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| THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON Day 4 review - Thursday 28th June 2007. |
Thursday saw a full day's play, with matches on the outside courts starting an hour earlier to make up
some of the time from rain delays earlier in the week.
The tournament had been looking for an upset, and it came when veteran Australian Wayne Arthurs took
on 11th seed Tommy Robredo. Arthurs, playing in his last tournament before retirement, achieved an
early service break to take the first set; and the second went all the way to the tiebreak. In an epic
tie-break, Robredo took an early point break off Arthurs, but when serving at 5-4 the left-handed Aussie
took both of Robredo's service points to set up a set point. With the set completed, Arthurs took control to
take out a straight-sets victory and ensure he won't be hanging up the racket just yet.
There could so easily have been another upset, with firey Australian redhead Chris Guccione taking the
first 2 sets against Russian 6th seed Nikolay Davydenko and taking the third to a tie-break. But sadly for
the Aussie he was unable to take the opportunity, with the Russian taking the tie-break and eventually
prevailing in 5 sets.
Lleyton Hewitt got through with a comprehensive straight-sets demolition of Simone Bolelli, but the last
Australian woman Nicole Pratt was blasted off the court by Nicole Vaidisova.
Roger Federer, James Blake, Raphael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo all had
comfortable straight-sets wins, but Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych and Marcos Baghdatis were taken to
4 sets and had some nervous moments during their matches before going through.
some of the time from rain delays earlier in the week.
The tournament had been looking for an upset, and it came when veteran Australian Wayne Arthurs took
on 11th seed Tommy Robredo. Arthurs, playing in his last tournament before retirement, achieved an
early service break to take the first set; and the second went all the way to the tiebreak. In an epic
tie-break, Robredo took an early point break off Arthurs, but when serving at 5-4 the left-handed Aussie
took both of Robredo's service points to set up a set point. With the set completed, Arthurs took control to
take out a straight-sets victory and ensure he won't be hanging up the racket just yet.
There could so easily have been another upset, with firey Australian redhead Chris Guccione taking the
first 2 sets against Russian 6th seed Nikolay Davydenko and taking the third to a tie-break. But sadly for
the Aussie he was unable to take the opportunity, with the Russian taking the tie-break and eventually
prevailing in 5 sets.
Lleyton Hewitt got through with a comprehensive straight-sets demolition of Simone Bolelli, but the last
Australian woman Nicole Pratt was blasted off the court by Nicole Vaidisova.
Roger Federer, James Blake, Raphael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo all had
comfortable straight-sets wins, but Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych and Marcos Baghdatis were taken to
4 sets and had some nervous moments during their matches before going through.
The Aussies
Mens Singles, Second Round
16 - L Hewitt (AUS) d S Bolelli (ITA) 6-2 6-2 6-1
6 - N Davydenko (RUS) d C Guccione (AUS) 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-2
W Arthurs (AUS) d 11 - T Robredo (ESP) 6-3 7-6 6-3
Womens Singles, Second Round
14 - N Vaidisova (CZE) d N Pratt (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Mens Doubles, First Round
W Moodie (RSA)/T Perry (AUS) d 14 - J Coetzee (RSA)/R Wassen (NED) 2-6 6-2 7-6 6-4
9 - L Dlouhy (CZE)/P Vizner (CZE) d T Cibulek (CZE)/J Kerr (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-2
J Auckland (GBR)/S Huss (AUS) d I Bozoljak (SRB)/D Norman (BEL) 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
Womens Doubles, Second Round
1 - L Raymond (USA)/S Stosur (AUS) d L Hradecka (CZE)/R Voracova (CZE) 6-2 3-6 6-3
5 - K Peschke (CZE)/R Stubbs (AUS) d C Ji (CHN)/S Sun (CHN) 6-0 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles, Second Round
1 - R Federer (SUI) d J M Del Potrol (ARG) 6-2 7-5 6-1
2 - R Nadal (ESP) d W Eschauer (AUT) 6-2 6-4 6-1
4 - N Djokovic (SRB) d A Delic (USA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
7 - T Berdych (CZE) d M Llodra (FRA) 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6
9 - J Blake (USA) d A Pavel (ROU) 6-4 6-3 6-3
10 - M Bagdhatis (CYP) d N Devilder (FRA) 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-2
13 - T Haas (GER) d T Zib (CZE) 6-3 7-6 6-4
14 - M Youzhny (RUS) d G Simon (FRA) 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
15 - I Ljubicic (CRO) d J Hernych (CZE) 6-4 6-3 6-4
P-H Mathieu (FRA) d 17 - D Ferrer (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-3
18 - J Niemenen (FIN) d F Mayer (GER) 3-6 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3
19 - J Bjorkman (SWE) d Y-T Wang (TPE) 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-4
20 - J C Ferrero (ESP) d G Muller (LUX) 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6
21 - D Tursunov (RUS) d M Berner (GER) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
22 - G Canas (ARG) d M Mirnyi (BLR) 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-6
23 - D Nalbandian (ARG) d F Dancevic (CAN) 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3
E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d 24 - J I Chela (ARG) 7-6 6-4 7-5
26 - M Safin (RUS) d A U-H Qureshi (PAK) 6-4 6-2 7-6
28 - R Soderling (SWE) d S Grosjean (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
H-T Lee (KOR) d 29 - A Calleri (ITA) 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-3
Mens Singles, Second Round
16 - L Hewitt (AUS) d S Bolelli (ITA) 6-2 6-2 6-1
6 - N Davydenko (RUS) d C Guccione (AUS) 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-2
W Arthurs (AUS) d 11 - T Robredo (ESP) 6-3 7-6 6-3
Womens Singles, Second Round
14 - N Vaidisova (CZE) d N Pratt (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Mens Doubles, First Round
W Moodie (RSA)/T Perry (AUS) d 14 - J Coetzee (RSA)/R Wassen (NED) 2-6 6-2 7-6 6-4
9 - L Dlouhy (CZE)/P Vizner (CZE) d T Cibulek (CZE)/J Kerr (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-2
J Auckland (GBR)/S Huss (AUS) d I Bozoljak (SRB)/D Norman (BEL) 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
Womens Doubles, Second Round
1 - L Raymond (USA)/S Stosur (AUS) d L Hradecka (CZE)/R Voracova (CZE) 6-2 3-6 6-3
5 - K Peschke (CZE)/R Stubbs (AUS) d C Ji (CHN)/S Sun (CHN) 6-0 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles, Second Round
1 - R Federer (SUI) d J M Del Potrol (ARG) 6-2 7-5 6-1
2 - R Nadal (ESP) d W Eschauer (AUT) 6-2 6-4 6-1
4 - N Djokovic (SRB) d A Delic (USA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
7 - T Berdych (CZE) d M Llodra (FRA) 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6
9 - J Blake (USA) d A Pavel (ROU) 6-4 6-3 6-3
10 - M Bagdhatis (CYP) d N Devilder (FRA) 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-2
13 - T Haas (GER) d T Zib (CZE) 6-3 7-6 6-4
14 - M Youzhny (RUS) d G Simon (FRA) 6-4 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
15 - I Ljubicic (CRO) d J Hernych (CZE) 6-4 6-3 6-4
P-H Mathieu (FRA) d 17 - D Ferrer (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-3
18 - J Niemenen (FIN) d F Mayer (GER) 3-6 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3
19 - J Bjorkman (SWE) d Y-T Wang (TPE) 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-4
20 - J C Ferrero (ESP) d G Muller (LUX) 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6
21 - D Tursunov (RUS) d M Berner (GER) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
22 - G Canas (ARG) d M Mirnyi (BLR) 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-6
23 - D Nalbandian (ARG) d F Dancevic (CAN) 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3
E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d 24 - J I Chela (ARG) 7-6 6-4 7-5
26 - M Safin (RUS) d A U-H Qureshi (PAK) 6-4 6-2 7-6
28 - R Soderling (SWE) d S Grosjean (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
H-T Lee (KOR) d 29 - A Calleri (ITA) 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-3
Womens Singles, Second Round
2 - M Sharapova (RUS) d S Bremond (FRA) 6-0 6-3
4 - A Mauresmo (FRA) d Y Meusberger (AUT) 6-1 6-2
5 - S Kuznetsova (RUS) d B Mattek (USA) 7-6 6-4
6 - A Ivanovic (SRB) d M Tu (USA) 6-4 6-3
8 - A Chakvetadze (RUS) d T Poutchek (BLR) 6-2 6-1
10 - D Hantuchova (SVK) d E Likhovtseva (RUS) 7-5 7-6
11 - N Petrova (RUS) d S Mirza (IND) 6-2 6-2
12 - E Dementieva (RUS) d I Benesova (CZE) 6-2 6-2
A Morigami (JPN) d 13 - D Safina (RUS) 6-4 7-5
15 - P Schnyder (SUI) d R Vinci (ITA) 2-6 6-3 6-2
T Paszek (AUT) d 17 - T Golovin (FRA) 6-2 3-6 6-1
19 - K Srebotnik (SLO) d N Ozegovic (CRO) 6-1 6-1
V Azarenka (BUL) d 21 - T Garbin (ITA) 6-1 6-3
23 - V Williams (USA) d H Sromova (CZE) 6-2 6-2
24 - A Bondarenko (UKR) d A Szavay (HUIN) 6-2 6-3
25 - L Safarova (CZE) d E Danilidou (GRE) 6-4 3-6 6-3
26 - A Sugiyama (JPN) d A Cornet (FRA) 4-6 6-0 6-3
28 - M Santangelo (ITA) d C Wozniacki (DEN) 6-0 7-6
A Rezai (FRA) d 29 - F Schiavone (ITA) 6-4 2-6 6-4
31 - M Krajicek (NED) d K O'Brien (GBR) 6-0 6-1
A Radwanska (POL) d 32 - M Muller (GER) 6-1 4-0 ret.
Mens Doubles, First Round
1 - B Bryan (USA)/M Bryan (USA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/F Verdasco (ESP) 6-1 6-3 6-3
3 - M Knowles (BAH)/D Nestor (CAN) d N Almagro (ESP)/I Navvaro Pastor (ESP) 7-6 6-3 6-1
4 - F Santoro (FRA)/N Zimonjik (SRB) d L Childs (GBR)/J Delgado (GBR) 6-2 6-7 7-6 7-6
5 - M Damm (CZE)/L Paes (IND) d C Haggard (RSA)/M Matkowski (POL) 7-6 6-3 7-5
7 - J Erlich (ISR)/A Ram (ISR) d A Kuznetsov (RUS)/M Zverev (GER) 7-6 3-6 6-2 6-3
10 - A Clement (FRA)/M Llodra (FRA) d M Russell (USA)/G Simon (FRA) 6-2 6-1 6-3
C Kas (GER)/A Peya (AUT) d 17 - Y Allegro (SUI)/J Thomas (USA) 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-4
Womens Doubles, First Round
3 - Y-J Chan (TPE)/C-J Chuang (TPE) d D Hantuchova (SVK)/A Ivanovic (SRB) 7-6 6-4
7 - J Husarova (SVK)/M Shaughnessy (USA) d K Paterson (GBR)/M South (GBR) 6-1 7-5
10 - E Likhovtseva (RUS)/T Sun (CHN) d O Poutchkova (RUS)/M Sequera (VEN) 6-4 6-2
12 - M Kirilenko (RUS)/E Vesnina (RUS) d A Rezai (FRA)/J Vakulenko (UKR) 5-0 ret.
J Craybas (USA)/L Granville (USA) d 15 - V King (USA)/J Kostanic Tosic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
The Others
Mens Singles, Second Round
F Lopez (ESP) d T Henman (GBR) 7-6 7-6 3-6 2-6 6-1
J-W Tsonga (FRA) d N Lapentti (ECU) 6-4 6-2 6-3
G Monfils (FRA) d K Vliegen (BEL) 7-5 7-6 7-6
N Kiefer (GER) d F Santoro (FRA) 6-4 6-3 6-4
Womens Singles, Second Round
V Ruana Pascual (ESP) d T Perebiynis (UKR) 7-5 6-2
Mens Doubles, First Round
E Butorak (USA)/J Murray (GBR) d O Hernandez (ESP)/P Starace (ITA) 6-3 6-3 6-3
A Delic (USA)/B Reynolds (USA) d M Baghdatis (CYP)/S Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-4
R Bloomfield (GBR)/J Murray (GBR) d S Ratiwatana (THA)/S Ratiwatana (THA) 7-6 6-4 6-4
R Ginepri (USA)/T Parrott (USA) d N Bamford (GBR)/J May (GBR) 7-6 6-3 6-2
B Becker (GER)/P Pala (CZE) d C Suk (CZE)/R Vik (CZE) 7-6 7-6 2-6 6-3
H Levy (ISR)/R Ram (USA) d D Hrbarty (SVK)/M Mertinak (SVK) 6-4 6-4 6-4
S Lipsky (USA)/D Martin (USA) d A Montanes (ESP)/R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 6-3 6-3 6-0
M Melo (BRA)/A Sa (BRA) d J Benneteau (FRA)/N Mahut (FRA) 6-7 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3
Womens Doubles, First Round
M Bartoli (FRA)/M Tu (USA) d S Borwell (GBR)/J Curtis (GBR) 6-0 6-2
S Foretz (FRA)/S Sfar (HUN) d E Baltacha (GBR)/N Cavaday (GBR) 6-0 7-6
E Laine (FIN)/M J Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d J Ditty (USA)/R Kops-Jones (USA) 7-6 0-6 6-2
A Nakamura (JPN)/T Tanasugarn (THA) d A Fitzpatrick (GBR)/E Wembley-Smith (USA) 6-1 6-4
L Dominguez Lino (ESP)/A Parra Santonja (ESP) d P Cetkovska (CZE)/L Safarova (CZE) 6-1 6-2
V Azarenka (BLR)/A Chakvetadze (RUS) d S-W Hsieh (TPE)/A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-3 7-5
A Bondarenko (UKR)/K Bondarenko (UKR) d V Cohen-Aloro (FRA)/V Razzano (FRA) 6-1 6-2
A Szavay (HUN)/V Uhlirova (CZE) d I Benesova (CZE)/G Voskoboeva (RUS) 6-4 6-7 8-6
S Williams (USA)/V Williams (USA) d C Curran (GBR)/A Keothavong (GBR) 6-1 6-3
S Peng (CHN)/Z Yan (CHN) d A Harkeroad (USA)/T Obziller (ISR) 4-6 6-4 6-2
A Hlavackova (CZE)/S Kloesel (GER) d K Jans (POL)/A Rosolska (POL) 6-2 6-4
2 - M Sharapova (RUS) d S Bremond (FRA) 6-0 6-3
4 - A Mauresmo (FRA) d Y Meusberger (AUT) 6-1 6-2
5 - S Kuznetsova (RUS) d B Mattek (USA) 7-6 6-4
6 - A Ivanovic (SRB) d M Tu (USA) 6-4 6-3
8 - A Chakvetadze (RUS) d T Poutchek (BLR) 6-2 6-1
10 - D Hantuchova (SVK) d E Likhovtseva (RUS) 7-5 7-6
11 - N Petrova (RUS) d S Mirza (IND) 6-2 6-2
12 - E Dementieva (RUS) d I Benesova (CZE) 6-2 6-2
A Morigami (JPN) d 13 - D Safina (RUS) 6-4 7-5
15 - P Schnyder (SUI) d R Vinci (ITA) 2-6 6-3 6-2
T Paszek (AUT) d 17 - T Golovin (FRA) 6-2 3-6 6-1
19 - K Srebotnik (SLO) d N Ozegovic (CRO) 6-1 6-1
V Azarenka (BUL) d 21 - T Garbin (ITA) 6-1 6-3
23 - V Williams (USA) d H Sromova (CZE) 6-2 6-2
24 - A Bondarenko (UKR) d A Szavay (HUIN) 6-2 6-3
25 - L Safarova (CZE) d E Danilidou (GRE) 6-4 3-6 6-3
26 - A Sugiyama (JPN) d A Cornet (FRA) 4-6 6-0 6-3
28 - M Santangelo (ITA) d C Wozniacki (DEN) 6-0 7-6
A Rezai (FRA) d 29 - F Schiavone (ITA) 6-4 2-6 6-4
31 - M Krajicek (NED) d K O'Brien (GBR) 6-0 6-1
A Radwanska (POL) d 32 - M Muller (GER) 6-1 4-0 ret.
Mens Doubles, First Round
1 - B Bryan (USA)/M Bryan (USA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/F Verdasco (ESP) 6-1 6-3 6-3
3 - M Knowles (BAH)/D Nestor (CAN) d N Almagro (ESP)/I Navvaro Pastor (ESP) 7-6 6-3 6-1
4 - F Santoro (FRA)/N Zimonjik (SRB) d L Childs (GBR)/J Delgado (GBR) 6-2 6-7 7-6 7-6
5 - M Damm (CZE)/L Paes (IND) d C Haggard (RSA)/M Matkowski (POL) 7-6 6-3 7-5
7 - J Erlich (ISR)/A Ram (ISR) d A Kuznetsov (RUS)/M Zverev (GER) 7-6 3-6 6-2 6-3
10 - A Clement (FRA)/M Llodra (FRA) d M Russell (USA)/G Simon (FRA) 6-2 6-1 6-3
C Kas (GER)/A Peya (AUT) d 17 - Y Allegro (SUI)/J Thomas (USA) 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-4
Womens Doubles, First Round
3 - Y-J Chan (TPE)/C-J Chuang (TPE) d D Hantuchova (SVK)/A Ivanovic (SRB) 7-6 6-4
7 - J Husarova (SVK)/M Shaughnessy (USA) d K Paterson (GBR)/M South (GBR) 6-1 7-5
10 - E Likhovtseva (RUS)/T Sun (CHN) d O Poutchkova (RUS)/M Sequera (VEN) 6-4 6-2
12 - M Kirilenko (RUS)/E Vesnina (RUS) d A Rezai (FRA)/J Vakulenko (UKR) 5-0 ret.
J Craybas (USA)/L Granville (USA) d 15 - V King (USA)/J Kostanic Tosic (CRO) 6-3 6-4
The Others
Mens Singles, Second Round
F Lopez (ESP) d T Henman (GBR) 7-6 7-6 3-6 2-6 6-1
J-W Tsonga (FRA) d N Lapentti (ECU) 6-4 6-2 6-3
G Monfils (FRA) d K Vliegen (BEL) 7-5 7-6 7-6
N Kiefer (GER) d F Santoro (FRA) 6-4 6-3 6-4
Womens Singles, Second Round
V Ruana Pascual (ESP) d T Perebiynis (UKR) 7-5 6-2
Mens Doubles, First Round
E Butorak (USA)/J Murray (GBR) d O Hernandez (ESP)/P Starace (ITA) 6-3 6-3 6-3
A Delic (USA)/B Reynolds (USA) d M Baghdatis (CYP)/S Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-4
R Bloomfield (GBR)/J Murray (GBR) d S Ratiwatana (THA)/S Ratiwatana (THA) 7-6 6-4 6-4
R Ginepri (USA)/T Parrott (USA) d N Bamford (GBR)/J May (GBR) 7-6 6-3 6-2
B Becker (GER)/P Pala (CZE) d C Suk (CZE)/R Vik (CZE) 7-6 7-6 2-6 6-3
H Levy (ISR)/R Ram (USA) d D Hrbarty (SVK)/M Mertinak (SVK) 6-4 6-4 6-4
S Lipsky (USA)/D Martin (USA) d A Montanes (ESP)/R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 6-3 6-3 6-0
M Melo (BRA)/A Sa (BRA) d J Benneteau (FRA)/N Mahut (FRA) 6-7 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3
Womens Doubles, First Round
M Bartoli (FRA)/M Tu (USA) d S Borwell (GBR)/J Curtis (GBR) 6-0 6-2
S Foretz (FRA)/S Sfar (HUN) d E Baltacha (GBR)/N Cavaday (GBR) 6-0 7-6
E Laine (FIN)/M J Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d J Ditty (USA)/R Kops-Jones (USA) 7-6 0-6 6-2
A Nakamura (JPN)/T Tanasugarn (THA) d A Fitzpatrick (GBR)/E Wembley-Smith (USA) 6-1 6-4
L Dominguez Lino (ESP)/A Parra Santonja (ESP) d P Cetkovska (CZE)/L Safarova (CZE) 6-1 6-2
V Azarenka (BLR)/A Chakvetadze (RUS) d S-W Hsieh (TPE)/A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-3 7-5
A Bondarenko (UKR)/K Bondarenko (UKR) d V Cohen-Aloro (FRA)/V Razzano (FRA) 6-1 6-2
A Szavay (HUN)/V Uhlirova (CZE) d I Benesova (CZE)/G Voskoboeva (RUS) 6-4 6-7 8-6
S Williams (USA)/V Williams (USA) d C Curran (GBR)/A Keothavong (GBR) 6-1 6-3
S Peng (CHN)/Z Yan (CHN) d A Harkeroad (USA)/T Obziller (ISR) 4-6 6-4 6-2
A Hlavackova (CZE)/S Kloesel (GER) d K Jans (POL)/A Rosolska (POL) 6-2 6-4
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