Wimbledon
Wimbledon may not have Nadal this time around but this years tournament has not had a shortage of excitement. I wanted to give some thoughts on some of the matches and some of the players you may want to keep an eye on.
Staring off with Fridays action one match you may want to keep an eye on is Mardy Fish and Novak Djokovic. Obviously Djokovic comes in a heavy favorite but Fish is really good on grass and may surprise some people. Djokovic can get in trouble easily and sometimes has problems on his first serve. If this match goes more than three I like Fishs chances, it may be worth a small punt at these odds.
A major surprise for me was Hewitts thrashing of Del Potro. The Australian who won the US Open in 2001 and Wimbledon a year later looked like he did in his best years with a massive performance, A rather easy beating of of the No. 5 seed Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, he will be one to watch and this may signal a return to his great performances 8 years ago.
One player who I really love to watch and certainly is the crowd favorite, Andy Murray, has looked incredibly impressive so far. Murray, the tournament’s third seed and Britain’s latest hope for a long-sought men’s champion, beat Gulbis 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 today to reach the third round.
Murray had opened the tournament with a four-set win over Robert Kendrick of the U.S. Against Gulbis, he has looked alot like the confident player who utterly dominated the Queens Club.
Anothere player I have enjoyed watching but may not be around much longer has been a challenger from America. American qualifier Jesse Levine reached the third round at Wimbledon by defeating Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay in five sets.
Levine, of Boca Raton, Fla., won 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 today. He had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam tournament.
The 21-year-old Levine, who was born in Canada but now plays under the American flag, is ranked 133rd and is the last qualifier left in the men’s draw.
Of course the big American hope for a victory in England is on the womens side. Venus Williams, the five-time champion, recovered from a poor start Tuesday and defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2.It was Williams’ first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final, when she beat sister Serena for her second Wimbledon title in a row.
Williams appeared on Court No 1 with heavy taping on her left leg for her second-round match against Kateryna Bondarenko, but won easily and is now in the third round.Venus is, at 29, a veteran in women’s tennis terms and is certainly my best hope for for an American victor in England.
Have a great weekend and keep watching our site for updates throughout Wimbledon.
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