Venus Williams VS Wimbledon
living June 22nd, 2009I am really sorry to hear that Venus Williams lost in France.I am a fan of her,I thought she would be the winner of the match in France.But the result defeats my thinking,she lost.Some people says that the red earth is not the advantage of her,because it will ease the speed of the ball .We all know that the speed is an advantage of her.
Well ,it does not mean that Venus Williams will be a loser forever.I think Wimbledon will be the lucky place for her.That us see an report.
Venus Williams (3), United States vs. Stefanie Voegele (98), Switzerland
The queen hasn’t lost here since the third round in 2006 when records indicate she fell to Jelena Jankovic by 6-4 in a third set. It’s clear by now that on that day they just counted up the score wrong.
Andy Murray (3), Great Britain vs. Robert Kendrick (76), United States
Kendrick led Rafael Nadal by two sets in the second round in 2006. If Kendrick leads Murray by two sets, the spectators and the BBC might experience symptoms including shortness of breath, profuse sweating and mild nausea.
Andy Roddick (6), United States vs. Jeremy Chardy (43), France
It’s a bit of a media sensation here that Roddick invited a London cab driver he has known for several years to his recent Texas wedding. If you can root against him after that, then you’re just an obstinate pig, that’s all.
Dinara Safina (1), Russia vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (70), Spain
As that rare quiet No. 1 seeded player, Safina can play with no pressure because nobody expects anything after she fell to pieces in that French Open final. As a pre-Wimbledon strategy, it’s very creative.
Taylor Dent (269), United States vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (100), Spain
To reach his second Grand Slam draw of the year after missing 11 straight Slams from 2006-08, the oft-injured Newport Beach native Dent fought through the savage barrenness of qualifying by scores of 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4 and 7-6 (4), 6-3 and 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-3. To make him have to win to reach the second round after all that is clearly inhumane.
Marat Safin (23), Russia vs. Jesse Levine (136), United States
During Safin’s last Wimbledon, those sobbing will include young women and old reporters.
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
Disappointment marred the All England Club on Monday when “Carmen” was announced but “Carmen” was not sung. As the curious bunched around little Court No. 17 and brought along their ears, the supreme 109-decibel grunter Michelle Larcher De Brito failed to grunt gratingly. During her 6-2, 7-5 win over Klara Zakopalova, the 16-year-old from Portugal by way of Bollettieri Academy in Florida did not approximate her French Open simulation of a Christmas goose being strangled to death, instead releasing these little yelps resembling the bark of a chihuahua. At least two English youths who’d dropped by just for the decibels expressed letdown, and they weren’t even tabloid reporters. “Nobody can tell me to stop grunting,” Larcher De Brito said later, adding, “If they have to fine me, go ahead, ’cause I’d rather get fined than lose a match because I had to stop grunting.” It sounded like textbook grunter’s defiance.
BRITMANIA UPDATE
The 15-year-old sensation from Wimbledon, the left-hander Laura Robson, debuted on the new stadium Court No. 2 and won the first set against No. 33 Daniela Hantuchova, whereupon the British became so excited that they lined up the ball boys and ball girls and presented her a trophy before the match continued. That’s not really true, but after her 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to Hantuchova, Robson flashed a useful wit. Asked tabloid-style whether she has any time for a life between school and tennis, she said wryly, “I socialize. What do you want me to say, I’ve got no friends?”
ROOF UPDATE
It didn’t rain Monday, so the spiffy new Centre Court roof stayed retracted with the official Wimbledon forecast for Tuesday reading, “A fine day in prospect.” Clearly it’s a huge waste of $120 million or so.
ALSO AT WIMBLEDON ON MONDAY
Wimbledon remains a mystery to James Blake, 29 and seeded No. 17, who said, “This is something that has probably been my worst Slam, and I don’t understand why,” after his 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (5) loss to No. 48 Andreas Seppi of Italy. Blake has played seven Wimbledons and reached two third rounds. . . . Two other American men, Mardy Fish, ranked No. 25 and from Tampa, Fla., and Sam Querrey, ranked No. 48 and from Thousand Oaks, tore through their first-round matches, Fish leading by two sets when Sergio Roitman retired and Querrey beating lucky loser Danai Udomchoke by 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 after Ivan Ljubicic withdrew. . . . Maria Sharapova trailed 4-1 but beat Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine, 7-5, 6-4. . . . For the sixth straight year, Roger Federer played the first match on Centre Court, the traditional role of the defending champion, but this time only because Rafael Nadal had withdrawn. “I know that Rafa deserves it obviously more than I do this year,” he said, “but somebody had to do it, so I’m very happy they chose me. Yeah, gets your heart beating, that’s for sure.”
STATISTIC OF THE DAY
39-0 — Serena Williams’ career record in Grand Slam first-round matches.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 4 player, the 2008 Australian Open champion and the only man not named “Federer” or “Nadal” to win any of the last 17 Grand Slams, on whether he’s happy nobody’s talking about him around here:
“Very happy.”
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