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
Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray Live:
