All British/Scottish interest is over, Murray was thumped by Gonzalez today and also Laura Robson was beatin in 3 sets in her 2nd round match in the juniors by a clay court specialist.

two epic matches today, nadals conquorer robin soderling (23rd seed) came from 4-1 down in the final set to beat fernando gonzalez 6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4.
and in the other semi federer came through a 5 setter against del potro, del potro is shaping up to be asn immense player and I wouldn't bet against him becoming no.3 ahead of murray and djokovic, anyway I hope federer clinches his 1st roland garos title because he deserves it

Roger Federer what a legend, the greatest sportsman of all time?

a bit ott there maybe, but its still a brilliant achievement to win all 4 grand slams.

I think he's now level with Sampras

How can you say that when you have Joey Barton in your team!

how is it ott? overall federer is up there with the greatest sportsmen like muhamed ali +
lance armstrong

You said though he was THE greatest, i could name a good few sportsmen i would consider greater than Roger Federer, and you've mentioned 2 of them, i would also rate the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Steve Redgrave and Tanni Grey-Thompson above Federer for example, but thats just my opinion.

I would consider him though to be one of (if not the) greatest tennis players of all time, that there is no denying, definitely up there with the likes of Agassi, Borg and Laver

And Sampras?

14 Grand Slams...all four surfaces. Sampras never won on all four surfaces, and he won the most grand slams.

I think its undisputable that he's the greatest tennis player of all time.

WORLD RANKINGS AFTER FRENCH OPEN
MEN

1. Rafael Nadal (SPA)
2. Roger Federer (SUI)
3. Andy Murray (GBR)
4. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
5. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
6. Andy Roddick (USA)
7. Gilles Simon (FRA)
8. Fernando Verdasco (SPA)
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
10. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
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189. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)
199. Josh Goodall (GBR)
220. James Ward (GBR)
308. Daniel Evans (GBR)
311. Richard Bloomfield (GBR)
324. Chris Eaton (GBR)
389. Alexander Slabinsky (GBR)

WOMEN

1. Dinara Safina (RUS)
2. Serena Williams (USA)
3. Venus Williams (USA)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
6. Jelena Jankovic (RUS)
7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
8. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
9. Caroline Wozinacki (DEN)
10. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
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49. Anne Keothavong (GBR) - Finally into the top 50
108. Elena Baltacha (GBR)
109. Katie O'Brien (GBR)
122. Melanie South (GBR)
187. Georgie Stoop (GBR)
297. Naomi Cavaday (GBR)
482. Laura Robson (GBR)

no nadal at wimbledon will be a very shallow victory for someone with the best player in the world not defending his title

Federer needs his no1. spot back!

I agree, i've always like Nadal but he has struggled a lot recently, better to rest up and miss a tournament than risk jeopardising your career for the sake of one Wimbledon

Anyway here's the draws with the revised seedings

MENS - Seeds on left

1. Roger Federer (SUI) ........ v ........ Yen Hsun Lu (TPE)
2. Andy Murray (GBR) ........ v ........ Robert Kendrick (USA)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) ........ v ........ Julien Benneteau (FRA)
4. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) ........ v ........ Arnaud Clement (FRA)
5. Andy Roddick (USA) ........ v ........ Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
6. Fernando Verdasco (SPA) ........ v ........ Jamie Ward (GBR)
7. Gilles Simon (FRA) ........ v ........ Bobby Reynolds (FRA)
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) ........ v ........ Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
9. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) ........ v ........ Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
10. Marin Cilic (CRO) ........ v ........ Alberto Martin (SPA)
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11. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) ........ v ........ Dan Evans (GBR)
19. Thomas Berdych (CZE) ........ v ........ Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)
Michel Llodra (FRA) ........ v ........ Joshua Goodall (GBR)

WOMENS

1. Dinara Safina (RUS) ........ v ........ Lourdes Dominguez (SPA)
2. Serena Williams (USA) ........ v ........ Neusa Silva (POR)
3. Venus Williams (USA) ........ v ........ Stefanie Vogele (SUI)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS) ........ v ........ Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) ........ v ........ Akiko Morigami (JPN)
6. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) ........ v ........ Julia Gorges (GER)
7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) ........ v ........ Georgie Stoop (GBR)
8. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) ........ v ........ Severine Bremond (FRA)
9. Caroline Wozinacki (DEN) ........ v ........ Kimiko Date (JPN)
10. Nadia Petrova (RUS) ........ v ........ Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR)
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Anne Keothavong (GBR) ........ v ........ Patricia Mayr (AUT)
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) ........ v ........ Melanie South (GBR)
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) ........ v ........ Elena Baltacha (GBR)
Ivita Benesova (CZE) ........ v ........ Katie O'Brien (GBR)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) ........ v ........ Laura Robson (GBR) (a long shot but she could play Serena Williams in round 4)

its is a shame aboput nadal becuase I think federer was redy to beat him this year and prove he is the greatest, I think murray will get to the final, he looks in good shape and wins matches comfortably now, my tip for the tournament is andy roddick, he's looked pretty good on grass so far this year.
as for womens tennis (second rate ) apart form venus and serena the top 15 consists of 5 russians 2 serbians 1 pole and 2 slovaks, the amount of eastern europeans is just getting ridiculas now!
also I dont think laura robson stands a chance against hantuchova.

You never know, i really fancy her to cause an upset Hantuchova, also Keothavong has looked good too this year breaking into the worlds top 50 although she was very unlucky to be drawn against the number 1 seed in the very first round of the french open, she has a much more favourable route this time around and i fancy her to reach at least the 3rd round.

well laura robson put up a good fight against the former world no.5, winning the first set, she is extremely good for a 15 year old. meanwhile queens finalist and 17th seed james blake is out whihc is a suprise

Really impressed with Robson, the fact she managed to take a set against Hantuchova was fantastic, looking at her face when she won, you can tell she was releived.

Of the other Brits

ONGOING
Jamie Ward - Currently getting thumped off Verdasco

COMING UP
MENS - Llodra v Goodall
WOMENS - Zvonareva v Stoop, South v Johansson

Great to see Maria back

Robson looks to be the business.

Saw the end of the Djockovic match which was great, what Wimbledon is all about.

Murray will now win.

Just found out that Romanian bird with the big tits isn't playing at Wimbledon. Gutted. Was thinking of going to watch this week but probably not now.

Argh. Bloody Wawrinka is playing at the same time as Murray, the cocks are now taking a break and will come back in 35 minutes to play Wawrinka vs. some other twat.

I fucking hate Andy Murray.

You sound like JtB

Unlike JTB I don't hate him because he's Scottish or because he is proud of his country, but he's just a cocky twat who you'd love to see lose.

I don't think he's a particularly likeable person, especially not on court, but I'd still like to see him win it. (Although he won't, Federer will breeze it.) The whole "anyone but England" thing is just the bloody twat English who are happy to insult every other country under the sun, boo national anthems and generally be obnoxious, but the moment someone answers back they throw a tantrum as if someone has pissed on their mother's grave.

Exactly.

He's not having it all his way by the looks of it.

Still won though, albeit unimpressively

as for the rest of the brits, well it was a shit day

ALEX BOGDANOVIC - Thumped by Thomas Berdych in straight sets
DAN EVANS - Beaten in straight sets by Nikolay Davydenko
JOSHUA GOODALL - Played brilliantly to take Michael Llodra to a deciding set, which he lost

ANNE KEOTHAVONG - Capitulated from being set point up in the 1st set against Patricia Mayr to lose in straight sets
KATIE O'BRIEN - Also lost but played well after taking Ivita Benesova to a deciding set
GEORGIE STOOP - Nearly caused the shock of the round but lost the deciding 3rd set to 7th seed Vera Zvonareva

Not all bad news though

ELENA BALTACHA - Currently 1-1 in sets and 5-4 up in the final set against Alona Bondarenko who is the highest ranked unseeded player in the womens draw

Infact change that, Elena Baltacha just won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, a superb performance against someone 70 places higher in the world rankings.

She now plays another unseeded player, Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium

we are just completely hopeless at tennis, why even bother giving wildcards to brits if they just capitulate, keothovang is crap, she is british no.1 but inst just good enough, none of the men can cut it, british tennis relys soley on andy murray, we really need 5 06 players in the top 100 in the mens and womens games to justify us having a grand slam

Nope, Wimbledon justifies itself. No-one outside of Britain makes the connection between Britain having (or not having) a grand slam and the lack of high ranking British tennis players.

It's been said for years though. Henman was a rich kid whose parents paid his way through all the tennis academies. I'm not sure about Murray, but it's clear that he's not a product of a coherent British programme to develop good young tennis players, because there isn't one.

ooooo look at me i live in a country with one famous sportsperson


nadal would have shit on him if he was fit, i bet the nazi lover got an old ss hit crew to "break" Nadal

I don't think they needed to, he is so injury prone

Is it just me, or are the line judges making loads of mistakes?

There's another one... Federer challenges the decision again, and rightly.

Maybe they aren't used to judging in bright sunshine.


Federer wiping the floor with this Lopez fella. All a bit too easy, he'll have tougher tests in the later rounds. I think they said Soderling was up in round 3 and then it could be Tsonga in the round after that... I don't think he'll win those matches as easily.

To be fair to the women, most of them did not disgrace themselves against some tough opponents, and Keothavong was not a wildcard, she qualified automatically by being the world number 51. And Baltacha is guaranteed a world top 100 position, and if she wins her 2nd round match, she'll have done enough to earn an automatic berth at the US Open and be close to the top 80.

As for the men, well apart from Goodall, they didnt impress me at all.

Cracking game on at the moment, a womens doubles game between Jade Curtis/Anna Smith and Laura Robson/Georgie Stoop, its currently in a deciding set which stands at 10-10

EIT: Robson and Stoop won that final set 13-11, what a game

Bloody Wawrinka match again on at the same time as Murray's

Is she good looking?

dissapointing form baltacha, playing a player shes already beat twice and a great chance to make round 3. as for murray another convincing win and I cant see him failing to make the final, also quick mention for hewitt who beat no.5 seed del potro in straight sets

Just like Keothavong in the 1st round, she got herself a break up then preceded to throw it all away.

if anyone is interested jamie murray and lizel huber (us open finalists) are in action now, a cracking game they saved 2 match points to win a tie break and level it up at 1 set all, now into final set

Could be another long one, just like last night, might have a peek at it

murray and huber win the match after storming that set 6-1, after saving two match points about 20 minutes earlier, the crowd loving that one aswell

Which one?

Draws for the Juniors

GIRLS

1. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) ........ v ........ Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
2. Laura Robson (GBR) ........ v ........ Katarina Pallivets (CAN)
3. Ana Bogdan (ROM) ........ v ........ Magda Linette (POL)
4. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA) ........ v ........ Alejandra Granillo (MEX)
5. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) ........ v ........ Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
6. Timea Babos (HUN) ........ v ........ Tara Moore (GBR)
7. Sloane Stevens (USA) ........ v ........ Jocelyn Rae (GBR)
8. Ajla Tomanovic (CRO) ........ v ........ Tamara Curovic (SRB)
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12. Heather Watson (GBR) ........ v ........ Valeria Solovieva (RUS)
15. Daria Gavrilova (RUS) ........ v ........ Hannah James (GBR)
Alexandra Walker (GBR) ........ v ........ Khunpak Issara (THA)
Samantha Vickers (GBR) ........ v ........ Martina Trevisan (ITA)
Stephanie Cornish (GBR) ........ v ........ Alexandra Krunic (SRB)
Jennifer Ren (GBR) ........ v ........ Nastija Kolar (SLO)
Nicola George (GBR) ........ v ........ Vivien Juhaszova (SVK)

And the main stuff

MENS 4th ROUND
2. Roger Federer (SUI) ........ v ........ 19. Robin Soderling (SWE)
3. Andy Murray (GBR) ........ v ........ 19. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
4. Novak Djokovic (SRB) ........ v ........ Dudi Sela (ISR)
7. Fernando Verdasco (SPA) ........ v ........ 22. Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
8. Gilles Simon (FRA) ........ v ........ Juan Carlos Ferrero (SPA)
6. Andy Roddick (USA) ........ v ........ 20. Thomas Berdych (CZE)
23. Radek Stepanek (CZE) ........ v ........ Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
24. Tommy Haas (GER) ........ v ........ 29. Igor Andreev (RUS)

WOMENS 4th ROUND
1. Dinara Safina (RUS) ........ v ........ 17. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
2. Serena Williams (USA) ........ v ........ Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
3. Venus Williams (USA) ........ v ........ 13. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS) ........ v ........ Elena Vesnina (RUS)
8. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) ........ v ........ 10. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
9. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) ........ v ........ Sabine Lisicki (GER)
11. Agnieska Radwanska (POL) ........ v ........ Melanie Oudin (USA)
26. Virginie Razzano (FRA) ........ v ........ Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

Murray getting thrashed by Wawrinka

LATEST IN 1st SET: 4-1 to Wawrinka

He's levelled it up, now roughly a draw game.

Just won the third set. Much more like it.

Murray wins after a very good match. He's a hateful kent though.

didnt see it but i heard it was a thriller

he plays Ferrero next then either Roddick or Hewitt in the semis

Good win too for Laura Robson as well

Well played to Murray. Can't stand the bloke but it would be nice to see him win Wimbledon, though that's unlikely based on today's performance. Wawrinka put up a great fight and did some stunning aces.

Can't believe I'm making some form of commentary (if you call it that) on a tennis match...