Harboursport - Wimbledon Day 4 2008

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON
Day 4 review - Thursday 26th June 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to round 3
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to round 3
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 2
4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
5 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to round 3
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated round 2
7 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Eliminated round 1
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Through to round 3
9 - James Blake (USA) - Eliminated round 2
10 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Through to round 3
11 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Through to round 3
12 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to round 3
13 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Through to round 3
14 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Through to round 3
15 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Eliminated round 2
16 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Through to round 3
17 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Through to round 3
18 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1
19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
20 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Through to round 3
21 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
22 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to round 3
23 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
24 - Jarkko Niemenen (FIN) - Eliminated round 2
25 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) - Through to round 3
26 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1
27 - Nicolas Kiefer (GER) - Through to round 3
28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to round 3
29 - Andreas Seppi (ITA) - Through to round 3
30 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - withdrawn
31 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Through to round 3
32 - Michael Llodra (FRA) - Eliminated round 1

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Through to round 3
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to round 3
3 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
4 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to round 3
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to round 3
6 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to round 3
7 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to round 3
8 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Through to round 3
9 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to round 3
10 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated round 2
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to round 3
12 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 1
13 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
14 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Through to rnd 3
15 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Through to round 3
16 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to round 3
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
18 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Through to round 3
19 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
20 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
21 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to round 3
22 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
23 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Eliminated round 1
24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Through to round 3
25 - Lindsay Davenport (USA) - Eliminated round 2
26 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) - Eliminated round 2
27 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
28 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 2
29 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Through to round 3
30 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated round 1
31 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Through to round 3
32 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Eliminated round 2

Day 4 was another sunny and hot day, and as the temperature soared so did the excitement as some
big names came crashing out of the tournament. Former no 1, 3rd seed Maria Sharapova, found
herself a straight-sets casualty at the hands of little-known countrywoman Alla Kudryavtseva.
Sharapova went in as the hottest of favourites, but was sadly out of touch and never looked like
working her way into the contest.
Also tasting defeat in the womens' draw was Daniela Hantuchova and Vera Zvonareva, both going
down in 3 sets. Elena Dementieva was also given a scare, going a set and a break down before
steadying to progress through. But no such dramas for Jelena Jankovic, Venus Williams or Dinara
Safina who all got through in straight sets.
In the mens' draw, Andy Roddick departed the championships after being defeated in 4 sets by
Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. James Blake in a marathon 5-setter also tasted defeat at the hands of
Germany's Rainer Schuettler. Rafael Nadal lost his first set against Ernests Gulbis, while Richard
Gasquet, Andy Murray and Paul-Henri Mathieu also progressed. 16th seed Radek Stepanek survived
some anxious moments, losing tie-breakers in the first 2 sets before coming from behind to win a
5-setter.

The Aussies

Mens Doubles, Second Round
9 - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND) d Eric Butorac (USA)/Ashley Fisher (AUS) 6-3 7-6 6-3

Mixed Doubles, First Round
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/Alicia Molik (AUS) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 4-6 6-3 6-1

The Seeds

Mens Singles, Second Round
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 5-7 6-2 7-6 6-3
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d 6 - Andy Roddick (USA) 6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) d Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-2 6-2 ret.
Rainer Schuettler (GER) d 9 - James Blake (USA) 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-4
12 - Andy Murray (GBR) d Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-4 6-2 6-4
14 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3 7-5 7-6
16 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) d Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-2
17 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d Stefano Galvani (ITA) 4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d 19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-3 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-2
Tommy Haas (GER) d 23 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-4 6-4 6-3
Marin Cilic (CRO) d 24 - Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-5
25 - Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d Chris Eaton (GBR) 7-6 6-2 6-4
27 - Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-0 6-3 6-1
28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) d Agustin Calleri (ARG) 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-4

Womens Singles, Second Round
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-1 6-3
Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) d 3 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-2 6-4
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) d Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 4-6 6-3 6-3
7 - Venus Williams (USA) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 7-5 6-2
9 - Dinara Safina (RUS) d Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-3 6-2
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d 10 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-3 4-6 6-1
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d 13 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 7-6 4-6 6-3
16 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-1 6-3
21 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) d Mara Santangelo (ITA) 6-4 7-5
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d 22 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 7-6 2-6 6-2
24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) d Emilie Loit (FRA) 6-3 6-4
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d 25 - Lindsay Davenport (USA) - walkover
Shuai Peng (CHN) d 26 - Sybille Bammer (AUT) 7-6 4-6 6-3
31 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-1 6-1
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d 32 - Sania Mirza (IND) 6-0 4-6 9-7

Mens Doubles, First Round
2 - Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)/Jonathan Marray (GBR)
6-4                      7-6 6-1
Philipp Petzschner (GER)/Alexander Peya (AUT) d 4 - Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)[4]/Mark Knowles
(BAH)                      7-5 6-2 7-6
Travis Parrott (USA)/Filip Polasek (SVK) d 6 - Martin Damm (CZE)/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-4 7-6 2-6 6-4
15 - Christopher Kas (GER)/Rogier Wassen (NED) d Oscar Hernandez (ESP)/Albert Montanes
(ESP)                      7-5 6-3 6-2

Mens Doubles, Second Round
14 - Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Jamie Murray (GBR) d Marc Gicquel (FRA)/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 7-6 7-6 6-3

Womens Doubles, First Round
5 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d Stephanie Foretz (FRA)/Camille
Pin               (FRA) 6-3 6-1
13 - Bethanie Mattek (USA)/Sania Mirza (IND) d Elena Baltacha (GBR)/Naomi Cavaday (GBR) 6-4 6-2

Womens Doubles, Second Round
11 - Serena Williams (USA)/Venus Williams(USA) d Marta Domachowska (POL)/Agnieszka
Radwanska               (POL) 6-0 6-4

The Others

Mens Singles, Second Round
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Jesse Levine (USA) 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1
Arnaud Clement (FRA) d Benjamin Becker (GER) 7-6 7-6 6-3

Womens Singles, Second Round
Marina Erakovic (NZL) d Julia Goerges (GER) 6-2 7-6

Mens Doubles, First Round
Rik De Voest (RSA)/Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Neil Bamford (GBR)/Joshua Goodall (GBR) 6-3 7-6 6-2
Rajeev Ram (USA)/Bobby Reynolds (USA) d Amer Delic (USA)/Brendan Evans (USA) 6-2 7-6 6-3
Thomas Johansson (SWE)/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Oliver Marach (AUT)/Michal Mertinak (SVK) 6-2 7-5 7-5
Petr Pala (CZE)/Igor Zelenay (SVK) d Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)/Marcos Daniel (BRA) 7-5 6-4 6-3
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Tomas Cibulec (CZE)/Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-4 6-4 6-4
James Cerretani(USA)/Victor Hanescu(ROU) d Bruno Soares (BRA)/Dusan Vemic (SRB) 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-6

Mens Doubles, Second Round
Marcel Granollers-Pujol (ESP)/Santiago Ventura (ESP) d Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Aisam-Ul-Haq
Qureshi              (PAK) 6-2 6-4 6-2

Womens Doubles, First Round
Sara Errani (ITA)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Tamira Paszek (AUT)/Jasmin Woehr (GER) 7-5 7-6
Vera Dushevina (RUS)/Ekaterina Dzehalevich (BLR) d Virginie Razzano (FRA)/Julia Vakulenko
(UKR)                  6-3 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)/Selima Sfar (TUN) d Ayumi Morita (JPN)/Junri Namigata (JPN) 6-3 6-3
Elena Vesnina (RUS)/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d Eva Hrdinova (CZE)/Petra Kvitova (CZE) 7-6 4-6 6-2
Christina Anne Fusano (USA)/Angela Haynes (USA) d Edina Gallovits (ROU)/Olga Govortsova (BLR)
7-6            6-2
Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP)/Maria Jose Martinez sanchez (ESP)        def          Anna Smith
(GBR)/Georgie Stoop (GBR) 7-6 7-6

Mixed Doubles, First Round
Wesley Moodie (RSA)/Jill Craybas (USA) d Andre Sa (BRA)/Janette Husarova (SVK) 6-2 6-2
Yves Allegro (SUI)/Agnes Szavay (HUN) d Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)/Melanie South (GBR) 7-6 2-6 9-7