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Wimbledon 2008 Update

24Jun08

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World no.1 Roger Federer won the first 11 points against Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty on his way to a crushing 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory.

Third seed Novak Djokovic also made progress but had to work much harder to beat Michael Berrer 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-0.

Men’s seventh seed David Nalbandian lost to world number 95 Frank Dancevic of Canada 6-4 6-2 6-4 in just 96 minutes.

Hewitt, seeded 20th, was given a stern test before beating Dutchman Robin Haase 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 6-2.

But 18th seed Ivo Karlovic lost 6-4 6-7 (7-4) 3-6 5-7 to Simon Stadler.

The number 30 seed Gael Monfils bowed out of Wimbledon before a ball was hit. The 21-year-old Frenchman was due to play Chris Guccione but withdrew from SW19 with a right shoulder injury.

Fifth seed David Ferrer raced into a two-set lead against Sergiy Stakhovsky before the Ukrainian retired at 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 1-3.

Mario Ancic was leading 31st seed Michael Llodra 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 2-0 when the Frenchman quit.

Marcos Baghdatis, seeded 10, moved into the second round with a 6-3 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 victory over Belgium’s Steve Darcis.

In a battle of two 33-year-olds, Sweden’s Johansson lost the first two sets to Vince Spadea before mounting a stunning comeback to win 6-7 (10-8) 6-7 (7-5) 6-3 6-4 6-3.

Tomas Berdych struggled for consistency throughout his tie against 20-year-old Evgeny Korolev, eventually seeing off the Russian, ranked 78 in the world, 4-6 6-1 6-4 3-6 7-5.

Fernando Gonzalez, the 15th seed, overcame Robby Ginepri 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 7-5 and now takes on Simone Bolelli after the Italian dispatched British wildcard Alex Bogdanovic in four sets.

Juan Carlos Ferrero, seeded 21, looked to be in trouble when he lost the first set against 20-year-old American Sam Querrey.

But the clay specialist battled back to prevail 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 and will now play the unseeded German Mischa Zverev, who beat Alexander Peya 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Ferrero’s fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez joined him in round two by beating Brian Dabul of Argentina 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 6-3 6-4 and now plays Roko Karanusic, a straights-sets victor over Luis Horna.

Italy’s Andreas Seppi was another seed (29) to lose his opening set, to Tobias Kamke, but he was rarely troubled thereafter and came through 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4.

Progress was far smoother for Marat Safin, the two-time Grand Slam winner storming to a 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7-3) win against Fabio Fognini, which sets up an encounter with world number three Novak Djokovic.

The big-serving Swede Robin Soderling beat Kevin Kim 7-5 0-6 6-3 6-4 to set up a match against world number one Federer.

FULL RESULTS

Gicquel	Fra		bt	Nishikori	JPN		4-6	7-5
Tie-break Scores
Bolelli	ITA		bt	Bogdanovic	GB		7-6	4-6	6-3	7-6
Tie-break Scores							(7-4)			(7-4)
Gonzalez	Chi	15	bt	Ginepri	US		7-6	7-5	7-5
Tie-break Scores							(7-3)
Berdych	Cze	11	bt	Korolev	RUS		4-6	6-1	6-4	3-6	7-5
Tie-break Scores
Montanes	Spa		bt	Berlocq	Arg		6-3	7-6	6-4
Tie-break Scores								(7-2)
Serra	Fra		bt	Lu	Tpe		6-4	6-4	6-7	6-3
Tie-break Scores									(3-7)
Seppi	ITA	29	bt	Kamke	Ger		5-7	6-3	6-2	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Federer	Swi	1	bt	Hrbaty	SVK		6-3	6-2	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Zverev	Ger		bt	Peya	Aut		6-3	6-4	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Del potro	Arg		bt	Snobel	Cze		6-4	6-2	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Wawrinka	Swi	13	bt	Daniel	Brz		6-3	6-2	7-5
Tie-break Scores
Baghdatis	Cyp	10	bt	Darcis	Bel		6-3	6-2	6-7	6-3
Tie-break Scores									(5-7)
Johansson	Swe		bt	Spadea	US		6-7	6-7	6-3	6-4	6-3
Tie-break Scores							(8-10)	(5-7)
Bellucci	Brz		bt	Kunitsyn	RUS		7-6	7-6	3-6	6-2
Tie-break Scores							(7-5)	(7-5)
Soderling	Swe		bt	Kim	US		7-5	0-6	6-3	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Bozoljac	Ser		bt	Guccione	Aus		3-6	6-4	6-4	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Verdasco	Spa	22	bt	Kohlschreiber	Ger		6-4	6-3	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Hewitt	Aus	20	bt	Haase	Ned		6-7	6-3	6-3	6-7	6-2
Tie-break Scores							(4-7)			(1-7)
Lopez	Spa	31	bt	Dabul	Arg		7-6	3-6	6-3	6-4
Tie-break Scores							(7-1)
Petzschner	Ger		bt	Lee	KOR		6-7	6-1	6-4
Tie-break Scores							(4-7)
Andreev	RUS		bt	Vanek	Cze		6-7	7-6	6-2	6-2
Tie-break Scores							(6-8)	(7-2)
Ferrer	Spa	5	bt	Stakhovsky	UKR		7-6	6-3	1-3
Tie-break Scores							(8-6)
Djokovic	Ser	3	bt	Berrer	Ger		7-5	2-6	6-3	6-0
Tie-break Scores
Safin	RUS		bt	Fognini	ITA		6-1	6-2	7-6
Tie-break Scores									(7-3)
Stadler	Ger		bt	Karlovic	Cro	18	4-6	7-6	6-3	7-5
Tie-break Scores								(7-4)
Karanusic	Cro		bt	Horna	PER		7-6	6-3	6-1
Tie-break Scores							(7-4)
Reynolds	US		bt	Volandri	ITA		6-2	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Hanescu	Rom		bt	Falla	Col		6-3	6-7	6-0	6-4
Tie-break Scores								(2-7)
Rochus	Bel		bt	Sela	ISR		6-4	7-5	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Dancevic	Can		bt	Nalbandian	Arg	7	6-4	6-2	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Ancic	Cro		bt	Llodra	Fra	32	6-4	7-6	2-0
Tie-break Scores								(9-7)
Ferrero	Spa	21	bt	Querrey	US		2-6	6-4	6-4	6-4

WOMEN’S NEWS

Top seed Ana Ivanovic needed just 58 minutes to beat Rossana de los Rios 6-1 6-2 in her opening match at Wimbledon.

Former champion Serena Williams came through a testing clash with Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi to seal a 7-5 6-3 victory.

Fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia was in trouble after losing the first set against qualifier Mathilde Johansson of France.

The 2004 US Open winner was also a break down in the second, but she battled back to win 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-3.

Amelie Mauresmo, the Wimbledon champion in 2006, had no such problems and put a disappointing run of form behind her – she has slipped to 33 in the world rankings and is seeded 22nd – to beat Ashley Harkleroad 6-4 6-3.

Last year’s beaten finalist Marion Bartoli was similarly convincing in her 6-2 6-4 victory against Sabine Lisicki.

However, 12th seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland crashed out, losing 6-4 3-6 6-1 to Australian Casey Dellacqua.

Virginie Razzano was the first seed to exit on Monday after the 27th ranked Frenchwoman lost 0-6 6-2 6-4 to Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina.

Seventeenth seed Alize Cornet, 19th seed Maria Kirilenko and Dominika Cibulkova, the 30th seed, also went out at the first stage.

Qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who at 16 is the youngest player in the women’s draw, beat France’s Cornet 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4), China’s Jie Zheng knocked out Slovakian Cibulkova 6-4 6-3 and Vera Dushevina saw off fellow Russian Kirilenko 6-3 6-3.

Eighteenth seed Nicole Vaidisova had no such problems though, as she cruised past fellow Czech Zuzana Ondraskova 6-2 6-2.

Eighth seed Anna Chakvetadze came back from losing the first set to oust Stephanie Dubois of Canada 2-6 6-1 8-6, while 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska, the Eastbourne champion, saw off Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-0.

Baltacha	GB		bt	Kerber	Ger		6-3	2-6	7-5
Tie-break Scores
Zheng	Chn		bt	Cibulkova	SVK	30	6-4	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Medina garrigues	Spa		bt	Yan	Chn		6-3	6-0
Tie-break Scores
Szavay	Hun	15	bt	Garbin	ITA		6-1	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Dellacqua	Aus		bt	Schnyder	Swi	12	6-4	3-6	6-1
Tie-break Scores
Parmentier	Fra		bt	Amanmuradova	Uzb		7-5	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Stosur	Aus		bt	Olaru	Rom		6-2	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Vaidisova	Cze	18	bt	Ondraskova	Cze		6-2	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Rodina	RUS		bt	Razzano	Fra	27	0-6	6-2	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Vesnina	RUS		bt	Llagostera vives	Spa		6-7	6-4	6-4
Tie-break Scores							(6-8)
Gallovits	Rom		bt	Meusburger	Aut		6-1	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Bondarenko	UKR	28	bt	South	GB		6-3	6-7	6-4
Tie-break Scores								(1-7)
Pavlyuchenkova	RUS		bt	Cornet	Fra	17	7-6	7-6
Tie-break Scores							(8-6)	(7-4)
Dechy	Fra		bt	Yuan	Chn		6-7	6-3	6-0
Tie-break Scores							(7-9)
Li	Chn		bt	Rodionova	Aus		3-6	6-0	6-1
Tie-break Scores
Ruano pascual	Spa		bt	Sequera	Ven		6-1	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Domachowska	Pol		bt	Craybas	US		6-1	3-6	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Radwanska	Pol	14	bt	Benesova	Cze		6-3	6-0
Tie-break Scores
Bartoli	Fra	11	bt	Lisicki	Ger		6-2	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Perebiynis	UKR		bt	Kvitova	Cze		6-4	0-6	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Mattek	US		bt	Bremond	Fra		5-7	6-0	6-1
Tie-break Scores
Dushevina	RUS		bt	Kirilenko	RUS	19	6-3	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Mauresmo	Fra	29	bt	Harkleroad	US		6-4	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Radwanska	Pol		bt	Zakopalova	Cze		6-1	6-4
Tie-break Scores
Williams	US	6	bt	Kanepi	Est		7-5	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Ivanovic	Ser	1	bt	De los rios	Par		6-1	6-2
Tie-break Scores
Chakvetadze	RUS	8	bt	Dubois	Can		2-6	6-1	8-6
Tie-break Scores
Kuznetsova	RUS	4	bt	Johansson	Fra		6-7	7-5	6-3
Tie-break Scores							(5-7)
Bondarenko	UKR		bt	Fujiwara	JPN		1-6	6-4	6-3
Tie-break Scores
Zahlavova strycova	Cze		bt	Pin	Fra		7-5	4-6	7-5