Harboursport - Wimbledon Day 4 2010

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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - Wimbledon
Day 4 review - Thursday 24th June 2010.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to Round 3
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to Round 3
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Through to Round 3
4 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Through to Round 3
5 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Through to Round 3
6 - Robin Soderling (SWE) - Through to Round 3
7 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
8 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
9 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Through to Round 3
10 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - Through to Round 3
11 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1
12 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Through to Round 3
13 - Mikhail Youhzny (RUS) - Through to Round 2
14 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
15 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Through to Round 3
16 - Jergen Melzer (AUT) - Through to Round 3
17 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1
18 - Sam Querry (USA) - Through to Round 3
19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
20 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated Round 1
21 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - Through to Round 3
22 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Through to Round 3
23 - John Isner (USA) - Through to Round 2
24 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Eliminated Round 1
25 - Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - Through to Round 3
26 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Through to Round 3
27 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Withdrawn
28 - Albert Montanes (FRA) - Through to Round 3
29 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - Through to Round 3
30 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Eliminated Round 1
31 - Victor Hanescu (ROU) - Through to Round 3
32 - Julien Benneteau (FRA) - Through to Round 3

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Serena Williams (USA) - Through to Round 3
2 - Venus Williams (USA) - Through to Round 3
3 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Through to Round 3
4 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Through to Round 3
5 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated Round 1
6 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Eliminated Round 1
7 - Agnieszka Radwanska (UKR) - Through to Round 3
8 - Kim Clijsters (BEL) - Through to Round 3
9 - Na Li (CHN) - Through to Round 3
10 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Through to Round 3
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Through to Round 3
12 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Through to Round 3
13 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated Round 2
14 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Through to Round 3
15 - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) - Through to Round 3
16 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Through to Round 3
17 - Justine Henin (BEL) - Through to Round 3
18 - Aravine Rezai (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
19 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
20 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Withdrawn
21 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Through to Round 3
22 - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - Withdrawn
23 - Jie Zheng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 2
24 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated Round 2
25 - Lucie Safarova (SZE) - Eliminated Round 1
26 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Through to Round 3
27 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Through to Round 3
28 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Through to Round 3
29 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Thru to Rnd 3
30 - Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - Eliminated Round 2
31 - Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) - Through to Round 3
32 - Sara Errani (ITA) - Through to Round 3

Finally the first round was completed, but not before a match that smashed the record
books. American 23rd seed John Isner defeated French qualifier Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7
7-6 70-68 after a marathon match that spanned three days, longer than some games of
first class cricket.
In total, the match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes. The final set alone, 8 hours and 11
minutes, beat the previous record for the longest match by more than an hour. Isner's 113
aces for the match is a new record, while Mahut's 103 broke the previous record of 78 by
Ivo Karlovic.
It had been an unbelievable battle. Neither player conceded his serve over 139 games in
the final set. A match that had started on Tuesday attracting little interest, was witnessed
by an ever-growing throng on Wednesday as word spread around Wimbledon that records
were tumbling. And, although the third day's action would not begin till 3:30, the players
given a sleep-in after the events of Wednesday, Court 18 instantly filled as soon as the
gates were opened and the court was jam-packed. The spectators would witness another
20 games; but finally Isner broke Mahut to bring the remarkable match to an end.
The record-breaking activities on the outside court would somewhat overshadow the big
name seeds on the show courts; but there was plenty of action. Second seed Rafael Nadal
was given a scare, having to twice come a set down before overcoming Robin Haase in a 5-
set match. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also taken the full distance by the Ukraine's Alexandr
Dolgopolov but eventually prevailed 10-8 in the final set. In the womens' draw, seeds
Aravane Rezai, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jie Zheng bowed out.

The Aussies
Womens Singles, Second Round
Anastasia Rodionova(AUS) d 19 - Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS) 6-4 2-6 6-4

Mens Doubles, First Round
10 - Simon Aspelin(SWE) / Paul Hanley(AUS) d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) / Albert Montanes(ESP) 2-6
-                6-3 6-3 6-1
15 - Marcelo Melo(BRA) / Bruno Soares(BRA) d Simon Greul(GER) / Peter Luczak(AUS) 7-6 6-3 7-5
Ross Hutchins(GBR) / Jordan Kerr(AUS) d Alex Bogdanovic(GBR) / Alexander Slabinsky(GBR) 6-1 7-6 6-4
Carsten Ball(AUS) / Chris Guccione(AUS) d Stephen Huss(AUS) / Andre Sa(BRA) 6-4 6-2 6-4

Womens Doubles, First Round
3 - Nadia Petrova(RUS) / Samantha Stosur(AUS) d Melanie Oudin(USA) / Riza Zalameda(USA) 7-5 6-0
Kaia Kanepi(EST) / Shuai Zhang(CHN) d Sally Peers(AUS) / Laura Robson(GBR) 6-2 6-4

The Seeds
Mens Singles, First Round
23 - John Isner(USA) d Nicolas Mahut(FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68

Mens Singles, Second Round
2 - Rafael Nadal(ESP) d Robin Haase(NED) 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-3
4 - Andy Murray(GBR) d Jarkko Nieminen(FIN) 6-3 6-4 6-2
6 - Robin Soderling(SWE) d Marcel Granollers(ESP) 7-5 6-1 6-4
9 - David Ferrer(ESP) d Florent Serra(FRA) 6-4 7-5 6-7 6-3
10 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) d Alexandr Dolgopolov(UKR) 6-4 6-4 6-7 5-7 10-8
18 - Sam Querrey(USA) d Ivan Dodig(CRO) 6-2 5-7 6-3 7-6
25 - Thomaz Bellucci(BRA) d Martin Fischer(AUT) 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-2
26 - Gilles Simon(FRA) d Illya Marchenko(UKR) – walkover
32 - Julien Benneteau(FRA) d Andreas Beck(GER) 3-6 6-2 4-6 7-6 6-3
33 - Philipp Petzschner(GER) d Lukasz Kubot(POL) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2

Womens Singles, Second Round
1 - Serena Williams(USA) d Anna Chakvetadze(RUS) 6-0 6-1
3 - Caroline Wozniacki(DEN) d Kai-Chen Chang(TPE) 6-4 6-3
7 - Agnieszka Radwanska(POL) d Alberta Brianti(ITA) 6-2 6-0
9 - Na Li(CHN) d Kurumi Nara(JPN) 6-2 6-4
10 - Flavia Pennetta(ITA) d Monica Niculescu(ROU) 6-1 6-1
14 - Victoria Azarenka(BLR) d Bojana Jovanovski(SRB) 6-1 6-4
16 - Maria Sharapova(RUS) d Ioana Raluca Olaru(ROU) 6-1 6-4
Klara Zakopalova(CZE) d 18 - Aravane Rezai(FRA) 7-5 6-3 6-3
Petra Kvitova(CZE) d 23 - Jie Zheng(CHN) 6-4 2-6 6-2
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE) d 24 - Daniela Hantuchova(SVK) 1-6 6-2 6-4
29 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS) d Roberta Vinci(ITA) 6-2 7-6
31 - Alexandra Dulgheru(ROU) d Romina Sarina Oprandi(ITA) 6-2 6-0
32 - Sara Errani(ITA) d Arantxa Parra Santonja(ESP) 6-2 6-2

Mens Doubles, First Round
1 - Daniel Nestor(CAN) / Nenad Zimonjic(SRB) d Jonathan Marray(GBR) / Jamie Murray(GBR) 6-3 6-7 7-6
-                6-7 15-13
2 - Bob Bryan(USA) / Mike Bryan(USA) d Marco Chiudinelli(SUI) / Bobby Reynolds(USA) 6-1 6-4 6-4
4 - Mahesh Bhupathi(IND) / Max Mirnyi(BLR) d Maximo Gonzalez(ARG) / Sebastian Prieto(ARG) 7-5 6-1 7-5
7 - Wesley Moodie(RSA) / Dick Norman(BEL) d Jeff Coetzee(RSA) / Kristof Vliegen(BEL) 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-2
8 - Julian Knowle(AUT) / Andy Ram(ISR) d Eric Butorac(USA) / Rajeev Ram(USA) 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
9 - Frantisek Cermak(CZE)/ Michal Mertinak(SVK) d Benjamin Becker(GER) / Scott Lipsky(USA) 4-6 7-6 7-6
-                6-1
Philipp Marx(GER) / Igor Zelenay(SVK) d 13 - Mardy Fish(USA) / Mark Knowles(BAH) 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-3
14 - Julien Benneteau(FRA) / Michael Llodra(FRA) d Karol Beck(SVK) / Dmitry Tursunov(RUS) 6-1 6-2 7-6

Womens Doubles, First Round
5 - Liezel Huber(USA) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) d Sarah Borwell(GBR) / Raquel Kops-Jones(USA) 6-7
-                6-3 7-5
Akgul Amanmuradova(UZB) / Kristina Barrois(GER) d 9 - Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) / Jie Zheng(CHN) 6-3 2-6 6-4
10 - Maria Kirilenko(RUS)/Agnieszka Radwanska(POL) d Sofia Arvidsson(SWE) / Angelique Kerber(GER) 6-4
-                7-5
14 - Monica Niculescu(ROU)/Shahar Peer(ISR) d Alona Bondarenko(UKR) / Kateryna Bondarenko(UKR) 6-2
-                6-2
16 - Su-Wei Hsieh(TPE) / Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS) d Michaella Krajicek(NED) / Patty Schnyder(SUI) 6-3 6-2

The Others
Mens Singles, Second Round
Xavier Malisse(BEL) d Julian Reister(GER) 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-4
Tobias Kamke(GER) d Andreas Seppi(ITA) 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Fabio Fognini(ITA) d Michael Russell(USA) 3-6 5-7 7-5 7-6 6-3
Jeremy Chardy(FRA) d Lukas Lacko(SVK) 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-7 8-6

Womens Singles, Second Round
Kaia Kanepi(EST) d Edina Gallovits(ROU) 6-4 7-5
Dominika Cibulkova(SVK) d Ayumi Morita(JPN) 6-7 7-6 7-5

Mens Doubles, First Round
Lukas Lacko(SVK) / Sergiy Stakhovsky(UKR) d Alejandro Falla(COL) / Santiago Giraldo(COL) 4-6 6-2 7-5 6-4
Marc Lopez(ESP) / David Marrero(ESP) d Alexandr Dolgopolov(UKR) / Denis Istomin(UZB) 6-4 6-3 6-3
Andrey Golubev(KAZ) / Andreas Seppi(ITA) d Jan Hajek(CZE) / Rainer Schuettler(GER) 6-4 5-7 7-5 7-6
Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) / Janko Tipsarevic(SRB) d James Cerretani(USA) / Jeremy Chardy(FRA) 6-4 6-4 7-6

Womens Doubles, First Round
Elena Baltacha(GBR) / Olga Savchuk(UKR) d Regina Kulikova(RUS) / Anastasija Sevastova(LAT) 6-3 6-3
Jelena Jankovic(SRB)/Chanelle Scheepers(RSA) d Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP) / Ipek Senoglu(TUR) 6-4
-                6-2
Elena Vesnina(RUS) / Vera Zvonareva(RUS) d Mariya Koryttseva(UKR) / Darya Kustova(BLR) 7-5 6-4
Andrea Hlavackova(CZE) / Lucie Hradecka(CZE) d Naomi Broady(GBR) / Katie O'Brien(GBR) 6-2 6-3
Lucie Safarova(CZE) / Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN) d Katalin Marosi(HUN) / Kathrin Woerle(GER) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Mixed Doubles, First Round
Juan Ignacio Chela(ARG) / Gisela Dulko(ARG) d Michael Kohlmann(GER) / Julia Goerges(GER) 6-7 6-1 6-4