6 | ||
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Williams V | 7 | bt | Dementieva | 5 | 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) |
| Williams S | 6 | bt | Zheng | 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) |
Betting Update from Ladbrokes for Day Ten
Men's competition: Federer 8/11, Nadal evens, Safin 25/1, Clement 100/1, Schuettler 100/1
Ladies competition: V Williams 5/6, S Williams evens, Zheng 12/1, Dementieva 66/1
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Tennis Report Day Nine
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 2nd July 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federer | 1 | bt | Ancic | 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 | |
| Safin | bt | Lopez | 31 | 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 | |
| Nadal | 2 | bt | Murray | 12 | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
Betting Update from Ladbrokes for Day Nine
Men's competition: Federer 8/13, Nadal 6/4, Murray 14/1, Safin, 25/1, Ancic 40/1, Clement 125/1
Ladies competition: V Williams 6/5, S Williams evens, Zheng 11/1, Dementieva 12/1
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Tennis Report Day Eight
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 1st July 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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Betting Update from Ladbrokes for Day Eight
Men's competition: Federer 8/13, Nadal 6/4, Murray 14/1, Safin, 25/1, Ancic 40/1
Ladies competition: V Williams 11/8, S Williams 7/4, Radwanska 9/1, Vaidisova 10/1, Dementieva 12/1
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dementieva | 5 | bt | Petrova | 21 | 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 |
| V Williams | 7 | bt | Tanasugarn | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| S Williams | 6 | bt | Agnieszka Radwanska | 14 | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Zheng | bt | Vaidisova | 18 | 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 |
Tennis Report Day Seven
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 30th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | 12 | bt | Gasquet | 8 | 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-4 |
| Federer | 1 | bt | Hewitt | 20 | 7-6 (9-7), 6-2, 6-4 |
| Ancic | bt | Verdasco | 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11 | ||
| Lopez | 31 | bt | Baghdatis | 10 | 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6, 8-6 |
| Nadal | 2 | bt | Youzhny | 17 | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Clement | bt | Cilic | 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 | ||
| Safin | bt | Wawrinka | 13 | 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 | |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| S Williams | 6 | bt | Mattek | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| Vaidisova | 18 | bt | Chakvetadze | 8 | 4-6, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 |
| A Radwanska | 14 | bt | Kuznetsova | 4 | 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 |
| Dementieva | 5 | bt | Peer | 24 | 6-2, 6-1 |
| V Williams | 7 | bt | Kleybanova | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| Zheng | bt | Szavay | 15 | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| Tanasugarn | bt | Jankovic | 2 | 6-3, 6-2 |
Tennis Report Week 1 Summary
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 29th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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First Week's Play
Today is the middle Sunday of the tournament and, with no matches taking place, the players and spectators can have a rest and reflect on the first week's play. So far there has been excellent tennis, fine weather, and a few shocks as highly rated players have unexpectedly crashed out. On the men's side, number three seed Novak Djokovic was defeated by Marat Safin and two-times finalist Andy Roddick also headed home prematurely. However, the last sixteen include the two top seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal along with British number one, Andy Murray. Murray, although not expected to win the tournament, has been impressive with victories over Tommy Haas and Xavier Malisse.
The ladies also lost highly ranked players in number one seed Ana Ivanovic and previous winner Maria Sharapova seeded three. This opens up the possibility of a Williams' sisters final and that's a prospect that may lack interest, entertainment, and even, as some are suggesting, competitiveness.
| Player | Wimbledon Betting Odds |
|---|---|
| Roger Federer | 8/13 |
| Rafael Nadal | 6/4 |
| Andy Murray | 16/1 |
| Richard Gasquet | 20/1 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | 33/1 |
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| Player | Wimbledon Betting Odds |
|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 2/1 |
| Venus Williams | 2/1 |
| Jelena Jankovic | 6/1 |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | 12/1 |
| Nicole Vaidosova | 14/1 |
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Tennis Report Day Six
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 28th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | 12 | bt | Haas | 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Tipsarevic | bt | Tursunov | 25 | 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 | |
| Gasquet | 8 | bt | Simon | 28 | 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Jankovic | 2 | bt | Wozniacki | 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| V Williams | 7 | bt | Martinez Sanchez | 11 | 6-1, 7-5 |
| Dementieva | 5 | bt | Dulko | 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 | |
| Peer | 24 | bt | Safina | 29 | 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 8-6 |
| Petrova | 21 | bt | Azarenka | 1 | 7-6 (13-11), 7-6 (7-4) |
Tennis Report Day Five
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 27th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdasco | 22 | bt | Berdych | 11 | 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 |
| Federer | 1 | bt | Gicquel | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| Hewitt | 20 | bt | Bolelli | 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) | |
| Baghdatis | 10 | bt | Stadler | 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Wawrinka | 13 | bt | Zverev | 7-5, 6-1, retired | |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Kuznetsova | 4 | bt | Strycova | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Mattek | bt | Bartoli | 11 | 6-4, 6-1 | |
| Chakvetadze | 8 | bt | Rodina | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| Williams S | 6 | bt | Mauresmo | 29 | 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 |
| Zheng | bt | Ivanovic | 1 | 6-1, 6-4 |
Tennis Report Day Four
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 25th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | vs | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadal | 2 | bt | Gulbis | 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 | |
| Murray | 12 | bt | Malisse | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| Tursunov | 25 | bt | Eaton | 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Tipsarevic | bt | Roddick | 6 | 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) | |
| Seed | vs | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Williams V | 7 | bt | Keothavong | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| Safina | 9 | bt | Hsieh | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| Tanasugarn | bt | Zvonareva | 13 | 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-3 | |
| Kudryavtseva | bt | Sharapova | 3 | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Jankovic | 2 | bt | Suarez Navarro | 6-1, 6-3 |
Tennis Report Day Three
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 25th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
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| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seppi | 29 | bt | Serra | 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 | |
| Safin | bt | Djokovic | 3 | 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 | |
| Hewitt | 20 | bt | Montanes | 7-6 (6-4), 6-0, 6-2 | |
| Wawrinka | 13 | bt | Del Potr | 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 7-5 | |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Dellacqua | bt | Parmentier | 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| Vaidisova | 18 | bt | Stosur | 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 | |
| Zheng | bt | Baltacha | 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| S Williams | 6 | bt | Radwanska | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| Ivanovic | 1 | bt | Dechy | 6-7 (2-7), 6-7 (7-3), 10-8 |
Tennis Report Day Two
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 24th June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadal | 2 | bt | Beck | 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) | |
| Roddick | 6 | bt | Schwank | 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) | |
| Gasquet | 8 | bt | Fish | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Youzhny | 17 | bt | Roitman | 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 | |
| Stepanek | 16 | bt | Hernych | 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 | |
| Murray | 12 | bt | Santoro | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 | |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Goerges | bt | Srebotnik | 23 | 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 16-14 | |
| Mirza | 32 | bt | Castano | 7-6 (6-3), 3-6, 6-4 | |
| Pennetta | 22 | bt | Vakulenko | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| Jankovic | 2 | bt | Savchuk | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| V Williams | 7 | bt | Cavaday | 7-6 (6-5), 6-1 | |
| Sharapova | 3 | bt | Foretz | 6-1, 6-4 |
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Tennis Report Day One
This is our regularly updated news item on the days action at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the 23rd June 2008
Today's Tennis Links:
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Order of Play
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : TV Guide
Wimbledon Tennis Championships : Weather Forecast
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federer | 1 | bt | Hrbaty | 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| Baghdatis | 10 | bt | Darcis | 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 | |
| Djokovic | 3 | bt | Berrer | 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 | |
| Hewitt | 20 | bt | Haase | 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 | |
| Dancevic | bt | Nalbandian | 7 | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Seed | beat | Seed | Set Scores | ||
| Baltacha | bt | Kerber | 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 | ||
| Williams | 6 | bt | Kanepi | 7-5, 6-3 | |
| Ivanovic | 1 | bt | De los Rios | 6-1, 6-2 |
Tennis starts tomorrow!
Check your tennis tickets are safe, make sure your journey is planned, get those last minute bargain hotel deals booked or just get in front of your TV with your favourite snack, because the Wimbledon Tennis starts tomorrow!
So, if you want to know who is playing when and on what court then the link from the BBC below will be useful.
Wimbledon Tennis Championships Monday's Order of Play
Who do the tennis experts fancy to win this year tennis? If you need to know for the office sweepstake or if you just fancing placing a bet yourself then you will find this article from the BBC a good source of information.
Wimbledon Tennis - who will win?
Here at WeLoveWimbledonTennis we will be keeping the site up to date throughout each day of the championships, making sure we have all the late breaking news and scores during the two weeks of the tournament.
Have a great Wimbledon Tennis championships, whether you are lucky enough to have a ticket and are going or you will be an avid TV watcher, and keep checking our site for regular updates.
Rusedski favours Nadal
Greg Rusedski, one time US Open finalist, believes that Spaniard Rafael Nadal is ready to win the Wimbledon title.
In a BBC interview on their website, Rusedski is quoted as saying:
"I think that Nadal is seriously ready to win the men's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships and has to be the slight favourite going into the tournament."
Wimbledon legend Bjorn Borg, has already tipped Nadal to win this year's competition.
New Wimbledon Tennis Betting Page
A brand new page with an introduction to Wimbledon Tennis Betting has been added to the WeLoveWimbledonTennis.co.uk site.
The new page gives an overview of Wimbledon Tennis Betting and lists the current betting odds for the top contenders. This is in addition to the popular Wimbledon Tennis Free Bets page where you can take advantage of all the great free bets when betting on Wimbledon.
Tennis First round draw
The first round draw for the Wimbledon Tennis championships has been made and we now have a few classic encounters that could happen.
Andy Murray is in the same half of the draw as Spanish ace Nadal but before that he will need to get past French player Fabrice Santoro in his first round match.
American star Andy Roddick will have to defeat Nadal or Murray in the semi final if he is to progress on to compete in his third Wimbledon final.
Number one seeded Roger Federer may have to overcome Novak Djokovic where he is hot favourite to meet Nadal in the men’s final this year.
The full men’s draw can be found on the official Wimbledon Tennis site.
Over in the women's draw, we have Venus Williams against British wildcard entry Naomi Cavaday and number one seed Ana Ivanovic against the South American Rossana de los Rios.
Maria Sharapova, will play Stephanie Foretz of France and finds herself potentially meeting Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic if she is to add another Wimbledon title to her collection.
The full women’s draw can be found on the official Wimbledon Tennis site.
Latest Tennis Betting Odds
Wimbledon is getting close, and now is time for you to look at the form or just go with your guts and consider where you can place a free bet using the offers readily available from the bookmakers.
Currently William Hill have their top five men's favourites for the outright winner of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships as:
R Federer (11/10)
R Nadal (2/1)
N Djokovic (7/2)
A Roddick (20/1)
A Murray (20/1)
Where as the betting odds for the outright winner of the women's tennis title with William Hill are currently:
M Sharapova (2/1)
Serena Williams (11/4)
A Ivanovic (4/1)
Venus Williams (9/2)
J Jankovic (12/1)
Remember, William Hill are right now offering you a free bet of £25, but there are many other bookmakers offering some great free betting offers that are worth checking out before you decide where to place your bet.
Djokovic doubts Federer
Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon number 3 seed believes that Roger Federer, favourite for the title, is vulnerable in this year's event.
Federer has suffered a couple of losses recently and Djokovic feels that the champion is concerned over his form. Djokovic, the new Australian Open title holder, beat Federer in the semi-finals on the way to that title. At Roland Garros recently Federer could only win 4 games when he was trounced by Rafael Nadal in the French Open.
Federer is still clear favourite with the bookies and is currently available at 6/5 with Betfair. Djokovic is priced at 11/2.
Sampras competes in London
Wimbledon tennis legend, Pete Sampras will compete in the BlackRock Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall in London in December.
He will face a field of fellow former World No.1’s, Grand Slam finalists and Davis Cup winners at this popular event.
Sampras is the holder of a record 14 career Grand Slam titles but he believes that he will lose that record to Wimbledon number one seed, Roger Federer. Federer is Sampras's favourite to win this year's Wimbledon title and make it six in a row for the Swiss.
Wimbledon Tennis Seedings
The Wimbledon tennis organisers have announced the mens and womens seedings.
Men's seedings
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 Republic)
17. Mikhail Youzhny (Russia)
18. Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)
19. Nicolas Almagro (Spain)
20. Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
21. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
22. Fernando Verdasco (Spain)
23. Tommy Robredo (Spain)
24. Jarkko Nieminen (Finland)
25. Dmitry Tursunov (Russia)
26. Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia)
27. Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)
28. Gilles Simon (France)
29. Andreas Seppi (Italy)
30. Gael Monfils (France)
31. Feliciano Lopez (Spain)
32. Michael Llodra (France)
Women's 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 Cornet (France)
18. Nicole Vaidisova (Czech Republic)
19. Maria Kirilenko (Russia)
20. Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
21. Nadia Petrova (Russia)
22. Flavia Pennetta (Italy)
23. Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia)
24. Shahar Peer (Israel)
25. Lindsay Davenport (United States)
26. Sybille Bammer (Austria)
27. Virginie Razzano (France)
28. Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine)
29. Amelie Mauresmo (France)
30. Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia)
31. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)
32. Sania Mirza (India)
Murray passes first test
British tennis number one Andy Murray has successfully got through his first tennis match since his recent thumb injury.
Winning an exhibition match on Tuesday has helped calmed any fears of his fitness ahead of the start of Wimbledon on Monday 23 June.
World number 40 Janko Tipsarevic was defeated in 3 sets at the Boodles Challenge (6-3 5-7 12-10).
Murray commented at the end that "It felt good, as I had not hit a ball for a few days" and that "I enjoyed it out there and managed to play some good tennis."
Federer favourite at SW19
Roger Federer is still the favourite in the Wimbledon tennis betting despite Rafael Nadal's recent sparkling form.
Although Roger Federer's form has been inconsistent in recent months his confidence was lifted by Sunday's victory at the Gerry Weber ATP Open in Halle. Rafael Nadal, victorious on grass at Queen's approaches Wimbledon on a high after adding the Artois success to a growing list of titles.
Despite Nadal's impressive form, it's Federer, the grass court master and 5 times winner, that the bookmakers have as favourite to take this year's title. Federer is currently at 5/4 with Nadal as second favourite at 45/17.
Murray fit for Wimbledon
British Wimbledon Tennis hopeful Andy Murray has declared himself fit for the Championships after a recent injury scare.
After retiring hurt from the recent Queens club tennis tournament to protect his Wimbledon Tennis chances Murray is convinced it was the right thing to do and is now expecting to be fully fit.
Just before Wimbledon starts he has a chance to test his fitness out with an exhibition tennis match planned for Tuesday.
Murray Needs Tennis Partner
The defending mixed doubles tennis champion Jamie Murray is searching a new partner for this years Wimbledon tennis championships.
Jelena Jankovic has decided to only compete in the Womens tennis singles for 2008 due to an injury she picked up at the recent French Open.
Last year the couple ran out three set winners (6-4, 3-6, 6-1)
Speculation is currently linking Jamie with Liezl Huber of South Africa.
Nadal triumphant at Queen's
French Open title holder Rafael Nadal triumphed over Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2008 Artois Championships today.
Prior to today's contest the Spaniard Nadal held an 8-3 lead in their head-to-head matches but this was only their second ever meeting on grass. Their first meeting at last year's Wimbledon was inconclusive as the Serbian Djokovic had to retire through injury.
The first set ended in a tie-break when Nadal managed to claw his way back after a shaky start to the set. The pulsating set decider finished 8-6 to the Spaniard and put him in the driving seat. After going 2 games up in the second set it looked as if Nadal might go on to an easy win but Djokovic had other ideas and rallied to pull things back. Both players produced brilliant tennis in the nail-biting set until Nadal finally won 7-5.
Nadal's 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 victory means he is the first Spanish player to win a grass court title since 1972. He is also the first player to win the French Open and the Queen's titles in the same year since 1979.
Federer takes Halle title
Switzerland's Roger Federer added another victory to his tally to make it 59 matches unbeaten on grass as he overcame Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Gerry Weber ATP Open in Halle.
Kohlschreibe, who knocked out the second seed James Blake put up a valiant effort but Federer was in good form and eventually won convincingly 6-3 6-4. This win sets up Federer nicely going in to Wimbledon and is a welcome boost to his confidence after losing comprehensively to Rafael Nadal in the French Open.
Nadal into Queen's final
Top seed Rafeal Nadal overcame a tough opponent in American Andy Roddick to set up an encounter with Novak Djokovic in today's Queen's final.
Roddick, the 2007 tournament champion, was attempting to win Queen's for a record fifth time but could not stop the in-form Spaniard. Roddick made Nadal work hard at times whereas Djokovic had an easier passage through to today's final as he quickly dispatched David Nalbandian 6-1 6-0. Nalbandian provided little resistance as the second seed swept him aside on his way to a comfortable victory in just 47 minutes.
Halle final for Federer
Roger Federer progressed through to Sunday's final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle with a comprehensive victory over unseeded Nicolas Kiefer.
Federer's 6-1 6-4 win sets up a meeting with Philipp Kohlschreiber. Kohlschreiber, ranked 24 in the world, defeated James Blake 6-3 7-5.
Kohlschreiber will have a tough task on his hands to overcome Federer who has now increased his unbeaten run on grass to 58 matches.
Murray Injury Worry
Andy Murray has injury concerns ahead of Wimbledon, after having to pull out of the Queens club tournament yesterday.
He sustained a thumb injury in his previous match against Gulbis earlier in the week and this was the main reason for him having to call short his time at Queens club during his quarter final match against Andy Roddick.
Happily he remains confident he will be ok and ready for Wimbledon, saying that one of the reasons he called short his game was to make sure he did not make the injury any worse.
If you fancy a bet, Andy is currently 16/1 to lift the tennis championships with most major bookmakers, the current favourite is not suprisingly Roger Federer.
Tennis Wildcards Announced
The offical wildcard entries have been announced by the championship organisers.
Ladies Tennis Singles
1) Elena Baltacha (GBR), 2) Naomi Cavaday (GBR), 3) Katie O’Brien (GBR), 4) Urszula Radwankska (POL), 5) Melanie South (GBR), 6) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP), 7) Samantha Stosur (AUS), 8) To be announced
Mens Tennis Singles
1) Jamie Baker (GBR), 2) Alex Bogdanovic (GBR), 3) Jeremy Chardy (FRA), 4) Frank Dancevic (CAN), 5) Xavier Malisse (BEL), 6) Igor Kunitsyn (RUS), 7) Vincent Spadea (USA), 8) Thierry Ascione (FRA)
Ladies Tennis Doubles
1) Elena Baltacha (GBR) and Naomi Cavady (GBR), 2) Amanda Elliot (GBR) and Katie O’Brien (GBR), 3) Anne Keothavong (GBR) and Melanie South (GBR), 4) Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR) and Anna Hawkins (GBR), 5) Sarah Borwell (GBR) and Jocelyn Rae (GBR)
Mens Tennis Doubles
1) James Auckland (GBR) and Jamie Delgado (GBR), 2) Neil Bamford (GBR) and Joshua Goodall (GBR), 3) Richard Bloomfield (GBR) and Kenneth Skupski (GBR), 4) Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) and Jonathan Marray (GBR), 5) Chris Eaton (GBR) and Alexander Slabinsky
Ladies Tennis Singles (Qualifying)
1) Sarah Borwell (GBR), 2) Amanda Elliot (GBR), 3) Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR), 4) Georgie Stoop (GBR), 5) Anna Smith (GBR), 6) Elizabeth Thomas (GBR), 7) Naomi Broady (GBR), 8) Tara Moore (GBR)
Mens Tennis Singles (Qualifying)
1) Richard Bloomfield (GBR), 2) Edward Seator (GBR), 3) Kenneth Skupski (GBR), 4) Jonathan Marray (GBR), 5) Daniel Cox (GBR), 6) Morgan Phillips (GBR), 7) Chris Eaton (GBR), 8) To be announced, 9) To be announced
The countdown to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships starts here...
Here at WeLoveWimbledonTennis we are getting excited in readiness for the first tennis ball to be served.
The Tennis is due to start on the 23rd of June, so we have only two more weekends to get through before we can begin to enjoy the action.
The official seedings are due to be announced anytime soon and yesterday saw the wildcard entries for this years championships being officially announced.
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As we finish typing this news article there are 9 days, 4 hours and 43 minutes left until the Wimbledon Tennis starts!
Semi final place for Federer
Roger Federer progressed into the semi final of the Hamburg Masters Tennis
Federer defeated spanish Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3
He will now meet either Nicolas Kiefer or Andres Seppi next.
In the other quarter final Djokovic won in two sets against Albert Montanes 6-2 6-3. He will play in his semi final one from Rafael Nadal or Carlos Moya.
Rome loss for Murray
Andy Murray conceded to defeat at the Rome Masters, losing over two sets on the clay court to Stanislas Wawrinka.
With the French Open fast approaching Murray struggled to perform to his usual standard on the clay surface.
Result; Wawrinka wins 6-2 and 7-6.
Barca triumph for Nadal
Rafael Nadal overcame fellow Spaniard David Ferrer by two sets to one to win his fourth consecutive Barcelona Open title. Nadal cruised to a 6-1 victory in the opening set before the second seed rallied to take the second 4-6. However, in the third set Nadal quickly moved on to a 5-0 lead before securing the trophy 6-1.
Nadal, victorious in Monte Carlo a week ago, is now favourite for the Rome Masters next week.
Nadal into Barca semis
Rafael Nadal eased past Juan Ignacio Chela and into the semi-finals as he heads towards his fourth consecutive Barcelona title. The two set quarter-final win (6-4, 6-2) means that the top seed will face Denis Gremelmayr. Nicolas Amlagro took the unseeded German to a tie-break in the last set before Gremelmayr finally triumphed 6-2 3-6 7-6 (9-7).
Wimbledon prizes announced
Wimbledon has announced that the 2008 championships prize money for both women and men has been set at £750,000.
This is an increase of £50,000 for the mens and womens champions over the prize money awarded for 2007, and the second year in a row where the winnings are equal for both competing sexes.
Refursbished Centre Court
The centre courts seating capacity will be increased to 15,000 for the 2008 tennis tournament. Organisers have announced that the work is progressing well and will be ready in time for the 23rd of June start.
Further enhancements to the wimbledon courts are also planned for 2009.
Nadal wins Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal has won the Monte Carlo Masters in 2 sets against Roger Federer.
World number two Nadal won an entertaining match 7-5, 7-5 against the current world number one.
BBC Sign Henman
Tim Henman has agreed to be part of the BBC team for the 2008 tournament.
The ex-british number one seed who retired last year will provide expert analysis for the 2008 championships running between 23 June to 6 July.
