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| THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON Day 1 review - Monday 22nd June 2009. |
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| SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles 1 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Withdrawn 2 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to Round 2 3 - Andy Murray (GBR) v Robert Kendrick (USA) 4 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to Round 2 5 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6 - Andy Roddick (USA) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Through to Round 2 8 - Gilles Simon (FRA) v Bobby Reynolds (USA) 9 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Through to Round 2 10 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) v Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 11 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Through to Round 2 12 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) v Daniel Evans (GBR) 13 - Robin Soderling (SWE) - Through to Round 2 14 - Marat Safin (RUS) v Jesse Levine (USA) 15 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Through to Round 2 16 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Kevin Kim (USA) 17 - James Blake (USA) - Eliminated Round 1 18 - Rainer Schuttler (GER) - Through to Round 2 19 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) v Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 20 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 21 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1 22 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Through to Round 2 23 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) v Alejandro Falla (COL) 24 - Tommy Haas (GER) v Alexander Peya (AUT) 25 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) v Mischa Zverev (GER) 26 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Wayne Odesnik (USA) 27 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - Through to Round 2 28 - Mardy Fish (USA) - Through to Round 2 29 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Through to Round 2 30 - Viktor Troicki (SRB) v Brian Dabul (ARG) 31 - Victor Hanescu (ROU) v Ivan Navarro (ESP) 32 - Albert Montanes (ESP) - Through to Round 2 33 - Nicolas Kiefer (GER) v Fabrice Santoro (FRA) |
| SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles 1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) v Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 2 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to Round 2 3 - Venus Williams (USA) v Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 4 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Through to Round 2 5 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Akiko Morigami (JPN) 6 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Julia Goerges (GER) 7 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Georgie Stoop (GBR) 8 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Round 2 9 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 10 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to Round 2 11 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 12 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to Round 2 13 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 14 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Through to Round 2 15 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 16 - Jie Zheng (CHN) - Through to Round 2 17 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) v Melinda Czink (HUN) 18 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 19 - Na Li (CHN) v Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 20 - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v Marta Domachowska (POL) 21 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated Round 1 22 - Alize Cornet (FRA) v Vera Dushevina (RUS) 23 - Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) - Eliminated Round 1 24 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Through to Round 2 25 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 26 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Through to Round 2 27 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Through to Round 2 28 - Sorana Cirstea (ROU) - Through to Round 2 29 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) v Melanie Oudin (USA) 30 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) v Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 31 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Through to R 2 32 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v Sabine Lisicki (GER) |
With injury forcing Rafael Nadal to withdraw from the Championships, Roger Federer went into the
tournament as the hottest of favourites to regain his Wimbledon crown. And the Swiss master got his
campaign off to the perfect start, with a comfortable win over Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu.
The tournament opened to bright sunshine. Centre Court has been redesigned and has a retractable
roof, but it wasn't needed as the fine conditions enabled a full day's play to take place in outdoor
conditions. And for the vast majority of the seeds, it was fine conditions on court as they progressed
comfortably to the second round. None of the top 16 seeds in either the mens' or womens' draws were
eliminated on the opening day, few of them being put under any pressure. The highest-ranked seed to go
was popular 17th seed James Blake, who departed in straight sets at the hands of Andreas Seppi.
It's hard times for the Aussies, with only 4 Australians in the Championships. Of those 4, only one was in
action on the opening day - Jarmila Groth being taken to 3 sets but going through against Lucie Safarova.
tournament as the hottest of favourites to regain his Wimbledon crown. And the Swiss master got his
campaign off to the perfect start, with a comfortable win over Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu.
The tournament opened to bright sunshine. Centre Court has been redesigned and has a retractable
roof, but it wasn't needed as the fine conditions enabled a full day's play to take place in outdoor
conditions. And for the vast majority of the seeds, it was fine conditions on court as they progressed
comfortably to the second round. None of the top 16 seeds in either the mens' or womens' draws were
eliminated on the opening day, few of them being put under any pressure. The highest-ranked seed to go
was popular 17th seed James Blake, who departed in straight sets at the hands of Andreas Seppi.
It's hard times for the Aussies, with only 4 Australians in the Championships. Of those 4, only one was in
action on the opening day - Jarmila Groth being taken to 3 sets but going through against Lucie Safarova.
The Aussies
Womens Singles, First Round
Jarmila Groth(AUS) d Lucie Safarova(CZE) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Mens Doubles, First Round
12 - Jeff Coetzee(RSA)/Jordan Kerr(AUS) d David Ferrer(ESP)/Marc Lopez(ESP) 6-1 6-2 7-5
Simon Aspelin(SWE)/Paul Hanley(AUS) d Fabio Fognini(ITA)/Potito Starace(ITA) 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
2 - Roger Federer(SUI) d Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) 7-5 6-3 6-2
4 - Novak Djokovic(SRB) d Julien Benneteau(FRA) 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-4
7 - Fernando Verdasco(ESP) d James Ward(GBR) 6-1 6-3 6-4
9 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) d Andrey Golubev(KAZ) 6-3 5-7 7-6 7-6
11 - Marin Cilic(CRO) d Alberto Martin(ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-4
13 - Robin Soderling(SWE) d Gilles Muller(LUX) 6-7 7-5 6-1 6-2
15 - Tommy Robredo(ESP) d Luka Gregorc(SLO) 7-6 6-4 5-7 7-6
Andreas Seppi(ITA) d 17 - James Blake(USA) 7-5 6-4 7-6
18 - Rainer Schuettler(GER) d Xavier Malisse(BEL) 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-1
Karol Beck(SVK) d 21 - Feliciano Lopez(ESP) 1-6 7-5 6-3 4-6 10-8
22 - Ivo Karlovic(CRO) d Lukas Lacko(SVK) 6-3 7-6 6-3
27 - Philipp Kohlschreiber(GER) d Florent Serra(FRA) 7-6 6-1 6-4
28 - Mardy Fish(USA) d Sergio Roitman(ARG) 6-3 6-2 4-1 ret.
29 - Igor Andreev(RUS) d Evgeny Korolev(RUS) 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
32 - Albert Montanes(ESP) d Grega Zemlja(SLO) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Womens Singles, First Round
2 - Serena Williams(USA) d Neuza Silva(POR) 6-1 7-5
4 - Elena Dementieva(RUS) d Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS) 6-4 6-1
8 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) d Severine Bremond Beltrame(FRA) 6-2 ret.
10 - Nadia Petrova(RUS) d Anastasiya Yakimova(BLR) 6-1 6-1
12 - Marion Bartoli(FRA) d Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) 6-0 6-0
14 - Dominika Cibulkova(SVK) d Julie Coin(FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3
16 - Jie Zheng(CHN) d Kristina Barrois(GER) 7-6 7-6
Ai Sugiyama(JPN) d 21 - Patty Schnyder(SUI) 6-4 6-4
Francesca Schiavone(ITA) d 23 - Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN) 4-6 6-4 6-4
24 - Maria Sharapova(RUS) d Viktoriya Kutuzova(UKR) 7-5 6-4
26 - Virginie Razzano(FRA) d Tamira Paszek(AUT) 6-0 3-1 ret.
27 - Alisa Kleybanova(RUS) d Sesil Karatantcheva(KAZ) 6-2 7-5
28 - Sorana Cirstea(ROU) d Edina Gallovits(ROU) 7-5 6-1
31 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS) d Petra Cetkovska(CZE) 6-2 6-2
The Others
Mens Singles, First Round
Kristof Vliegen(BEL) d Nicolas Mahut(FRA) 6-3 7-6 5-7 7-5 6-4
Dudi Sela(ISR) d Santiago Gonzalez(MEX) 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) d Agustin Calleri(ARG) 6-2 6-3 6-2
Vincent Spadea(USA) d Paul Capdeville(CHI) 6-0 6-4 7-5
Janko Tipsarevic(SRB) d Jan Hernych(CZE) 6-4 6-4 7-6
Stefan Koubek(AUT) d Edouard Roger-Vasselin(FRA) 7-5 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3
Marcel Granollers(ESP) d Andreas Beck(GER) 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-2
Simon Greul(GER) d Michael Yani(USA) 6-4 6-2 7-5
Sam Querrey(USA) d Danai Udomchoke(THA) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Steve Darcis(BEL) d Frank Dancevic(CAN) 6-4 7-6 6-3
Ivo Minar(CZE) d Maximo Gonzalez(ARG) 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-0
Nicolas Almagro(ESP) d Juan Monaco(ARG) 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-4 8-6
Simone Bolelli(ITA) d Daniel Koellerer(AUT) 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Marc Gicquel(FRA) d Adrian Mannarino(FRA) 6-2 6-2 6-4
Guillermo Canas(ARG) d Diego Junqueira(ARG) 6-1 6-2 6-2
Womens Singles, First Round
Mathilde Johansson(FRA) d Melanie South(GBR) 7-5 7-6
Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) d Laura Robson(GBR) 3-6 6-4 6-2
Shahar Peer(ISR) d Maria Elena Camerin(ITA) 6-2 7-6
Arantxa Parra Santonja(ESP) d Tamarine Tanasugarn(THA) 6-4 6-4
Ioana Raluca Olaru(ROU) d Nathalie Dechy(FRA) 1-6 7-6 6-2
Elena Vesnina(RUS) d Yanina Wickmayer(BEL) 6-1 6-1
Regina Kulikova(RUS) d Karolina Sprem(CRO) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Roberta Vinci(ITA) d Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) 6-3 6-2
Gisela Dulko(ARG) d Stephanie Foretz(FRA) 6-3 7-5
Timea Bacsinszky(SUI) d Vesna Manasieva(RUS) 6-1 4-6 8-6
Aravane Rezai(FRA) d Ayumi Morita(JPN) 6-2 6-2
Sania Mirza(IND) d Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER) 6-2 2-6 6-2
Jill Craybas(USA) d Tsvetana Pironkova(BUL) 6-4 7-5
Michelle Larcher De Brito(POR) d Klara Zakopalova(CZE) 6-2 7-5
Urszula Radwanska(POL) d Masa Zec Peskiric(SLO) 6-3 6-3
Womens Doubles, First Round
Iveta Benesova(CZE)/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) d Sybille Bammer(AUT)/Alexa Glatch(USA)
6-2 2-6 7-5
Klaudia Jans(POL)/Alicja Rosolska(POL) d Yuliana Fedak(UKR)/Mervana Jugic-Salkic(BIH) 6-4 6-3
Womens Singles, First Round
Jarmila Groth(AUS) d Lucie Safarova(CZE) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Mens Doubles, First Round
12 - Jeff Coetzee(RSA)/Jordan Kerr(AUS) d David Ferrer(ESP)/Marc Lopez(ESP) 6-1 6-2 7-5
Simon Aspelin(SWE)/Paul Hanley(AUS) d Fabio Fognini(ITA)/Potito Starace(ITA) 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4
The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
2 - Roger Federer(SUI) d Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) 7-5 6-3 6-2
4 - Novak Djokovic(SRB) d Julien Benneteau(FRA) 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-4
7 - Fernando Verdasco(ESP) d James Ward(GBR) 6-1 6-3 6-4
9 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) d Andrey Golubev(KAZ) 6-3 5-7 7-6 7-6
11 - Marin Cilic(CRO) d Alberto Martin(ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-4
13 - Robin Soderling(SWE) d Gilles Muller(LUX) 6-7 7-5 6-1 6-2
15 - Tommy Robredo(ESP) d Luka Gregorc(SLO) 7-6 6-4 5-7 7-6
Andreas Seppi(ITA) d 17 - James Blake(USA) 7-5 6-4 7-6
18 - Rainer Schuettler(GER) d Xavier Malisse(BEL) 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-1
Karol Beck(SVK) d 21 - Feliciano Lopez(ESP) 1-6 7-5 6-3 4-6 10-8
22 - Ivo Karlovic(CRO) d Lukas Lacko(SVK) 6-3 7-6 6-3
27 - Philipp Kohlschreiber(GER) d Florent Serra(FRA) 7-6 6-1 6-4
28 - Mardy Fish(USA) d Sergio Roitman(ARG) 6-3 6-2 4-1 ret.
29 - Igor Andreev(RUS) d Evgeny Korolev(RUS) 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
32 - Albert Montanes(ESP) d Grega Zemlja(SLO) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Womens Singles, First Round
2 - Serena Williams(USA) d Neuza Silva(POR) 6-1 7-5
4 - Elena Dementieva(RUS) d Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS) 6-4 6-1
8 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) d Severine Bremond Beltrame(FRA) 6-2 ret.
10 - Nadia Petrova(RUS) d Anastasiya Yakimova(BLR) 6-1 6-1
12 - Marion Bartoli(FRA) d Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) 6-0 6-0
14 - Dominika Cibulkova(SVK) d Julie Coin(FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3
16 - Jie Zheng(CHN) d Kristina Barrois(GER) 7-6 7-6
Ai Sugiyama(JPN) d 21 - Patty Schnyder(SUI) 6-4 6-4
Francesca Schiavone(ITA) d 23 - Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN) 4-6 6-4 6-4
24 - Maria Sharapova(RUS) d Viktoriya Kutuzova(UKR) 7-5 6-4
26 - Virginie Razzano(FRA) d Tamira Paszek(AUT) 6-0 3-1 ret.
27 - Alisa Kleybanova(RUS) d Sesil Karatantcheva(KAZ) 6-2 7-5
28 - Sorana Cirstea(ROU) d Edina Gallovits(ROU) 7-5 6-1
31 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS) d Petra Cetkovska(CZE) 6-2 6-2
The Others
Mens Singles, First Round
Kristof Vliegen(BEL) d Nicolas Mahut(FRA) 6-3 7-6 5-7 7-5 6-4
Dudi Sela(ISR) d Santiago Gonzalez(MEX) 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) d Agustin Calleri(ARG) 6-2 6-3 6-2
Vincent Spadea(USA) d Paul Capdeville(CHI) 6-0 6-4 7-5
Janko Tipsarevic(SRB) d Jan Hernych(CZE) 6-4 6-4 7-6
Stefan Koubek(AUT) d Edouard Roger-Vasselin(FRA) 7-5 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3
Marcel Granollers(ESP) d Andreas Beck(GER) 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-2
Simon Greul(GER) d Michael Yani(USA) 6-4 6-2 7-5
Sam Querrey(USA) d Danai Udomchoke(THA) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Steve Darcis(BEL) d Frank Dancevic(CAN) 6-4 7-6 6-3
Ivo Minar(CZE) d Maximo Gonzalez(ARG) 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-0
Nicolas Almagro(ESP) d Juan Monaco(ARG) 6-7 6-7 7-6 6-4 8-6
Simone Bolelli(ITA) d Daniel Koellerer(AUT) 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Marc Gicquel(FRA) d Adrian Mannarino(FRA) 6-2 6-2 6-4
Guillermo Canas(ARG) d Diego Junqueira(ARG) 6-1 6-2 6-2
Womens Singles, First Round
Mathilde Johansson(FRA) d Melanie South(GBR) 7-5 7-6
Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) d Laura Robson(GBR) 3-6 6-4 6-2
Shahar Peer(ISR) d Maria Elena Camerin(ITA) 6-2 7-6
Arantxa Parra Santonja(ESP) d Tamarine Tanasugarn(THA) 6-4 6-4
Ioana Raluca Olaru(ROU) d Nathalie Dechy(FRA) 1-6 7-6 6-2
Elena Vesnina(RUS) d Yanina Wickmayer(BEL) 6-1 6-1
Regina Kulikova(RUS) d Karolina Sprem(CRO) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Roberta Vinci(ITA) d Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) 6-3 6-2
Gisela Dulko(ARG) d Stephanie Foretz(FRA) 6-3 7-5
Timea Bacsinszky(SUI) d Vesna Manasieva(RUS) 6-1 4-6 8-6
Aravane Rezai(FRA) d Ayumi Morita(JPN) 6-2 6-2
Sania Mirza(IND) d Anna-Lena Groenefeld(GER) 6-2 2-6 6-2
Jill Craybas(USA) d Tsvetana Pironkova(BUL) 6-4 7-5
Michelle Larcher De Brito(POR) d Klara Zakopalova(CZE) 6-2 7-5
Urszula Radwanska(POL) d Masa Zec Peskiric(SLO) 6-3 6-3
Womens Doubles, First Round
Iveta Benesova(CZE)/Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) d Sybille Bammer(AUT)/Alexa Glatch(USA)
6-2 2-6 7-5
Klaudia Jans(POL)/Alicja Rosolska(POL) d Yuliana Fedak(UKR)/Mervana Jugic-Salkic(BIH) 6-4 6-3