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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)

  • Battle of the Sexes: Serena vs Andy Murray?

    Battle of the Sexes: Serena vs Andy Murray?

    A modern day Battle of the Sexes clash between Serena Williams and Andy Murray looks like it may come to fruition after both players expressed interest in playing a match that was first mooted by a follower of the Scotsman on Twitter.

    “I’d be up for it, why not?” was Murray’s response to the tweet. Serena, the ladies #1, has also made positive comments about the proposed meet. “That would be fun. I doubt I’d win a point, but that would be fun.”

    It wouldn’t be the first time Serena has played an exhibition against a male professional. She lost 6-1 in a challenge set to the German Karsten Braasch. However, she was only 16 years old at the time.

    There have been a number of challenge matches between the sexes, perhaps the most famous being 55-year-old Bobby Riggs challenging Margaret Court and Billie Jean King to matches. He split the series, losing to King but defeating Court.

    In 1992, Jimmy Connors defeated Martina Navratilova in a challenge match. In his recent book, Connors let slip he had one million dollars riding on a successful win.

    If the match does happen, Murray has suggested Las Vegas as an appropriate venue.

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  • Wimbledon Day 4: Thursday, June 27 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 4: Thursday, June 27 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Jesse Levine (CAN) — 6-2, 7-6(7), 6-3

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Mathilde Johansson (FRA) — 6-1, 6-3

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Bobby Reynolds (USA) — 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-1

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d Caroline Garcia (FRA) — 6-3, 6-2

    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (9) d Go Soeda (JPN) — 6-0, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) v Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) — Cancelled

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Elena Vesnina (RUS) — 6-3, 6-1

    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Daniel Brands (GER) — 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-2

    Marina Erakovic (NZL) d Shuai Peng (CHN) (24) — 7-6(6), 6-2

    Laura Robson (GBR) v Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) — Cancelled

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Simona Halep (ROU) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-0

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (29) v Grega Zemlja (SLO) — Postponed

    Tommy Haas (GER) (13) v Jimmy Wang (TPE) — Cancelled

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) d Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) — 6-4, 7-5

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (12) d Leonardo Mayer (ARG) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2

    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (26) v Santiago Giraldo (COL) — Postponed

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (14) d Olga Puchkova (RUS) — 6-2, 6-2

    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d James Blake (USA) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    Igor Sijsling (NED) d Milos Raonic (CAN) (17) — 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(4)

    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) v Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Andre Sa (BRA) — Cancelled

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    Alize Cornet (FRA) / Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d Nicola Slater (GBR) / Lisa Whybourn (GBR) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (11) d Lukas Lacko (SVK) / Filip Polasek (SVK) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1

    Michal Mertinak (SVK) / Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE) v Eric Butorac (USA) / Alize Cornet (FRA) — Postponed

    Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) / Rajeev Ram (USA) v Jesse Levine (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) — Cancelled

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (18) d Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-0, 6-1

    Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (32) d Annika Beck (GER) — 7-6(5), 6-3

    Vania King (USA) (13) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (13) d Vesna Dolonc (SRB) / Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) — 6-3, 6-0

    Michael Llodra (FRA) (13) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) (13) d Jan Hajek (CZE) / Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) — 5-4 Ret.

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) d Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) / Mark Knowles (BAH) — 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(4)

    Not Before: 1:00 PM

    Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Natalie Grandin (RSA) d Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Marion Bartoli (FRA) — 6-4, 6-4

    Leander Paes (IND) (4) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) (4) v Daniele Bracciali (ITA) / Jonathan Erlich (ISR) — Postponed

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    Court 8 – 11:30 AM

    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Tara Moore (GBR) / Melanie South (GBR) — 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) (5) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) (5) d Dustin Brown (GER) / Rameez Junaid (AUS) — 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4

    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (3) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (3) d Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) / Garbine Muguruza (ESP) — 6-1, 6-2

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    Court 9 – 11:30 AM

    Lukasz Kubot (POL) (15) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) (15) d Johan Brunstrom (SWE) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) — 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

    Not Before: 1:00 PM

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) / Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) d Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) (15) / Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) (15) — 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (4) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (4) d Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) — 6-2, 6-1

    Paul Hanley (AUS) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) v Robert Farah (COL) / Darija Jurak (CRO) — Cancelled

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    Sandra Klemenschits (AUT) / Romina Oprandi (SUI) d Catalina Castano (COL) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) — 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) — 7-5, 6-3

    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Ayumi Morita (JPN) — 6-3, 6-3

    James Blake (USA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) — Cancelled

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) d Michael Llodra (FRA) — 7-5 Ret.

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) d Jana Cepelova (SVK) — 6-1, 4-6, 9-7

    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (28) v Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) — Postponed

    Alison Riske (USA) v Urszula Radwanska (POL) — Cancelled

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    Court 16 – 11:30 AM

    Petra Martic (CRO) d Karolina Pliskova (CZE) — 7-6(7), 6-1

    Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (9) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) (9) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) — 6-3, 5-1 Ret.

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) v Christina McHale (USA) / Tamira Paszek (AUT) — Cancelled

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    Court 17 – 11:30 AM

    Madison Keys (USA) d Mona Barthel (GER) (30) — 6-4, 6-2

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (27) d Michal Przysiezny (POL) — 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4

    Ivan Dodig (CRO) d Denis Kudla (USA) — 6-1, 7-6(4), 7-5

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    Court 19 – 11:30 AM

    Tomasz Bednarek (POL) / Mateusz Kowalczyk (POL) d Ricardas Berankis (LTU) / Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) — 6-2, 6-4, 6-1

    Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Andrea Petkovic (GER) d Samantha Murray (GBR) / Jade Windley (GBR) — 6-0, 2-6, 6-2

    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Petra Martic (CRO) d Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Monica Puig (PUR) — 6-2, 6-3

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    To Be Determined

    Not Before: 5:00PM

    Robin Haase (NED) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) v Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Heather Watson (GBR) — Cancelled

    Not Before: 5:30PM

    Angelique Kerber (GER) (7) v Kaia Kanepi (EST) — Cancelled

  • The Other Upset – Lleyton Hewitt and The New Toe

    The Other Upset – Lleyton Hewitt and The New Toe

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    While the tennis world reeled over Steve Darcis taking out Rafael Nadal in the first round of Wimbledon, Lleyton Hewitt scored arguably the “other” upset of the day.  Hewitt is 32, ranked 70 in the world, and he took out Stan Wawrinka, the 11th seed, 10th ranked player in the world, and one who’s been having a very fine year.  And he did it in straight sets:  6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

    Hewitt is a former Wimbledon champion (2002, as well as winner of the USO, 2001), and former world #1, but he has been hampered by injuries over more than a few years.  Grass, however, can sometimes keep him in the game.  He beat Roger Federer in the final at Halle as recently as 2010.  For that reason, tennis fans looked at this to be a barn-burner of a first round match.  The shock wasn’t completely that Hewitt pulled it off, but that it didn’t go to 4 or 5 sets.

    The reason may be Hewitt’s most recent, and most radical surgery.  He revealed last month that he’s had his left toe reconstructed and irreversibly surgically fused.  He is now pain-free in his push-off foot, but he had the surgery knowing that it was possible that he’d never play tennis again.  According to his team, this allows him to return full-time to the tour, which he still has ambitions about.  And Lleyton Hewitt is an ambitious man.  Moreover, he has reason to fancy his chances on grass.  He’s unlikely to go very deep in this Wimbledon, but a few players in his direct path over the next couple of rounds would be right to be nervous.

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    In Tues. results, both #1’s got through in straights:  Serena cruised, while Novak was tested by a game Florian Mayer.  British hope Laura Robson upset #10 seed Maria Kirilenko, while another Brit, Heather Watson, lost to the US’s Madison Keys.  And another US hopeful, Brittany Mattek-Sands, fell to the #7, Angelique Kerber.

  • Wimbledon Day 2: Tuesday, June 25 – Order of Play & Scores

    Wimbledon Day 2: Tuesday, June 25 – Order of Play & Scores

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    Centre Court – 1:00 PM

    Serena Williams (USA) (1) d Mandy Minella (LUX) 6-1, 6-3

    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (1) d Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

    David Ferrer (ESP) (4) d Martin Alund (ARG) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

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    No. 1 Court – 1:00 PM

    Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) (8) d Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-2, 7-5, 6-1

    Laura Robson (GBR) d Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (10) 6-3, 6-4

    Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-1, 6-2

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    No. 2 Court – 11:30 AM

    Madison Keys (USA) d Heather Watson (GBR) 6-3, 7-5

    Tommy Haas (GER) (13) d Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-3, 7-5, 7-5

    Richard Gasquet (FRA) (9) d Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4) d Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-1, 6-1

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    No. 3 Court – 11:30 AM

    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (14) d Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-1, 6-3

    Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Sam Querrey (USA) (21) 7-6(6), 7-6(3), 3-6, 2-6, 6-3

    Angelique Kerber (GER) (7) d Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-3, 6-4

    Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d Gilles Simon (FRA) (19) 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(11)

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    Court 12 – 11:30 AM

    Na Li (CHN) (6) d Michaella Krajicek (NED) 6-1, 6-1

    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) (28) d Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

    Milos Raonic (CAN) (17) d Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d Nadia Petrova (RUS) (13) 6-3, 6-2

    Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (32) d Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-4, 6-3

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    Court 18 – 11:30 AM

    Ivan Dodig (CRO) d Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (16) 4-6, 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 6-3, 2-1 Ret.

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11) d Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 6-2, 6-1

    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (29) d Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3

    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (21) 6-0, 6-1

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    Court 4 – 11:30 AM

    Mona Barthel (GER) (30) d Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

    Andreas Seppi (ITA) (23) d Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(6), 7-6(3), 5-7, 3-6, 6-3

    Bobby Reynolds (USA) d Steve Johnson (USA) 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4

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    Court 5 – 11:30 AM

    Denis Kudla (USA) d James Duckworth (AUS) 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1

    Jana Cepelova (SVK) d Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 6-4, 6-1

    Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) d Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-3, 6-4

    Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4

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    Court 6 – 11:30 AM

    Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) d Tamira Paszek (AUT) (28) 6-2, 7-5

    Santiago Giraldo (COL) d Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (10) / Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) (10) d Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-0

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    Court 7 – 11:30 AM

    Jesse Levine (CAN)  d Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 4-3 Ret.

    Urszula Radwanska (POL) d Mallory Burdette (USA) 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-2

    Daniel Brands (GER) d Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-4

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    Court 8 – 11:30 AM

    Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) d Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 6-4, 6-1, 6-3

    Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) d Julia Goerges (GER) 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-5

    Igor Sijsling (NED) d Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

    Mathilde Johansson (FRA) d Timea Babos (HUN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3

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    Court 9 – 11:30 AM

    Olga Puchkova (RUS) d Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-4, 6-2

    Jimmy Wang (TPE) d Wayne Odesnik (USA) 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5

    Grega Zemlja (SLO) d Michael Russell (USA) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-1

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    Court 10 – 11:30 AM

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) (27) d Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1

    Michael Llodra (FRA) d Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-3

    Alison Riske (USA) d Romina Oprandi (SUI) (31) 6-7(5), 7-5, 3-1 Ret.

    Annika Beck (GER) d Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 6-3, 6-2

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    Court 11

    Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Michal Mertinak (SVK) d Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

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    Court 14 – 11:30 AM

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) d Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-0, 6-2

    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (12) d Matthew Ebden (AUS) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (18) d Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

    Petra Martic (CRO) d Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3

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    Court 15 – 11:30 AM

    Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) (10) / Scott Lipsky (USA) (10) d Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) / Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4

    Xavier Malisse (BEL) / Ken Skupski (GBR) d Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) / Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-1

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) d Eva Birnerova (CZE) / Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-2, 6-2

    Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1

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    Court 16 – 11:30 AM

    Caroline Garcia (FRA) d Jie Zheng (CHN) 6-3, 6-4

    Shuai Peng (CHN) (24) d Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6-3, 6-2

    Go Soeda (JPN) d Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 7-6(6), 7-5, 6-1

    Alexander Peya (AUT) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) d Eric Butorac (USA) / Andy Ram (ISR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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    Court 17 – 11:30 AM

    James Blake (USA) d Thiemo De Bakker (NED) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

    Simona Halep (ROU) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) (26) d Gastao Elias (POR) 6-1, 7-6(2), 6-2

    Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Tara Moore (GBR) 7-5, 5-7, 7-5

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    Court 19 – 11:30 AM

    Michal Przysiezny (POL) d Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-0

    Marina Erakovic (NZL) d Ayumi Morita (JPN) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5

    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 6-2, 7-5

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  • Women’s Wimbledon Draw

    Women’s Wimbledon Draw

    Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska in top half; Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova in bottom half.

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    The full draw is as follows:

    QUARTER 1:

    Serena Williams (USA) (1)
    Mandy Minella (LUX)

    Caroline Garcia (FRA)
    Jie Zheng (CHN)

    Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
    Carina Witthoeft (GER)

    Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)
    Tamira Paszek (AUT) (28)

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) (23)
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

    Elena Vesnina (RUS)
    Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)

    Olga Puchkova (RUS)
    Arantxa Rus (NED)

    Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
    Samantha Stosur (AUS) (14)

    Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (10)
    Laura Robson (GBR)

    Mariana Duque-Marino (COL)
    Julia Goerges (GER)

    Ayumi Morita (JPN)
    Marina Erakovic (NZL)

    A.Medina Garrigues (ESP)
    Shuai Peng (CHN) (24)

    Romina Oprandi (SUI) (31)
    Alison Riske (USA)

    Mallory Burdette (USA)
    Urszula Radwanska (POL)

    Kaia Kanepi (EST)
    Tara Moore (GBR)

    Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
    Angelique Kerber (GER) (7)

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    QUARTER 2:

    Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) (4)
    Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

    Timea Babos (HUN)
    Mathilde Johansson (FRA)

    Heather Watson (GBR)
    Madison Keys (USA)

    Monica Niculescu (ROU)
    Mona Barthel (GER) (30)

    A.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (21)
    Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

    B.Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
    Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

    Anna Tatishvili (GEO)
    Petra Martic (CRO)

    Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
    Nadia Petrova (RUS) (13)

    Roberta Vinci (ITA) (11)
    Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)

    Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
    Jana Cepelova (SVK)

    M.Torro-Flor (ESP)
    Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

    Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) (18)

    Klara Zakopalova (CZE) (32)
    Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

    Nina Bratchikova (RUS)
    Annika Beck (GER)

    Olga Govortsova (BLR)
    Simona Halep (ROU)

    Michaella Krajicek (NED)
    Na Li (CHN) (6)

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    QUARTER 3:

    Sara Errani (ITA) (5)
    Monica Puig (PUR)

    Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
    Misaki Doi (JPN)

    Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
    Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

    Eva Birnerova (CZE)
    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (26)

    Sloane Stephens (USA) (17)
    Jamie Hampton (USA)

    Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
    Andrea Petkovic (GER)

    Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
    Donna Vekic (CRO)

    E.Cabeza Candela (ESP)
    Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) (9)

    Marion Bartoli (FRA) (15)
    Elina Svitolina (UKR)

    Christina McHale (USA)
    Alexa Glatch (USA)

    Camila Giorgi (ITA)
    Samantha Murray (GBR)

    Stefanie Voegele (SUI)
    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) (22)

    Lucie Safarova (CZE) (27)
    Lauren Davis (USA)

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
    Karin Knapp (ITA)

    M.Larcher De Brito (POR)
    Melanie Oudin (USA)

    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (3)

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    QUARTER 4:

    Petra Kvitova (CZE) (8)
    Coco Vandeweghe (USA)

    Kiki Bertens (NED)
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

    Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
    Anne Keothavong (GBR)

    Johanna Larsson (SWE)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (25)

    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (19)
    Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

    Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
    Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

    Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
    Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

    Virginie Razzano (FRA)
    Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (12)

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (16)
    Johanna Konta (GBR)

    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
    Vesna Dolonc (SRB)

    Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO)
    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

    Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) (20)

    Alize Cornet (FRA) (29)
    Vania King (USA)

    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)
    Tatjana Maria (GER)

    Elena Baltacha (GBR)
    Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

    Maria Joao Koehler (POR)
    Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (2)

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  • Serena Williams Wins 16th Slam, Defeating Maria Sharapova In Roland Garros Final

    Serena Williams Wins 16th Slam, Defeating Maria Sharapova In Roland Garros Final

    Serena Williams, the No. 1 seed, defeated Maria Sharapova (No. 2) in the French Open final today, 6-4, 6-4. The victory ups Williams’ Grand Slam total to 16.  This was her 31st win in a row, the longest single-season streak in 13 years. Williams’ W/L record this season is 43-2 with six titles.

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  • Johan Kriek on How to Counter Dominance

    Johan Kriek on How to Counter Dominance

    “I’ve been thinking about the women’s final at Roland Garros today and how Serena Williams has been so dominating on the WTA tour. I do not know these women personally, in fact have never met either one of them. I do consider myself fairly knowledgeable and a student/ambassador/lover of this wonderful game called tennis!

    The real story to me is how Serena has been dominating Maria Sharapova in majors, and I would like to shed some light on this issue. This is just how I think about “competition”. It is my “everything” vs. their ” everything”. This piece has zero to do with whether I like or dislike any of these players. They have been incredible athletes and regardless of what I think of either one of them, they are winning a lot. Just number one is dominating number two! That is what interests me and here is my thinking… Sharapova can take this free advice from me… won’t cost her…

    Serena Williams is by far the strongest, most vicious competitor in the women’s game — maybe ever — with a serve that rivals some top men players in speed. Period. Her serve is her biggest weapon and when it clicks, it elevates everything else in her game.

    What does one do when this dominance seems so complete? Does one shrug, accept that they are just better, bigger, faster. and move on to the next tournament in hopes of not running into the domineering player? Or do we stop, take stock of what has been happening, look at all the strengths and weaknesses of both of us, and “adjust”? By adjust I mean really change some stuff. If I were Sharapova’s coach I would be doing the following:

    I would stop at NOTHING to figure out how to beat Serena. Get as many matches on video where Serena had beaten her, analyze all of it in depth, and make notes of how she beat her, scores, etc., on what surface, and if there were many variations in the tactics. What was her percentages of serves in each game? Where did she serve on break points against her? Where did she land her second serves under stress points? What was her average first serve speeds in each game, each set, each match? Second most important thing is returns of serves — of both first and second serves. How can she improve on that?Look at pattern play when the chips are not down, vs. when the chips are down, and it is a must win for Serena. We all play a certain way when we are under pressure, and many times we can see patterns emerge. This analysis will take time, but a lot can be learned if one knows what to look for. There is a company in Melbourne, Australia, that has this capability of analyzing top men’s and women’s matches, and everything and has been doing it for many years. Get it! Study every point, every game, every set, and begin to formulate a plan.

    This plan will include some serious stuff. Gym work to increase strength. Sharapova is not a great mover. She reads the ball very well, but she needs to increase her sprint ability. Leave no stone unturned when it comes to physical prowess. Navratilova did it and when she dominated Chris Evert, Chris went to the gym and became much better. It absolutely can be done.

    Here comes the controversial part:

    Sharapova needs to learn to play fearless, aggressive tennis. Not just pounding groundstrokes from the baseline; she needs to get her nose to the net! NOBODY likes to be pushed into a corner and then see the attitude of “I dare you to pass me”.  Serena doesn’t like to be pushed. She likes to be a front runner and it shows. I will have Sharapova serve and volley until she likes it! She can match Serena off the ground, but if Sharapova can learn the “transition game” and be as comfortable with that as she is with her groundstrokes — watch out!

    Sharapova has a pretty good serve with good power! But when she “over-thinks” it, the toss goes sky high, the knees bend even more, and with the combination of a fast dropping ball and slightly out-of-sync legs, she double faults suddenly. It doesn’t take much for that to happen … Saw it again today! I will cure her double faults!

    Here is why I like Nadal: he tinkers, he changes, he tries different things all in the name of making himself “better” and he does it all the time! But what is so astonishing about him, is that he goes into these “changes” with 100% conviction that that is going to work for him! Nobody in tennis does what Nadal does. Look what he has done the last 8 to 10 years! Not Roger, not Djokovic, not Murray — none does what Nadal does. Maria needs to take a page out of Nadal’s book and do the following:

    Work on the stuff I mentioned. That is a must. But over the next few years, if she is doing these changes with a passion and 100% conviction, she will for sure have more success! If not, I cannot see her EVER winning majors against Serena at this point, unless something goes wrong physically or mentally with Serena.

    On Tuesday I wrote a piece about being “process driven” vs. ”result driven”. Here is a classic example and what happened to me. In 1978 and 1979 I reached the quarterfinals at the US Open and in both years I lost to Vitas Gerulaitis. He spanked me in straights in ’78, and in four sets in 1979. He was incredibly quick, served and volleyed, and was a pretty good all -around player but his fitness, his quickness, and his ability to read the play was fantastic. I was beginning to think, maybe I will never be able to beat him; after all he was training with Borg and was number 4 in the world at the time. A year or so later I played Vitas Gerulaitis again in Milan, Italy, on a fast indoor carpet. I liked the surface — and so did he. I agonized the night before of how I was going to play against him. I went through every possible scenario I could think of, and decided on the following which became my “process”:

    1. Serve and volley every single point on my own serve. Regardless of score. Absolutely be fearless, no matter how bad things may turn out for me, but I WILL get to the net before he does, and if he doesn’t come to the net on his serve, I will. Execute, execute, execute — FEARLESSLY!

    2. Never show ANY emotion! I made myself that promise, and I went over these points over and over until the wee hours of the morning.

    3. Every second serve I get would be looked at as an opportunity for me to “pounce”! I would slice and come in. I would rip a backhand and come in. Let him try and pass me. I would drop-shot him sometimes, no matter how fast he was, I would be at the net, too, and see if he could pass or lob me.

    4. I made a pact with myself: No matter how hard it may be, I will not WAIVER in this approach at all.

    I didn’t! And I beat him badly!

    That match meant more to my inner confidence/my self-belief/my strength of thought in my career and I ran into many, many tough guys and tough matches and I won most of them. WHY? I became “PROCESS ” driven. The “result” would come ONLY after I had done the process right.

    I never lost to Gerulaitis after that Milan match ever again…..

    I love this stuff……”

    Reposted from the Johan Kriek Tennis Academy website

  • Serena Williams & Maria Sharapova Advance to French Open Final

    Serena Williams & Maria Sharapova Advance to French Open Final

    Maria Sharapova, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the French Open Final today after beating the third seed Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

    Serena Williams, the top seed, then handily eliminated last year’s finalist Sara Errani (5) of Italy, 6-0, 6-1.

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  • French Open Women’s Semifinals: Order of Play/Scores

    French Open Women’s Semifinals: Order of Play/Scores

    (Scores will be added as known.)

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 12:00 PM

    Mixed Doubles – Final:

    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Frantisek Cermak (CZE) def. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (5) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (5)  1-6 6-4 [10-6]

    Not Before: 3:00 PM

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals

    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (3) 6-1 2-6 6-4

    Serena Williams (USA) (1) def. Sara Errani (ITA) (5) 6-0 6-1

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – Not Before: 2:00 PM

    Men’s Doubles – Semifinals

    Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) def. Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-2

    Bob Bryan (USA) (1) / Mike Bryan (USA) (1) def. Alexander Peya (AUT) (7) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (7) 6-1 6-4

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