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  • Visual Depiction of Big Four (+2) Dominance

    Visual Depiction of Big Four (+2) Dominance

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    Note: I received a couple requests to post this to the blog – which I’ve neglected thus far – so I thought I’d take the opportunity to get the gears turning and post some entries. Expect more of the same – statistical analysis and historical surveys. 

    I thought it would be interesting to create a chart that depicts the levels of dominance of the “Big Four” over the last decade. With apologies to Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, I’ve included David Ferrer and Juan Martin Del Potro to flesh it out a bit with a couple from the next tier of players.

    The graph might be a bit confusing at first but I think the key is to focus on each player’s line to see how it changes, then go to the next player, etc, and then put it all together.

    What do the numbers mean? They are the average of how many matches a player won per Slam played in a particular year. This does NOT include Slams a player didn’t enter, nor does it include qualification victories or take note of walkovers. The key is simple: 2R = 1, 3R = 2, 4R = 3, QF = 4, SF = 5, F = 6, W = 7. So, for example, Andy Murray was in the Final at the Australian Open (6), missed the French Open, and won Wimbledon (7). I am not penalizing him for missing Roland Garros as that would inaccurately reflect his actual performance, so the total of 13 is divided by 2, for an average of 6.5.
    It should go without saying that not all Slam rounds are equal, which this method implies. But this system is not an attempt to measure overall greatness via Slam results – I’ve done that in past forum posts and may resuscitate my methodology here in the future – but to look at the players relative to each other.

    So here’s the chart (click on it to make it large enough to decipher):

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    A few things pop out to me:

    • Notice that Andy Murray (green) is the only player to equal or improve his results from each year – his line just keeps getting better and better.
    • We can see that Roger Federer’s phase of dominance is quite clear: 2004-2009, with Rafael Nadal equaling him in 2008.
    • The downward trend for Roger and Rafa is alarming. Obviously it is skewed by their early exits in Wimbledon, but I don’t think we can discount that as an anomaly. This strongly indicates that both players are in decline – yes, Rafa as well as Roger.
    • Contrary to a view I hear occasionally, Novak in 2012-13 is not the same player he was before 2011; he isn’t quite as good as in 2011, but he’s definitely a notch above 2010 and before – at least according to his Slam results, which I think is the single most important indicator of a player’s level.
    • It is interesting to note Ferrer’s dip in 2009-2010, and then his resurgence in 2011 until the present – his best tennis so far. A rare career trajectory.
    • As for Del Potro, we can see that in 2009 he surpassed Andy and Novak and then dealt with injuries. Hopefully he can get back there, although it may be too much to expect a truly elite season (which we could define as >5, or averaging more than a SF in each Slam).

    What does this chart tell us in general? It supports what we all likely already know, that the “Fedal Era” is over and has been over for a couple years now – at least in terms of their shared dominance. It also suggests that Andy Murray – at least in 2013 thus far – is right there with Novak Djokovic. If we consider the “Fedal Era” to be 2005-2010, given the age of “Djokurray” (both 26), it seems unlikely it will last as long, but we can say it is 2011-13 so far, with possibly another year or two ahead.

  • GREAT SCOT! British Drought Ends – Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon

    GREAT SCOT! British Drought Ends – Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon

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    Seventy-seven years after Fred Perry last brought the men’s title home, and 36 years since Virginia Wade did it, Great Britain has a home-grown champion at Wimbledon.  Andy Murray beat the Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, to take the trophy he has long been pressured over.  It was a hard-fought match, and while a straight-sets affair, it took over 3 hours to complete.

    Djokovic did not look at his best today, perhaps suffering a bit mentally, if not physically, from his longest-ever semifinal match against Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday.  Murray, however, seemed determined from the start to finally bring the title home, and get the monkey, and the press, off his back.  The last game, with Murray serving for it was especially dramatic, with Djokovic fighting back from 0-40 to have a couple of break points.  When the Scot finally closed it out, the collective cheer of a nation may well have been audible from France.

  • Men’s Final – Wimbledon Day 13: Sunday, July 7 – Order of Play & Scores

    Men’s Final – Wimbledon Day 13: Sunday, July 7 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 2:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FINAL
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) — 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – FINAL
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) — 5-7, 6-2, 8-6

  • Djokovic Wins Marathon; Murray Keeps British Hopes Alive

    Djokovic Wins Marathon; Murray Keeps British Hopes Alive

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    In the last shock of a tournament that has left many fans feeling as if they’d be tasered more than a few times, the men’s Number 1 and 2 seeds actually got through to the final. However, the outcome of today’s matches was about the only thing that went as expected.

    That Juan Martin Del Potro would even play today against Novak Djokovic was in question, as late as this morning, due to a knee injured and re-injured in two previous rounds. If he did play, the conventional wisdom had it, he’d better serve big and get off the court in a hurry. Instead, they played the longest match ever in a Wimbledon semifinal, with Nole prevailing after 4 hours, 43 minutes: 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-3. Surely, it was the best match of the tournament. In all of that time, there were only 5 breaks of serve.  The ace count was 22-4, but the surprise was that it was the Serbian ace who hit 22 winners, while the Tower of Tandil came up with only 4. Perhaps even more unexpected was that, of rallies that went 9+ shots, it was the 6’9″ Del Potro — he of the gimpy knee — who won more of them, over the fast and flexible Serb.  Glancing at today’s match stats, you’d have been forgiven for reversing the names.

    In the “marquee” match of the day, when it finally started, many expected that the young Polish hopeful, Jerzy Janowicz, would be intimidated by the moment, in his maiden semifinal of a Major. But his display of nerves lasted about 3 or 4 points into Murray’s first service game. Then he settled in, taking on the Great Scot and the heavily partisan crowd with big serves, shot variety, and a more than a little aplomb. He got the first set to a tiebreaker and dominated it, surprising nearly everyone, it seemed, but himself, and putting all of Britain on its last nerve, after the nail-biter they’d endured against Verdasco on Wednesday.

    The next three sets went Andy Murray’s way, but not without a fight. Or controversy. With Murray finding his A-game, and riding a huge wave of momentum to win the third set, the chair umpire decided to close the roof as a preventive measure against impending darkness, which was some 45-60 minutes away. (The only previous set that lasted longer than 43 minutes was the first, at 50.) While it only takes 10 minutes to close the roof, it takes another 10-15 to acclimatize the arena, and then the players have to warm up again — essentially all the time it might have taken to play a fourth set. Additionally, Janowicz had been seeming to campaign for closing the roof since around lunchtime. And no wonder…he had previously beaten Murray in Bercy last autumn, an indoor event. The sometimes curmudgeonly #2 complained, but there’s no getting an umpire to back down.

    After carrying on, (and on…) Andy managed to keep calm, and came back to break early in the 4th and close it out: 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

    In all, there was much good news for men’s tennis today: Juan Martin Del Potro is still very much a danger; young Janowicz may be the brightest of the up-and-comers, fully willing to stick his chin out; and for the moment, at least, a little order is restored.

    Here’s hoping that the final can live up to the semifinals that proceed it, and appropriately cap off a rather astonishing Wimbledon.

  • Wimbledon Day 11: Friday, July 5 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 11: Friday, July 5 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) — 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) — 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) — 7-6(6), 6-2

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) — 6-4, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) — 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 3 Court

    MIXED DOUBLES – SEMI-FINALS
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) — 6-2, 6-7(4), 11-9

  • Murray Wins 5-set Thriller to Keep British Hopes Alive at Wimbledon

    Murray Wins 5-set Thriller to Keep British Hopes Alive at Wimbledon

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    Andy Murray ran into an inspired Fernando Verdasco today at the Wimbledon, and had to overcome a 2-set deficit to avoid elimination in this upset-ridden tournament.  He eventually overcame the Spaniard in 3 hours, 27 minutes in the  (surprisingly) most hotly-contested match of the gentlemen’s quarterfinals.

    Verdasco has been ranked as high as No. 7 in the world and has struggled the last couple of years, but he’s regained his form recently, and was having a very fine tournament.  He served superbly throughout the match, hit powerfully, and took his chances in a display of nerve and calm that isn’t often associated with him.  However, with the crowd in the stadium and on Henman Hill urging him on, Murray found his own nerve and eventually prevailed, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.

    Juan Martin Del Potro had to overcome a tumble in the first game of his match against David Ferrer, hyper-extending his knee and nearly ending a match that had barely begun.  Hard to know if the scare focussed his efforts to get through quickly, but the Argentine served very well, and mostly kept the scrappy world No. 3 out of rhythm.  Ferrer battled hard to take the match to 4 sets, but lost in the 3rd-set tiebreak.  Del Potro won 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(5), and earned the right to play the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic.

    In a first-ever all-Polish quarterfinal, Jerzy Janowicz defeated countryman Lukasz Kubot, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, to become the first Polish man to reach the semifinals of any Slam event.  (Another Pole is still in the tournament:  Agnieszka Radwanska will play in the women’s semifinals tomorrow against Sabine Lisicki, the German who ended Serena’s run yesterday.)   Janowicz is 22 years old, and one of the young players being scrutinized for bigger things.  He will face Andy Murray in the semis.

    Djokovic got past the powerful Czech, Tomas Berdych in straight sets, though the scoreline is somewhat deceptive, as it could easily have gone longer.  After a razor-thin first set, Novak was down two breaks in the second, but fought back to take the set and the match:  7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3.  When he faces Del Potro on Friday, it will be knowing that neither of them has dropped a set in the tournament.  However, all attention will be on the tall Argentine’s knee.

     

  • Wimbledon Day 9: Wednesday, July 3 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 9: Wednesday, July 3 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d David Ferrer (ESP) (4) — 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(5)

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Fernando Verdasco (ESP) — 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) d Lukasz Kubot (POL) — 7-5, 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) — 6-4, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (2) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (2) — 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bruno Soares (BRA) (1) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (1) d Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) — 6-3, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Scott Lipsky (USA) (13) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (13) — 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 7-5, 6-0, 6-7(0), 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Marcin Matkowski (POL) (11) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (11) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (5) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (5) — 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Marcelo Melo (BRA) (6) / Liezel Huber (USA) (6) — 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) d Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) — 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Horia Tecau (ROU) (2) / Sania Mirza (IND) (2) d Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) — 6-1, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) — 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d David Marrero (ESP) (14) / Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (14) — 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – QUARTER-FINALS
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) — 7-6(2), 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Daniel Nestor (CAN) (8) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (8) d Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (10) / Cara Black (ZIM) (10) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

  • Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

    Lisicki Ousts Serena From Wimbledon

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    The women’s top seed, world #1, and overwhelmingly heavy favorite to win the title, Serena Williams, was upset by the tournament’s latest giant killer, Sabine Lisicki of Germany, the number 23 seed.  Williams dropped the first set, but regained her dominant form, even going up a break in the third to lead 3-1.  Usually, that’s enough for Serena to cruise to the finish line.  But the German, who has a strong grass game and perhaps the best serve in the women’s game after Williams, refused to yield.  She fought back hard, eventually taking the third, and the match:  6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

    Lisicki is no stranger to knocking out champions at SW19.  She has now beaten the reigning French Open winner at Wimbledon for the fourth year in a row:  Svetlana Kuznetzova (2009,) Li Na (2011,) Maria Sharapova (2012,) and now Serena, who won her second Roland Garros trophy just three weeks ago.   With today’s win, Lisicki also snapped Williams’ 34-match winning streak, the longest of her career.  The highest seed now left in the draw is Agnieszka Radwanska (4) of Poland.

    On the men’s side, the top seeds Novak Djokovic (1) and Andy Murray (2) got through their matches in straight sets, stanching the flow of upsets in a tournament already rife with them — at least for today.

  • Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 7: Monday, July 1 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Serena Williams (USA) (1) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Andy Murray (GBR) (2) d Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20) — 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Tommy Haas (GER) (13) — 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Laura Robson (GBR) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Bernard Tomic (AUS) — 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Ivan Dodig (CRO) — 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-1

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) — 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3)

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) d Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (19) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) — 6-2, 6-0

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Kenny De Schepper (FRA) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    David Marrero (ESP) (14) / Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) (14) d Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) — 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) d Jamie Murray (GBR) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) (24) d Jurgen Melzer (AUT) — 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15) d Karin Knapp (ITA) — 6-2, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Michael Llodra (FRA) (13) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (13) — 6-4, 6-0, 6-1

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Frederik Nielsen (DEN) / Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Kyle Edmund (GBR) / Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) — 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — 7-6(2), 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) d Monica Puig (PUR) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) (12) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (12) d Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (7) — 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Vania King (USA) (13) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (13) — 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) — 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) — 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) d Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (7) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (7) d Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) — 7-6(6), 7-5

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE) (12) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) (12) — 7-6(3), 6-3

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Robert Lindstedt (SWE) (6) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (6) d Colin Fleming (GBR) (9) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (9) — 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Darija Jurak (CRO) / Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) — 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-4, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – FOURTH ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Adrian Mannarino (FRA) — 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Liezel Huber (USA) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) — 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Filip Polasek (SVK) / Janette Husarova (SVK) d Colin Fleming (GBR) / Laura Robson (GBR) — 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:30 AM

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ashleigh Barty (AUS) (12) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (12) d Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) — 6-4, 6-1

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – THIRD ROUND
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) — 6-3, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Scott Lipsky (USA) (13) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS) (13) d Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (5) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (5) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Natalie Grandin (RSA) — 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (10) / Cara Black (ZIM) (10) d Mark Knowles (BAH) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) — Walkover

    MIXED DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d James Blake (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) — 7-5, 6-1

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  • Wimbledon Day 6: Saturday, June 29 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 6: Saturday, June 29 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Richard Gasquet (FRA) (9) — 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5)

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Samantha Stosur (AUS) (14) — 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (28) — 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) — 6-2, 6-0

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (25) — 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Kevin Anderson (RSA) (27) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (26) — 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (20) d Viktor Troicki (SRB) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Laura Robson (GBR) d Marina Erakovic (NZL) — 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tommy Haas (GER) (13) d Feliciano Lopez (ESP) — 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (7) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) (7) d Lisa Raymond (USA) / Laura Robson (GBR) — 6-4, 6-4

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d Ernests Gulbis (LAT) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17) d Petra Cetkovska (CZE) — 7-6(3), 0-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Madison Keys (USA) — 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (32) — 4-6, 6-0, 8-6

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jean Julien Rojer (NED) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Jamie Murray (GBR) / Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) — Postponed

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Kenny De Schepper (FRA) d Juan Monaco (ARG) (22) — 6-4, 7-6(8), 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Monica Puig (PUR) d Eva Birnerova (CZE) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Grega Zemlja (SLO) — 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-0

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Johanna Konta (GBR) d Nicolas Almagro (ESP) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 4-6, 6-3, 19-17

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) d Benoit Paire (FRA) (25) — 6-1, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (18) — 6-1, 6-4

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Ivan Dodig (CRO) d Igor Sijsling (NED) — 6-0, 6-1, 1-0 Ret.

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Liezel Huber (USA) (6) / Sania Mirza (IND) (6) d Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) — 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Tara Moore (GBR) — 7-6(2), 6-3

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) d Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) — 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Aisam Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) d Xavier Malisse (BEL) / Ken Skupski (GBR) — 6-3 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-7(5), 8-6

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) — 7-5, 6-3

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Rajeev Ram (USA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) — 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) (8) / Shuai Peng (CHN) (8) d Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) / Eva Hrdinova (CZE) — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d Christina McHale (USA) / Tamira Paszek (AUT) — 7-6(8), 6-1

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) d Marinko Matosevic (AUS) / Frank Moser (GER) — 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) (10) / Scott Lipsky (USA) (10) — 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Max Mirnyi (BLR) (7) / Horia Tecau (ROU) (7) d Samuel Groth (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-5

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Donna Vekic (CRO) d Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) / Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) — 6-4, 6-1

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    Court 8 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) (8) / Julian Knowle (AUT) (8) d Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Simon Stadler (GER) — 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Andy Ram (ISR) / Abigail Spears (USA) d Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) — 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    John Peers (AUS) / Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d Julian Knowle (AUT) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) — 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Martin Emmrich (GER) / Julia Goerges (GER) d Juan-Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 7-5, 6-2

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Treat Huey (PHI) (16) / Dominic Inglot (GBR) (16) d Andre Begemann (GER) / Martin Emmrich (GER) — 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(3)

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) d Paul Hanley (AUS) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) — 4-6 6-1 6-7(6) 7-5, 10-8

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (16) d Alize Cornet (FRA) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) — 6-4, 6-0

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) d Paul Hanley (AUS) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) — 6-2, 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) d Michal Mertinak (SVK) / Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)  — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) d Kei Nishikori (JPN) (12) — 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d Petra Martic (CRO) — 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

    LADIES’ SINGLES – THIRD ROUND
    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Alison Riske (USA) — 6-2, 6-3

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) d David Marrero (ESP) / Andreas Seppi (ITA) — 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

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    Court 16 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Colin Fleming (GBR) (9) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) (9) d Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Michal Mertinak (SVK) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(7)

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) d James Cerretani (USA) / Mona Barthel (GER) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Raluca Olaru (ROU) / Olga Savchuk (UKR) — 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) — 6-7(3), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 8-6

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    Court 19 – 11:30 AM

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 14-12

    GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Rohan Bopanna (IND) (14) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (14) d Daniel Brands (GER) / Lukas Rosol (CZE) — 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 6-4

    MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND
    Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) d Robin Haase (NED) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) — 6-3, 7-5

    LADIES’ DOUBLES – SECOND ROUND
    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) d Cara Black (ZIM) (11) / Marina Erakovic (NZL) (11) — 7-6(6), 7-6(4)