[Peru]

Packed Centre Court see strenuous struggles for Championships!

The 126th Wimbledon Championships - 25 June to 8 July

• Welcome back to another year of that most mythical of tennis grand slams. Get comfortably seated and enjoy the white uniforms and classy profile thoroughly: Shortly after
  the Championships the mad spectacle of the Summer Olympics will invade the All England Club -- yes, we'll get two major tennis tournaments on grass this year, and shockingly our
  pure eyes will suffer the colorful national outfits allowed on the pristine grass. Not yet, though.
  
  
• This thread should've been made by an Englishman, but Wes is too busy at the moment. Let's get this (dignified) party started.

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS



Novak DJOKOVIC beat Rafael NADAL 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Petra KVITOVA beat Maria SHARAPOVA 6-3, 6-4


The FAVOURITES

I usually do five, but the odds for the fifth favorite on both the men's and women's side is a whopping 21,00 / 20/1!



Novak Djokovic - 2.75
Rafael Nadal - 3.25
Roger Federer - 5.00
Andy Murray - 7.00



Serena Williams - 3.75
Maria Sharapova - 3.75
Petra Kvitova - 4.50
Victoria Azarenka - 7.00

The SEEDS
Gentlemen’s Singles

Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [1]
Rafael NADAL (ESP) [2]
Roger FEDERER (SUI) [3]
Andy MURRAY (GBR) [4]
Jo-Wilfried TSONGA (FRA) [5]
Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) [6]
David FERRER (ESP) [7]
Janko TIPSAREVIC (SRB) [8]
Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) [9]
Mardy FISH (USA) [10]
John ISNER (USA) [11]
Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP) [12]
Gilles SIMON (FRA) [13]
Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) [14]
Juan MONACO (ARG) [15]
Marin CILIC (CRO) [16]
Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) [17]
Richard GASQUET (FRA) [18]
Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) [19]
Bernard TOMIC (AUS) [20]
Milos RAONIC (CAN) [21]
Alexandr DOLGOPOLOV (UKR) [22]
Andreas SEPPI (ITA) [23]
Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) [24]
Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) [25]
Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) [26]
Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) [27]
Radek STEPANEK (CZE) [28]
Julien BENNETEAU (FRA) [29]
Andy RODDICK (USA) [30]
Florian MAYER (GER) [31]
Kevin ANDERSON (RSA) [32]

Ladies’ Singles

Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [1]
Victoria AZARENKA (BLR) [2]
Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL) [3]
Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [4]
Samantha STOSUR (AUS) [5]
Serena WILLIAMS (USA) [6]
Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [7]
Angelique KERBER (GER) [8]
Marion BARTOLI (FRA) [9]
Sara ERRANI (ITA) [10]
Na LI (CHN) [11]
Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) [12]
Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK) [13]
Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) [14]
Sabine LISICKI (GER) [15]
Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) [16]
Maria KIRILENKO (RUS) [17]
Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) [18]
Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [19]
Nadia PETROVA (RUS) [20]
Roberta VINCI (ITA) [21]
Julia GOERGES (GER) [22]
Petra CETKOVSKA (CZE) [23]
Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA) [24]
Jie ZHENG (CHN) [25]
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP) [26]
Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) [27]
Christina MCHALE (USA) [28]
Monica NICULESCU (ROU) [29]
Shuai PENG (CHN) [30]
Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [31]
Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) [32]


The BASICS

Schedule of Play: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/score...ule/index.html
Going to Wimbledon FAQ: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/index.html
iOS app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wimbl...319284643?mt=8
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...2ltYmxlZG9uIl0.

[Peru]

The DRAWS

Gentlemen:

[1]Djokovic v Ferrero
Harrison v Lu
Becker v Blake
Stakhovsky v [28]Stepanek
[24]Granollers v Troicki
Klizan v Chela
Chardy v Volandri
L.Mayer v [15]Monaco

[12]Almagro v Rochus
Rufin v Darcis
Berlocq v Bemelmans
Kamke v [18]Gasquet
[31]F.Mayer v Tursunov
Petzschner v Kavcic
Bolelli v Janowicz
Gulbis v [6]Berdych

-------------------

[3]Federer v Ramos
Fognini v Llodra
Menendez-Maceiras v Russell
Muller v [29]Benneteau
[17]Verdasco v Wang
Zemlja v Goodall
Malisse v Matosevic
Mathieu v [13]Simon

[11]Isner v Falla
Lorenzi v Mahut
Andreev v Golding
Istomin v [23]Seppi
[26]Youzhny v Young
Cervantes v Cipolla
Sweeting v Starace
Nalbandian v [8]Tipsarevic

-------------------

[7]Ferrer v Brown
De Schepper v Bachinger
Odesnik v Phau
J.Baker v [30]Roddick
[19]Nishikori v Kukushkin
Kuznetsov v Serra
Soeda v Kunitsyn
Haase v [9]Del Potro

[16]Cilic v Stebe
Ito v Kubot
Pospisil v Querrey
Giraldo v [21]Raonic
[32]Anderson v Dimitrov
Montanes v Baghdatis
Karlovic v Sela
Davydenko v [4]Murray

-------------------

[5]Tsonga v Hewitt
Roger-Vasselin v Garcia-Lopez
Lacko v Ungur
Melzer v [25]Wawrinka
[20]Tomic v Goffin
Levine v K.Beck
Ward v Andujar
Ramirez-Hidalgo v [10]Fish

[14]Lopez v Nieminen
B.Baker v Machado
Ebden v Paire
Bogomolov v [22]Dolgopolov
[27]Kohlschreiber v Haas
Zopp v Jaziri
Rosol v Dodig
Bellucci v [2]Nadal

Ladies:

[1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)
[Q] Vesna Dolonc (SRB) v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) v [WC] Virginie Razzano (FRA)
Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) v [29] Monica Niculescu (ROU)

[23] Petra Cetkovska (CZE) v Vania King (USA)
Sloane Stephens (USA) v [Q] Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Petra Martic (CRO) v [15] Sabine Lisicki (GER)

-------------------

[12] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Mona Barthel (GER)
Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU) v Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) v Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
Kim Clijsters (BEL) v [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

[28] Christina McHale (USA) v [WC] Johanna Konta (GBR)
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) v Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Alberta Brianti (ITA)
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v [8] Angelique Kerber (GER)

-------------------

[3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
Venus Williams (USA) v Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) v Heather Watson (GBR)
Jamie Hampton (USA) v [27] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

[20] Nadia Petrova (RUS) v [Q] Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
Timea Babos (HUN) v [WC] Melanie Oudin (USA)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
[Q] Camila Giorgi (ITA) v [16] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

-------------------

[11] Li Na (CHN) v Ksenia Pervak (KAZ)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
[WC] Naomi Broady (GBR) v Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) v [17] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

[30] Peng Shuai (CHN) v [Q] Sandra Zaniewska (POL)
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v [LL] Misaki Doi (JPN)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v [5] Samantha Stosur (AUS)

-------------------

[6] Serena Williams (USA) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
Johanna Larsson (SWE) v [Q] Melinda Czink (HUN)
Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
Stephanie Dubois (CAN) v [25] Zheng Jie (CHN)

[19] Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Kiki Bertens (NED)
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) v [WC] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) v Anne Keothavong (GBR)
[Q] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) v [10] Sara Errani (ITA)

-------------------

[13] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) v Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) v [Q] Annika Beck (GER)
Polona Hercog (SLO) v [Q] Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
[WC] Laura Robson (GBR) v [24] Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

[31] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
Elena Baltacha (GBR) v Karin Knapp (ITA)
Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) v [4] Petra Kvitova (CZE)

-------------------

[7] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Tamira Paszek (AUT)
Alize Cornet (FRA) v Nina Bratchikova (RUS)
Greta Arn (HUN) v Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v [32] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

[21] Roberta Vinci (ITA) v [WC] Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Marina Erakovic (NZL)
[Q] Mirjana Lucic (CRO) v Alexandra Panova (RUS)
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v [9] Marion Bartoli (FRA)

-------------------

[14] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) v Mandy Minella (LUX)
Shahar Peer (ISR) v [22] Julia Goerges (GER)

[26] Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Simona Halep (ROU)
[Q] Jana Cepelova (SVK) v [Q] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v Romina Oprandi (SUI)
Irina Falconi (USA) v [2] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)



Finally, some words of wisdom from that great British hero - Alan Partridge:

Watch a play by Shakespeare or go to a modern art gallery, and no one has the faintest idea what the hell is going on.

Sport, on the other hand, is straightforward. In badminton, if you win a rally, you get one point. In volleyball, if you win a rally, you get one point.
In tennis, if you win a rally, you get 15 points for the first or second rallies you’ve won in that game, or 10 for the third, with an indeterminate amount
assigned to the fourth rally other than the knowledge that the game is won, providing one player is two 10-point (or 15-point) segments clear of his opponent.
It’s clear and simple.

[Keyser Soze]

I have €10 Clijsters @ 20/1 - screw unseededness!

[Peru]

One last hurrah for St Kim? Perhaps. Doubt it, but she's a joker. I'd bet on Venus as far as unseeded players go.

[Diprosalic]

this is it roger. this is the one you need to win.

[leng jai]

Nadal should be favourite over Djokovic for the title.

Tommy Haas has it in the bag though.

[Jay Sosa]

c&p from RG thread:

Like I said in the official thread, I'm a bit bored with mens tennis right now. Rooting for my fellow country men (Melzer, Haider Maurer, Paszek and Patricia Mayer) which all will f''k majestically, like always. Since the prince of tennis isn't playing other dudes I'm rooting for are Young (lol, hes like 1-26 this year) Dolgopolov, Bellucci and of course Fedgod. On the womens side I root for the same ladies as always (Kirilenko*, Masha, Cirstea, Lisicki, Cornet, Radwanska and Wozzy and whoever plays good tennis) and for some odd reason my hate for Serena has turned into admiration. God knows why. *seen her live in action last year and my god she looks even ten times better when you're like a meter away, every dude on the court kept snapping like 10 pics per second it was hilarious. oh and nice OP Peru :D You have my blessing to ban anyone that is dissing womens tennis ;)

+ McHale and everyone else that is somewhat good and cute.

[killer_clank]

Gonna be crazy to see Wimbledon covered with eye blindingly colourful London 2012 branding next month. I'm assuming they'll relax all their rules about outfits as well?

[Lancehead]

What are the odds it's another Nadal-Djokovic final. They've played each other in 15 finals already. Crazy.

[Peru]

I'm assuming they'll relax all their rules about outfits as well?

Sure will.

Lots of tennis players at the opening ceremony as well. Nadal flag bearer for Spain, Djokovic for Serbia, Sharapova for Russia, Federer for Switzerland (I think).

[Bo-Locks]

I don't think I'll ever see a match of tennis as great as the 2008 final. My interest in the women's game has been picking up a little bit lately, especially since Sharapova rediscovered her game.

[tycoonheart]

I don't think I'll ever see a match of tennis as great as the 2008 final. My interest in the women's game has been picking up a little bit lately, especially since Sharapova rediscovered her game.

Was that the Roddick/Federer match?

That was absolutely epic.

[Smellycat]

Federer and Nadal can get the number 1 ranking, if these conditions are met:

1)Federer wins, and Djokovic loses in the SFs.
2) Nadal wins and Djokovic loses in the QFs (correct me if I am wrong)

Nadal has to outperform Federer in order to maintain his number 2 ranking.



And don't forget about the Olympics. Whoever wins Wimbledon will likely be the favorite.

[lazybones18]

With the Nole slam kaput I don't really care who wins :/

[Smellycat]

Was that the Roddick/Federer match? That was absolutely epic.

No, that was the Federer/Nadal finale.

[robertsan21]

Federer will win.

But we should keep an eye on Ferrer..... this might be the year for him.

[jett]

Well I'll be rooting for RAFA! Federer has no chance anymore against either Nadal or Djoker.

And who the hell is Kvitova

[sfedai0]

Fed is done period. I see another Rafa/Nole final.

[Ape Gone Insane]

If I get something near a 2008 final (whether it's Djokovic/Nadal or Federer/Nadal), I'll be happy.

Was that the Roddick/Federer match? That was absolutely epic.

That was the near 5 hour Nadal-Federer match. Most epic tennis match I've seen.

[BertramCooper]

I loves me some Wimbledon.

I wish all grand slams were white-attire only. If I were a pro tennis player, I'd wear nothing but white. It's so classy and cool.

[Diprosalic]

Well I'll be rooting for RAFA! Federer has no chance anymore against either Nadal or Djoker. And who the hell is Kvitova

if he plays his best on a surface he likes, he does. i really believe that. problem is, he isn't as consistent anymore. if he gets himself through to the SF anything can happen.

[Nemo]

Rooting for Fed still, dude needs one more slam IMO

[Ape Gone Insane]

I also look forward to the papers here getting on a hype train behind Murray. The pattern usually goes with him being declared the Brit we can all get behind to, after he's lost, bemoaning the disappointing performance by a Scotsman.

[MIMIC]

Federer and Nadal can get the number 1 ranking, if these conditions are met: 1)Federer wins, and Djokovic loses in the SFs. 2) Nadal wins and Djokovic loses in the QFs (correct me if I am wrong) Nadal has to outperform Federer in order to maintain his number 2 ranking. And don't forget about the Olympics. Whoever wins Wimbledon will likely be the favorite.

Correct. From the ATP's website (last year's Wimbledon points removed):



Several scenarios are possible for all 3 guys. Such as

Djoker remains No. 1 if:
1. He at least makes the final
2. He makes the semi-final & Nadal beats Federer in the final

etc.

But Djoker secures his stay at No. 1 by making the final.

[Peru]

The world's two highest-earning female athletes of 2011* on practice courts side-by-side



*as per yesterday's Forbes top 100 list

[Monfils withdraws]

[MIMIC]

It still confounds me how Li Na became the highest-earning female athlete just by winning RG. But I guess China really gets behind those that make them look good.

[Peru]

Big country, lots of sponsors. If I was an ambitious Chinese dad/coach I'd pack away those table tennis paddles and drive the kids to a real court.

[ConfusingJazz]

If Andy Murray wasn't dominating the irrational bets driven by nationalism and all that, what would his odds actually be?

It still confounds me how Li Na became the highest-earning female athlete just by winning RG. But I guess China really gets behind those that make them look good.

How many international Chinese athletes are there? Especially female?

[The Last Wizard]

Holy crap Wimbledon is Monday, felt like the French just ended.

[Ape Gone Insane]

If Andy Murray wasn't dominating the irrational bets driven by nationalism and all that, what would his odds actually be?

Very low. He's a good player but he just doesn't have that 'extra' spark that the likes of Nadal, Federer or Djokovic have - which separates them from the rest.

[Hootie]

C'mon Fedgod...win this shit. Just win this and be done with it all.

delpo future!

not really

[Nemo]

Li Na is my fav, when she's on, she's on. Definitely would like her to win Wimbledon and see her play on top for at least 2 more years

Holy crap Wimbledon is Monday, felt like the French just ended.

If you don't follow masters the schedule can indeed be irritating between AO and FO

[perfectchaos007]

If Andy Murray wasn't dominating the irrational bets driven by nationalism and all that, what would his odds actually be? How many international Chinese athletes are there? Especially female?

1:20 sounds about right for a guy with no major. It's not like he's entering on a hot streak or anything. He was bounced in the first round of a grass tourney last week.

[Speevy]

If #5 was Del Potro, he's getting farther than Serena Williams.

[MIMIC]

The draw is said to take place at 11am local time (5am EDT).....so, in about 35 minutes.

[lazybones18]

Drawing going on now

[Peru]

Listen here http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/...354620323.html

[MIMIC]

Djokovic draws Fed
Nadal draws Murray

FOR THE MILLIONTH FUCKING TIME

[Peru]

Sigh..

[perfectchaos007]

Haha how does that always happen? Djokovic Nadal final...

[Peru]

Press corps laughs as Isner and Mahut are close to each other on the draw.

[NZer]

Dammit, freaking 50-50 always going the wrong way

[perfectchaos007]

Press corps laughs as Isner and Mahut are close to each other on the draw.

This is Mahut's last year on the tour, so make it count. Round 2 I'm guessing?

[Peru]

Davydenko - Murray.. Muzzah upset in the first round?

[MIMIC]

From MTF

[1]Djokovic v Ferrero
Harrison v Lu
Becker v Blake
Stakhovsky v [28]Stepanek
[24]Granollers v Troicki
Klizan v Chela
Chardy v Volandri
L.Mayer v [15]Monaco

[12]Almagro v Rochus
Rufin v Darcis
Berlocq v Bemelmans
Kamke v [18]Gasquet
[31]F.Mayer v Tursunov
Petzschner v Kavcic
Bolelli v Janowicz
Gulbis v [6]Berdych

-------------------

[3]Federer v Ramos
Fognini v Llodra
Menendez-Maceiras v Russell
Muller v [29]Benneteau
[17]Verdasco v Wang
Zemlja v Goodall
Malisse v Matosevic
Mathieu v [13]Simon

[11]Isner v Falla
Lorenzi v Mahut
Andreev v Golding
Istomin v [23]Seppi
[26]Youzhny v Young
Cervantes v Cipolla
Sweeting v Starace
Nalbandian v [8]Tipsarevic

-------------------

[7]Ferrer v Brown
De Schepper v Bachinger
Odesnik v Phau
J.Baker v [30]Roddick
[19]Nishikori v Kukushkin
Kuznetsov v Serra
Soeda v Kunitsyn
Haase v [9]Del Potro

[16]Cilic v Stebe
Ito v Kubot
Pospisil v Querrey
Giraldo v [21]Raonic
[32]Anderson v Dimitrov
Montanes v Baghdatis
Karlovic v Sela
Davydenko v [4]Murray

-------------------

[5]Tsonga v Hewitt
Roger-Vasselin v Garcia-Lopez
Lacko v Ungur
Melzer v [25]Wawrinka
[20]Tomic v Goffin
Levine v K.Beck
Ward v Andujar
Ramirez-Hidalgo v [10]Fish

[14]Lopez v Nieminen
B.Baker v Machado
Ebden v Paire
Bogomolov v [22]Dolgopolov
[27]Kohlschreiber v Haas
Zopp v Jaziri
Rosol v Dodig
Bellucci v [2]Nadal

So many insane 1st round matches

Djoker vs. Ferrero
Gulbis vs. Berdych
Tsonga vs. Hewitt (lol)
Murray vs. Davydenko (lol)
Tipsy vs. Nalbandian

And Kohlschreiber or Haas could play Nadal in the 4th round

[Carlbeego]

Man gets a nice big trophy and the Woman gets a big plate.

[MIMIC]

Isner and Mahut won't play in the 1st round for a 3rd straight year, but they CAN play in the 2nd round.

Fucking rigged.

[Peru]

Crazy first rounds for the men indeed.

Radwanska NOT in the same half as Azarenka. Shock! Potential QFs Sharapova-Kerber, Radwanska-Stosur, Serena Williams-Petra Kvitova, Wozniacki-Azarenka

Man gets a nice big trophy and the Woman gets a big plate.

No one gets to keep either but the money makes up for that.

[perfectchaos007]

Clijsters vs. Jankovic 1st round!!! LMAO

[lazybones18]

Jankovic vs Clijsters....interesting

Venus ranked #123