Harboursport - Wimbledon Day 13 2008

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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON
Day 13 review - Sunday 6th July 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

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30 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - withdrawn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

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 3
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 4
3 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
4 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated semi final
6 - Serena Williams (USA) - Runner up
7 - Venus Williams (USA) - CHAMPION
8 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
9 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
10 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated round 2
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
12 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 1
13 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
14 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated quartr
15 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Eliminated round 4
16 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated round 3
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
18 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Eliminated quarter final
19 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
20 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
21 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated quarter final
22 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
23 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Eliminated round 1
24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated round 4
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) - Elminated round 3
30 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated round 1
31 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated round 3
32 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Eliminated round 2

Wimbledon has a new champion, after Rafael Nadal finally deposed 5-time winner Roger Federer; but not
before an epic final, the best since Goran Ivanisevic's gripping win over Patrick Rafter in 2001.
But it wasn't looking that way early. After bright sunshine for most of the last fortnight, the rain came to
delay the start for several hours and would twice suspend play during the final. But when the players were
on court, the struggle was absorbing.
Breaking Federer's serve once in each of the first 2 sets, Nadal took out an early 2 sets to 0 lead; but the
Swiss number 1 fought back. Then it went on serve, with Federer taking the third in a tie-break and the 4th
in a marathon 10-8 tie-break to take the match into a 5th set.
And so the epic struggle continued. 2-2 in the 5th and the rain returned. Then when the match restarted
the aces, long rallies and breathtaking tennis continued. Nadal had the advantage of bring the first server
in the final set, and after leading 8-7 he finally overcame Federer's serve; and in near darkness at 9:15pm
took the championship.

The Others

Wheelchair Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)/Ronald Vink (NED) d Stephane Houdet (FRA)/Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 6-7 6-1 6-3
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)/Martin Legner (AUT) d David Phillipson (GBR)/Gordon Reid (GBR) 6-4 6-2

Mens Legends Invitational Doubles
Donald Johnson (USA)/Jared Palmer (USA) d Jacco Eltingh (NED)/Paul Haarhuis (NED) - walkover
Ken Flach (USA)/Robert Seguso (USA) d Jeremy Bates (GBR)/Anders Jarryd (SWE) 7-6 6-7 [10-7]

Womens Legends Invitational Doubles
Jana Novotna (CZE)/Kathy Rinaldi (USA) d Martina Navratilova (USA)/Helena Sukova (CZE) 5-7 6-3 [10-5]

MENS SINGLES FINAL :
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d
1 - Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL :
Bob Bryan (USA)/Samantha Stosur (AUS) d
1 - Mike Bryan (USA)/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
7-5 6-4

WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL :
11 - Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA) d
16 - Lisa Raymond (USA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS)
6-2 6-2

JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES FINAL :
9 - Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d
Henri Kontinen (FIN)
7-5 6-3

JUNIOR BOYS DOUBLES FINAL :
Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) d
3 - Matt Reid (AUS)/Bernard Tomic (AUS)
6-4 2-6 12-10

JUNIOR GIRLS DOUBLES FINAL :
6 - Polona Hercog (SLO)/Jessica Moore (AUS) d
Isabella Holland (AUS)/Sally Peers (AUS)
6-3 1-6 6-2