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The Championships |OT| Wimbledon, 2015

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// June 29 - July 12 2015


// http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html

[URL="http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/md/mddraw.pdf"][/URL]
// Official draw site
// Gentlemen's singles (.pdf)
// Ladies' singles (.pdf)
// Gentlemen's doubles (.pdf)
// Ladies' doubles (.pdf)
// Invitiational Doubles, Boys' Singles, Girls' Singles, Gentlemen's Wheelchair Singles, and Ladies' Wheelchair Singles will be available shortly.


// Order of play


// Live scores
// Results
// Flashscore live tennis scores (unofficial, mobile friendly)

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Fred Perry (GBR) defeating Gottfried von Cramm (GER) 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 in the 1936 Championships.

// The Championships, more frequently known by the title "Wimbledon" after the tournament's location within the British capital London, is one of the four Majors, the most prestigious and competitive events in tennis. Founded in 1877, The Championships, Wimbledon is the oldest tournament tennis. Hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis Club, The Champsionships are the very birth place of lawn tennis as a sport. In 1868, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield introduced the concept of lawn tennis (a nickname, with Wingfield's name for his sport being sphairistikè) to the local croquet and lawn games club. By 1882, lawn tennis had entirely replaced croquet as the sole purpose of Wimbledon.

The Championships host five professional level tournament; Gentlemen's Singles, Ladies' Singles, Gentlemen's Doubles, Ladies' Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, as well as an assortment of other tournaments played at a non-professional level; Boys' Singles, Girls' Singles, Gentlemen's Wheelchair Singles, Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles, and Invitational Doubles. As a grass court tournament, and indeed the only grass court major or even tournament above the ATP 500 level, Wimbledon favours big-hitting, fast-serving players with a deft touch at the net. This makes it perhaps the most likely slam to see a surprise upset when a dark horse decides to canter past the finishing line. Nevertheless, defensive players have had their day in the last few Wimbledons, as evidenced by defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2013 champion Andy Murray.

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Past champions from left to right: Novak Djokovic [2014], Andy Murray [2013], Petra Kvitová [2014], Marion Bartoli [2013]

// Gentlemen's Singles
2014 || Novak Djokovic df. Roger Federer 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4
2013 || Andy Murray df. Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2012 || Roger Federer df. Andy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2011 || Novak Djokovic df. Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2010 || Rafael Nadal df. Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2009 || Roger Federer df. Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
2008 || Rafael Nadal df. Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
2007 || Roger Federer df. Rafael Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
2006 || Roger Federer df. Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2005 || Roger Federer df. Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

// Ladies' Singles
2014 || Petra Kvitová df. Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 6–0
2013 || Marion Bartoli df. Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4
2012 || Serena Williams df. Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2011 || Petra Kvitová df. Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
2010 || Serena Williams df. Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
2009 || Serena Williams df. Venus Williams 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2008 || Venus Williams df. Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
2007 || Venus Williams df. Marion Bartoli 6–4, 6–1
2006 || Amélie Mauresmo df. Justine Henin 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 || Venus Williams df. Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
 
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The four favourites for the Gentlemen's Singles title from left to right: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka

// The FAVOURITES
The four players with the best odds.

Novak DJOKOVIC (Defending Champion, Australian Open Champion)
Country: Serbia
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Rank: 1
Seed: 1
Age: 28
Best Result: Champion (2011, 2014)
Last Result: Champion
YTD: 41-3 (93%)
Best Odds: 7/5

Andy MURRAY
Country: United Kingdom
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Rank: 3
Seed: 3
Age: 28
Best Result: Champion (2013)
Last Result: Quarter-finalist
YTD: 41-6 (87%)
Best Odds: 3/1

Roger FEDERER
Country: Switzerland
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Rank: 2
Seed: 2
Age: 33
Best Result: Champion (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
Last Result: Finalist
YTD: 34-6 (85%)
Best Odds: 7/1


Stanislas WAWRINKA
Country: Switzerland
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Rank: 4
Seed: 4
Age: 30
Best Result: Quarter-finalist (2014)
Last Result: Quarter-finalist
YTD: 30-9 (77%)
Best Odds: 17/1

// The DARK HORSES
Players with a top 8 seed or best odds shorter than 100/1

Rafael NADAL
Country: Spain
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Seed: 10
Best Odds: 23/1

Tomas BERDYCH
Country: Czech Republic
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Seed: 6
Best Odds: 47/1

Milos RAONIC
Country: Canada
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Seed: 7
Best Odds: 47/1

Grigor DIMITROV
Country: Bulgaria
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Seed: 5
Best Odds: 51/1

Kei NISHIKORI
Country: Japan
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Seed: 5
Best Odds: 70/1

Marin CILIC (US Open Champion)
Country: Croatia
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Seed: 9
Best Odds: 85/1

David FERRER
Country: Spain
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Seed: 8
Best Odds: 275/1

// OUTSIDE BETS
The four players with the best odds longer than 100/1, and seeded outside the top 8

Jo WILFRIED-TSONGA
Country: France
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Seed: 13
Best Odds: 123/1

Nick KYRGIOS
Country: Australia
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Seed: 26
Best Odds: 113/1

Kevin ANDERSON
Country: South Africa
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Seed: 14
Best Odds: 208/1

John ISNER
Country: United States
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Seed: 17
Best Odds: 313/1

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The four favourites for the Ladies' Singles title from left to right: Serena Williams, Petra Kvitová, Maria Sharapova, Sabine Lisicki

// The FAVOURITES
The four players with the best odds.

Serena WILLIAMS (US Open Champion, Australian Open Champion, French Open Champion)
Country: United States
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Rank: 1
Seed: 1
Age: 33
Best Result: Champion (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Last Result: 3R
YTD: 32-1 (97%)
Best Odds: 7/4

Petra KVITOVA (Defending Champion)
Country: Czech Republic
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Rank: 2
Seed: 2
Age: 25
Best Result: Champion (2011, 2014)
Last Result: Champion
YTD: 32-1 (77%)
Best Odds: 17/4

Maria SHARAPOVA
Country: Russia
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Rank: 4
Seed: 4
Age: 28
Best Result: Champion (2004)
Last Result: 4R
YTD: 29-6 (83%)
Best Odds: 10/1

Sabine LISICKI
Country: Germany
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Rank: 18
Seed: 18
Age: 25
Best Result: Finalist (2013)
Last Result: Quarter-finalist
YTD: 15-15 (50%)
Best Odds: 20/1

// The DARK HORSES
Players with a top 8 seed or best odds shorter than 100/1

Simona HALEP
Country: Romania
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Seed: 3
Best Odds: 22/1

Victoria AZARENKA
Country: Belarus
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Seed: 23
Best Odds: 29/1

Angelique KERBER
Country: Germany
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Seed: 10
Best Odds: 29/1

Agnieszka RADWANSKA
Country: Poland
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Seed: 13
Best Odds: 33/1

Lucie SAFAROVA
Country: Czech Republic
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Seed: 6
Best Odds: 40/1

Sloane STEPHENS
Country: United States
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Seed: Unseeded
Best Odds: 51/1

Caroline WOZNIACKI
Country: Denmark
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Seed: 5
Best Odds: 69/1

Karolina PLISKOVA
Country: Czech Republic
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Seed: 11
Best Odds: 69/1

Belinda BENCIC
Country: Switzerland
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Seed: 30
Best Odds: 80/1

Madison KEYS
Country: United States
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Seed: 21
Best Odds: 80/1

Ekaterina MAKAROVA
Country: Russia
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Seed: 8
Best Odds: 123/1

Ana IVANOVIC
Country: Serbia
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Seed: 7
Best Odds: 181/1

// OUTSIDE BETS
The four players with the best odds longer than 100/1, and seeded outside the top 8

Eugenie BOUCHARD
Country: Canada
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Seed: 12
Best Odds: 100/1

Venus WILLIAMS
Country: United States
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Seed: 16
Best Odds: 113/1

Timea BACSINSZKY
Country: Switzerland
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Seed: 15
Best Odds: 150/1

Camila GIORGI
Country: Italy
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Seed: 31
Best Odds: 175/1
 

Thraktor

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Murray's got a fairly tough draw here, he's looking at Tsonga-Nadal-Federer-Djokovic from the fourth round on.

Djokovic-Wawrinka and Federer-Murray semi-finals should be interesting, though.
 

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Hoping for Murray and.. well it's obvious who I hope for on the women's side but grass is her poorest surface and after rushing out firing in January things have looked BLEAK. Let's just hope for some good tennis.
 
QUEEN SABINE

she gets anywhere near the final I'm going to mug some pimms drinking wanker for their ticket. or buy a spare, whatevers.

I also like men
 
I'll be cheering on Murray and Radwanska as usual, but I'd like to see Serena keep the Grand Slam charge going. The US Open hype is going to be insane if she wins here.

Some tasty looking R1 matchups, especially in the mens bracket. Spare a thought for Kohlschreiber, surely one of the best unseeded grass court players in the whole draw, who got landed with Djokovic right away.

First though, Radwanska vs. Bencic in the Eastbourne final.
 
C'mon Muzza! One hell of a draw potentially, but if he's going to do it again, why not go through some of the best players to have ever swung a tennis racquet. Hoping for Nadal to go deep into the draw, but it's just not going to happen is it?
 
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I lost all my image files while doing this yesterday and had to start again from scratch. ;_; I'm busy working on Ladies to Watch now, and then I'll have a brief back-story blurb and in the final post the seeds list and a draw actually in the post.

Hopefully the great tennis god has accepted the original version's disappearance as a suitable sacrifice for Murray's victory.
 

scarlet

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I lost all my image files while doing this yesterday and had to start again from scratch. ;_; I'm busy working on Ladies to Watch now, and then I'll have a brief back-story blurb and in the final post the seeds list and a draw actually in the post.

Hopefully the great tennis god has accepted the original version's disappearance as a suitable sacrifice for Murray's victory.

Actually I like it so far, you're doing great.

Anyway

2013 || Andy Murry df. Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
 

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Dustin Brown and Kerber gonna win this trust me.

So, is there a way to watch the tournament in Germany if you absolutely hate Sport1 and don't even have TV channels? Like a Eurosport Player for Wimbledon deal?
 
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Also I'd forgotten how messed up the womens' side is sometimes. I went to check the odds to put player with less than 100/1 under The DARK HORSES section and then find out there's like twenty billion of them.
 
Damn the 3-3 Deuce point (massive rally with Radwanska on desperate defense against the wind) deserved a standing ovation with raucous applause. Great stuff from both, but Bencic snags the first break.
 

sam777

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Like always, I will be cheering on Rafa and Lisicki.
Although I got no hope for Rafa hopefully Lisicki will play to her very best like always on grass and make it far.
 

John Dunbar

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assuming that wawrinka hasn't managed to unlock grass god mode during the last week or so djokovic has a cakewalk all the way to the final. his toughest match is actually the first round. disgusting fix.
 

Reyne

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As usual, here is hoping Fed makes its eight and eighteen. As long as he keeps that first serve % high and stays committed to keeping the points as short as possible ( Edberg style ) there is no reason he can't at least repeat what he did last year or even go one step further. Draw isn't that bad I think and as long as he can dodge any early round freak upsets there are few enough who can live with Federer on the grass. Rafa ( though I would be surprised to see him in the semi ) and Murray certainly can. Of course, Berdych too, though Federer hasn't really struggled against him anywhere else recently. Still, lots of tennis to be played before this.

Other than that, I want Stanimal and Ninja to make deep runs. Either one should be able to trouble the Djoker, though grass might not be their best surface. I have absolutely no faith in Dimitrov anymore, sad to say. Guy is just lost atm and I doubt that will change here, so expect him to drop further down the rankings as he fails to defend his semi, which is the last time he did squat on a tennis court. Rasheed's got to go.
 

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Serena slam #2 would be incredible, over 12 years after the first one.

And yeah, would love for Roger to win his final major here.
 
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Serena slam #2 would be incredible, over 12 years after the first one.

And yeah, would love for Roger to win his final major here.

He already did, though?

I'm so sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, my predictions: Nadal does better than expected, Dimitrov continues to do poorly, Djokovic goes out before the semi-finals and there's a surprise finalist from the top-half, Wawrinka does not live up to expectations, and nor does Cilic.
 
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What's the bets on Genie? 1R or 2R?

Also, is there any more information people want in the OT? I'm planning to stick the seeds in the second post and a draw which I'll keep updated. I wasn't really sure if anything else was needed. The only I thing I sort of considered was a "Match of the Day" for casual tennis fans. I think a lot of people only switch on for the Big 4, which means they don't actually see very much exciting tennis because rounds 1-4 usually feature the top seeds putting poor unfortunate souls to the sword. I was going to highlight what I think will be tense or exciting matches between lower ranked players so that people who maybe don't watch tennis normally can see some of the dramatic scraps between lower players - think Wawrinka-Simon at RG 13.
 
How is Bencic so smart and tenacious at 18 years old? I'm so impressed. Great match - Aga is playing well but Bencic is respecting her shots and carefully applying pressure wherever possible.
 
He already did, though?

I'm so sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, my predictions: Nadal does better than expected, Dimitrov continues to do poorly, Djokovic goes out before the semi-finals and there's a surprise finalist from the top-half, Wawrinka does not live up to expectations, and nor does Cilic.

Djokovic to fall before the semis? That's a very bold prediction. My hope is that you're right, but I think the guy will sleepwalk his way to another final. Nadal is an interesting one. It's probably the first year that everyone is writing him off. Even before, there was an expectation that his first week losses were blips and that he'd be back. This time, nobody is expecting him to do anything at Wimbledon. I'd love it if we got a Murray/Nadal QF. Murray should decimate him in all probability.
 
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Djokovic to fall before the semis? That's a very bold prediction. My hope is that you're right, but I think the guy will sleepwalk his way to another final. Nadal is an interesting one. It's probably the first year that everyone is writing him off. Even before, there was an expectation that his first week losses were blips and that he'd be back. This time, nobody is expecting him to do anything at Wimbledon. I'd love it if we got a Murray/Nadal QF. Murray should decimate him in all probability.

I reckon Novak will be mentally AWOL after his RG loss. Nadal, though, will be playing with absolutely no expectations whatsoever. No stress about defending anything, nobody watching him as a winner. I think he'll loosen up a lot and play pretty well. I don't expect him to go past the QF, but I don't think he'll have any shock losses a la Rosol/Darcis, and I don't think he'll push whoever he muts in the QF (Murray) pretty hard.
 

John Dunbar

correct about everything
I reckon Novak will be mentally AWOL after his RG loss.

i hope you are right, and him losing to alexander zverev in straights at the exhibition and, more alarmingly, losing a set to gasquet of all people are some good signs, but i honestly i don't think the rg loss will have much of an effect on him. he'll cruise through the first four rounds and will only be somewhat bothered in the quarter if nishikori has magically gone back to 100% or cilic has decided to start beasting.
 
I reckon Novak will be mentally AWOL after his RG loss. Nadal, though, will be playing with absolutely no expectations whatsoever. No stress about defending anything, nobody watching him as a winner. I think he'll loosen up a lot and play pretty well. I don't expect him to go past the QF, but I don't think he'll have any shock losses a la Rosol/Darcis, and I don't think he'll push whoever he muts in the QF (Murray) pretty hard.

Yeah, I think Roland Garros illustrated the problem with Rafa's season so far, he's in decent enough form to beat up on the lower ranked guys with ease but far, FAR away from challenging the top guys. It's kind of fitting, in a way, that Djokovic's QF victory over Nadal wasn't the watershed moment that everyone believed it to be at the time, because he beat a shadow rather than a guy in his pomp on his favourite surface in his favourite tournament. He was dismantled fairly easily in the end. You're right in that Murray will do the same should they meet in the QFs. Nadal might have to wait till next year before he can compete at the top level again. Much in the same way that it took Murray the best part of a year, post back surgery, to get back to that level again.

Anyway, can't wait for these next two weeks. Wimbledon, just edging out the US Open, is my favourite slam of the year.
 

John Dunbar

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Yeah, I think Roland Garros illustrated the problem with Rafa's season so far, he's in decent enough form to beat up on the lower ranked guys with ease but far, FAR away from challenging the top guys. It's kind of fitting, in a way, that Djokovic's QF victory over Nadal wasn't the watershed moment that everyone believed it to be at the time, because he beat a shadow rather than a guy in his pomp on his favourite surface in his favourite tournament. He was dismantled fairly easily in the end. You're right in that Murray will do the same should they meet in the QFs. Nadal might have to wait till next year before he can compete at the top level again. Much in the same way that it took Murray the best part of a year, post back surgery, to get back to that level again.

Anyway, can't wait for these next two weeks. Wimbledon, just edging out the US Open, is my favourite slam of the year.

i have to point out that i made it clear at the time that djokovic's win over an old cripple was meaningless. those posts are still soaked with mimic's tears.
 
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I'd have loved to have seen a Clayray-Stan final. Maybe in an alternate world where Djokovic didn't MTO while Murry had momentum.
 

Reyne

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Tbh, I could easily see Nadal in the QF by sheer virtue of his draw being as good as it is, given his current ranking. Almost no big severs in his quarter and in the 4th he gets Ferrer who is as prone to upsets on the grass as Nadal is. Bellucci could be tricky too I guess, but he is known head case who will fold quicker than a house of cards in the wind when the goings gets tough.
I guess the question is if Brown is gonna give us a repeat of what he did in Halle last year but the guy is so streaky I could see him lose in the first round.

Also, Djokovic was upset by Alexander Zverev in the Boodles exhibition. Looked really rusty and out of it. Of course, he'll up his game when it matters as most top players does and Zverev would lower his game if it happened on the CC of Wimbledon. Still, I think its strange Djokovic didn't participate in Halle or Queens this year, particularly given the extra time they had this year compared to previous years. Now he will head into the event of the year with minimal preparation while everyone else had both time to prepare and rest.
 
Begun the Bencic era has. I think Aga began to run out of steam physically, which isn't too surprising after 4 tough hours across two days against Stephens and Bencic when she's not gone deep often in 2015.
 
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Murray's draw is pretty horrendous, yeah. If he went through Nadal -> Federer -> Djokovic he'd have taken out 11 Wimbledons of champions, and every active Wimbledon champion except himself and Hewitt (lol).
 
Murray's got a fairly tough draw here, he's looking at Tsonga-Nadal-Federer-Djokovic from the fourth round on.

Murray has a very good record against Tsonga; especially on grass, Nadal will probably lose before even getting to the Quarters and most likely Murray will face Ferrer who will not be able to challenge him on grass and the last time Murray played Federer on grass was the Olympic Final in which he destroyed him.

Edit: Also seen Crab's post above. Why do people think Nadal is a threat on grass? His last three Wimbledons have been 2nd round, 1st round and 4th round.
 
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