Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray Live: Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:
World No.2 and two time Wimbledonrunner up Rafael Nadal eased in to the quarterfinals when he beat Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets to meet Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
British No.1 Andy Murraycame back from the verge of exit when he beat Richard Gasquet of France 5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 after being two sets down.This five set thriller match ignited the tournament and kept the british hopes of Wimbledon grandslam alive.
Head to Head: Nadal lead 3-0 but no matches were played on grass court.
Federer vs Mario Ancic Live: Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:
World No.1 and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer entered the quarterfinal of Wimbledon when he beat former Wimbledon Champion Hewiit in the fourth round to face Mario Ancic in the quarterfinals.
Mario Ancic who was out of form for a while came back from two sets down to beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11.
Head to Head: Federer leads 5-1 but on grass its tied 1-1. Mario Ancic's only win was at the first round of Wimbledon.........long back in 2002.Federer beat Mario Ancic in the quarterfinal of Wimbedon 2006 in straight sets.
World No.1 and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer will be aiming for a record sixth consecutive title at Wimbledon,one more than Tennis Legend Bjorn Borg.The amazing run by Federer at Wimbledon has taken him to the brink of history.Federer was last beaten on the grass courts of Wimbledon by Mario Ancic in the first round of 2002. Since then he has been undefeated here in 35 matches, winning 102 sets and losing just eight, and 671 games to 394.
After an incredible run last year no one would have ever imagined that Federer has to face more tough challengers this year.Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick & Radek Stepanek have all beaten the defending champion this year.Of all these challengers Nadal and Djokovic are considered as the greatest challengers.
Rafael Nadal may have beaten him in straight sets in the French Open but at Wimbledon, Federer has won the last two finals over Nadal.Even though after a disappointing start this year by Federer, he seems to be in good form at the grass court.Last week Federer won his 59th successive match on grass in the final at Halle, Germany.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal seems to be in great form on grass, this looks more threatening after his maiden grass court title at Artois beating Djokovic 7-6, 7-5 in the finals.
Novak Djokovic after winning the 2008 Australian Open has gained lot of confidence, where he defeated Federer in straight sets in the semifinals.And the confidence gained from that victory has sustained him through out the year.If Djokovic can build his game at Wimbledon to an even higher level then he would certainly be an extremely difficult opponent for Federer and Nadal. He is a highly skilled player and poses a genuine threat on any court. Head to Head: Federer vs Nadal:Nadal leads 11-6 all time but on grass Federer leads 2-0. Federer vs Djokovic:Federer leads 6-2 all time, no matches were played on grass. Nadal vs Djokoic: Nadal leads 9-3 all time and on grass 2-0.
The 2008 Wimbledon seeding for Men's singles are as follows: Roger Federer is the top seed, followed by Nadal & Djokovic.
Gentleman's Singles:
1. Roger FEDERER (SUI) 2. Rafael NADAL (ESP) 3. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) 4. Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS) 5. David FERRER (ESP) 6. Andy RODDICK (USA) 7. David NALBANDIAN (ARG) 8. Richard GASQUET (FRA) 9. James BLAKE (USA) 10. Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
World No.2 Rafael Nadal faces Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Artois Championship after an impressive 7-5, 6-4 victory over defending Champion Andy Roddick in the semifinals.Djokovic entered the finals after a 6-1, 6-0 crushing win over former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian.
The interesting thing is that both players have never a won a grass court title and with the Wimbledon a week to go, both the players will be chasing for their maiden grass court title.
Head to Head Nadal leads 8-3.Nadal last two wins wins were at the semifinal of Roland Garros(6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3)) and Hamburg(7-5, 2-6, 6-2) this year but both were on clay.Djokovic's only win this year was at India Wells(6-3, 6-2).Nadal's only win on grass court was in 2007 Wimbledon Semifinal after Djokovic withdrew(3-6, 6-1, 4-1 ret). Match Over Nadal Won
World No. 1 Roger Federer again extended his grass court winning streak to 58 consecutive matches with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal victory over Nicolas Kiefer at the Gerry Weber Open, Halle.He has improved his record 11-3 against Nicolas Kiefer.
Federer will be seeking his fifth title at Halle when he faces unseeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the finals, who defeated James Blake 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals.Kohlschreiber is making his first ATP grass court final appearance at Halle.
Head to Head Federer leads 1-0.Their only previous meeting was 3 years ago in 2005 in the quaterfinals at Halle which Federer won 6-3, 6-4.
World No. 1 and four-time champion Roger Federer extended his grass court winning streak to 57 matches when he defeated No. 5 seed Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 to move into the semifinals at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.He is now 6-0 lifetime against Baghdatis.
He now faces Nicolas Kiefer, the unseeded german in the semifinals.Federer has an 10-3 lifetime record against Keifer.
Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-2 in the quaterfinals of Artois Championship to face Nalbandian in the semifinals who overcame Richard Gasquet in a three set thriller.Due to this defeat Hewitt's bid for a record 5th title came to an end at the pre wimbledon warm up event.
Head to Head its 1-1.Djokovic's last win was at Montreal in 2007.Nalbandian's last win was at Madrid in 2007. Match Over Djokovic won
World No.2 Rafael Nadal defeated Iva Karlovic 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in the ATP Atrois Championship Quaterfinals, who fired 35 aces, to face Roddick in the Semifinals.Andy Roddick the four time and the defending champion got a place in the semifinals with Andy Murray's withdrawal.
Head to Head its tied 2-2.Roddick's last win was at Dubai in 2008 and another at US Open in 2004. Nadal's last win was in 2007 at India Wells and another at 2004.
The three time French Open champion Rafael Nadal who faces Federer in the final has never looked so strong entering a french open final.Nadal is aiming for his 4th consecutive title at Roland Garros which would equal the record of Tennis great Bjorn Borg.Nadal has not even dropped a single set and has lost just 25 games-which is the fewest number done by a man, on his way to the finals.His Roland Garros record is 27-0 and he has now won 119 of his last 121 matches on clay.
Head to Head against Federer Nadal leads 10-6, and is 8-1 alltime on clay of which 3-0 were at the French Open.
The 12 time grandslam champion Roger Federer is chasing for his maiden French Open title.He has lost 3 sets and has been making some horrible unforced errors on his way to finals, however the World No.1 now seems more in control and he believes he has the game to beat Nadal.
The only victory for Federer was the last year's final at Hamburg Masters, which Nadal won this year against federer 7-5 6-7 6-3.
For the first time in three grand slam final appearances, Ana Ivanovic will be expected to win.Ivanovic's two previous grand slam finals were Roland Garros 2007 which she lost to Justin Henin 6-1, 6-2 and the Australian Open 2008 which she lost to Sharapova.She would be aiming for the maiden French Open title which is the perfect way to honour her future No.1 ranking which she will hold as of monday.
Ivanovic leads 2-1 head to head. She beat Safina at Montreal and Wimbledon in 2006.
Dinara Safinais the Unexpected Finalist.The No.14 seed was 1 set and 5-2 down against Sharapova in the fourth round and against Elena Dementieva in the quaterfinal but she came back from nowhere to beat Sharapova 6-7, 7-6(5), 6-2 and Dementieva 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-0.
The only match won by Safina was in Berlin in 2005 (6-1 6-4), 3 years ago, but it was on clay.
Rafael Nadal is looking to win his fourth straight French Open title, which has only been achieved in the past by the great Bjorn Borg.Nadal's current form is outstanding, of his last 115 clay matches, Nadal has won 113 and lost only 2.In this year's Roland Garros he not even lost a single set and he has only lost 25 games.
Nadal leads 7-3 in his head-to-head with Djokovic. In last year’s semi finals here at Roland Garros, he blew Djokovic away 7-5 6-4 6-2. On clay the record is even stonger : 4-0 to Nadal.
Novak Djokovic is the winner of the 2008 Australian Open & of the Masters Series at Indian Wells and Rome.He has been in very good form in the first part of 2008 season.If Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal in the semi final, he will become the new tennis World Number 2. He is a serious contender and poses a genuine threat on any court.
Djokovic has won his opponent 3 times,each time outside on hard court and this time at Indian wells 6-3, 6-2. Watch the decisive and interesting match live here
Federer is chasing something that he has never won so far – a French Open title. With twelve grand slam titles to his name, not one of those wins has been achieved at Roland Garros.After a terrible start this year claiming not even a single hard court title win, he seems to be in good form now.He has 20-3 record on clay this year.
Federer has only dropped two sets on his way to the semi-finals. If he continues to play as he has done, he should surely make it to the final. Federer holds a 3-0 record over Monfils, two victories of which have been achieved this year.
Monfils became the first frenchman in 7 years to reach the French Open semifinal when he defeated spanish fith seed David Ferrer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.The former World Junior No.1 Monfil's previous best performances at a Grand Slam was to make the fourth round, which he did at the French Open in 2006.He has been playing very steady and consistent and if he continues his current form he has chance for the final. Match Over Federer Won
Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray Live:
