Topic: The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 - First Take

[conchita]

a pic of the current Wimby without badly missed old courts 2 and 7.

[tennisfan78]

anybody has any confidence in murray?
 
and what about lendl? how long is he expected to hang around?
 
i am not even sure why he took the job in the first place.

I expected more from Murray after his semifinal performance against Djoker at the Australian Open, but for one reason or another, he is not able to play well consistently. Also, I feel like he is the most likely of the top 4 to be upset in grandslams by a non top 5 player.

Health , weak serving, lack of offensive weapon, slow starter are a few things that he needs to improve IMO.
 

[hercules]

cant wait to see the draw. would like to see haas with a kind draw.
 
it will be be good for him to make the quarters.
 
i think isner and milos raonic will exit in the first week. they are overrated.
 
in fact i expect all of the big servers to exit in the first week.

[Start da Game]

grass calls for a significant adjustment in the movement.......so the transition from clay to grass is harder than what it appears.......

in that pic, center court with roof........me not likey.......they should remove the roof.......

 

[conchita]

the 16 qualifiers for the gentlemen's singles draw:

1 -(1) Jurgen Zopp (EST)
2- (4) Michael Russel (USA)
3- (5) Jesse Levine (USA)
4- (9) Simone Bolelli (ITA)
5- (11) Brian Baker (USA)
6- (18) Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)
7- (21) Ryan Sweeting (USA)
8- (22) Florent Serra (FRA)
9- (24) Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
10- (31) Iñigo Cervantes (ESP)
11- (32) Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)
12- Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP)
13- Guillaume Ruffin (FRA)
14- Dustin Brown (GER)
15- Jimmy Wang (TPE)
16- Kenny De Scheeper (FRA)

first alternates:
(8) Rajeev Ram (USA)
(10) Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP)
(20) Wayne Odesnik (USA)

the 4 pairs qualified for the gentlemen's doubles draw:
1- (3) Bobby Reynolds (USA) / Izak Van Der Merwe (RSA)
2- (5) Andre Begemann (GER) / Igor Zelenay (SVK)
3 -Lewis Burton (GBR) / George Morgan (GBR)
4- Matthias Bachinger (GER) / Tobias Kamke (GER)

first alternates:
(2) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) / Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)
(6) Colin Ebelthite (AUS) / John Peers (AUS)
(8) Adrian Menendez Maceiras (ESP) / Philipp Oswald (AUT)

[conchita]

Seedings announced for The Championships 2012


The seeds for the Gentlemen's and Ladies' Singles and Doubles for The Championships 2012 have been announced.

Gentlemen’s Singles
1.Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [1]
2.Rafael NADAL (ESP) [2]
3.Roger FEDERER (SUI) [3]
4.Andy MURRAY (GBR) [4]
5.Jo-Wilfried TSONGA (FRA) [5]
6.Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) [6]
7.David FERRER (ESP) [7]
8.Janko TIPSAREVIC (SRB) [8]
9.Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) [9]
10.Mardy FISH (USA) [10]
11.John ISNER (USA) [11]
12.Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP) [12]
13.Gilles SIMON (FRA) [13]
14.Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) [14]
15.Juan MONACO (ARG) [15]
16.Marin CILIC (CRO) [16]
17.Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) [17]
18.Richard GASQUET (FRA) [18]
19.Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) [19]
20.Bernard TOMIC (AUS) [20]
21.Milos RAONIC (CAN) [21]
22.Alexandr DOLGOPOLOV (UKR) [22]
23.Andreas SEPPI (ITA) [23]
24.Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) [24]
25.Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) [25]
26.Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) [26]
27.Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) [27]
28.Radek STEPANEK (CZE) [28]
29.Julien BENNETEAU (FRA) [29]
30.Andy RODDICK (USA) [30]
31.Florian MAYER (GER) [31]
32.Kevin ANDERSON (RSA) [32]
 
Ladies’ Singles
1.Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [1]
2.Victoria AZARENKA (BLR) [2]
3.Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL) [3]
4.Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [4]
5.Samantha STOSUR (AUS) [5]
6.Serena WILLIAMS (USA) [6]
7.Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [7]
8.Angelique KERBER (GER) [8]
9.Marion BARTOLI (FRA) [9]
10.Sara ERRANI (ITA) [10]
11.Na LI (CHN) [11]
12.Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) [12]
13.Dominika CIBULKOVA (SVK) [13]
14.Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) [14]
15.Sabine LISICKI (GER) [15]
16.Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) [16]
17.Maria KIRILENKO (RUS) [17]
18.Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) [18]
19.Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [19]
20.Nadia PETROVA (RUS) [20]
21.Roberta VINCI (ITA) [21]
22.Julia GOERGES (GER) [22]
23.Petra CETKOVSKA (CZE) [23]
24.Francesca SCHIAVONE (ITA) [24]
25.Jie ZHENG (CHN) [25]
26.Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP) [26]
27.Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) [27]
28.Christina MCHALE (USA) [28]
29.Monica NICULESCU (ROU) [29]
30.Shuai PENG (CHN) [30]
31.Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [31]
32.Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) [32]
 
Gentlemen’s Doubles
1.Max MIRNYI (BLR) & Daniel NESTOR (CAN) [1]
2.Bob BRYAN (USA) & Mike BRYAN (USA) [2]
3.Mariusz FYRSTENBERG (POL) & Marcin MATKOWSKI (POL) [3]
4.Leander PAES (IND) & Radek STEPANEK (CZE) [4]
5.Robert LINDSTEDT (SWE) & Horia TECAU (ROU) [5]
6.Alexander PEYA (AUT) & Nenad ZIMONJIC (SRB) [6]
7.Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND) & Rohan BOPANNA (IND) [7]
8.Aisam-Ul-Haq QURESHI (PAK) & Jean-Julien ROJER (NED) [8]
9.Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) & Marc LOPEZ (ESP) [9]
10.Jurgen MELZER (AUT) & Philipp PETZSCHNER (GER) [10]
11.Frantisek CERMAK (CZE) & Filip POLASEK (SVK) [11]
12.Santiago GONZALEZ (MEX) & Christopher KAS (GER) [12]
13.Colin FLEMING (GBR) & Ross HUTCHINS (GBR) [13]
14.Eric BUTORAC (USA) & Jamie MURRAY (GBR) [14]
15.Ivan DODIG (CRO) & Marcelo MELO (BRA) [15]
16.Andre SA (BRA) & Bruno SOARES (BRA) [16]
 
Ladies’ Doubles
1.Liezel HUBER (USA) & Lisa RAYMOND (USA) [1]
2.Sara ERRANI (ITA) & Roberta VINCI (ITA) [2]
3.Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) & Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) [3]
4.Maria KIRILENKO (RUS) & Nadia PETROVA (RUS) [4]
5.Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) & Elena VESNINA (RUS) [5]
6.Andrea HLAVACKOVA (CZE) & Lucie HRADECKA (CZE) [6]
7.Yaroslava SHVEDOVA (KAZ) & Galina VOSKOBOEVA (KAZ) [7]
8.Iveta BENESOVA (CZE) & Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) [8]
9.Nuria LLAGOSTERA VIVES (ESP) & Maria Jose MARTINEZ SANCHEZ (ESP) [9]
10.Raquel KOPS-JONES (USA) & Abigail SPEARS (USA) [10]
11.Natalie GRANDIN (RSA) & Vladimira UHLIROVA (CZE) [11]
12.Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP) & Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) [12]
13.Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (USA) & Sania MIRZA (IND) [13]
14.Gisela DULKO (ARG) & Paola SUAREZ (ARG) [14]
15.Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) & Monica NICULESCU (ROU) [15]
16.Chia-Jung CHUANG (TPE) & Vera DUSHEVINA (RUS) [16]

[conchita]

The AELTC has announced the wild cards for The Championships 2012.

Event 1: Gentlemen's Singles
1. Jamie Baker (GBR)
2. David Goffin (BEL)
3. Oliver Golding (GBR)
4. Josh Goodall (GBR)
5. Tommy Haas (GER)
6. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
7. James Ward (GBR)
8. Grega Zemlja (SLO)

Event 2: Gentlemen's Doubles
1. Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski (GBR)
2. Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione (AUS)
3. Liam Broady and Oliver Golding (GBR)
4. Josh Goodall and James Ward (GBR)
5. Jonathan Marray (GBR) and Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Event 3: Ladies' Singles
1. Naomi Broady (GBR)
2. Johanna Konta (GBR)
3. Virginie Razzano (FRA)
4. Laura Robson (GBR)
5. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
6. Heather Watson (GBR)
7. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
8. Melanie Oudin (USA)

Event 4: Ladies' Doubles
1. Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta (GBR)
2. Tara Moore and Melanie South (GBR)
3. Laura Robson and Heather Watson (GBR)
4. Not used - next direct acceptance
5. Not used - next direct acceptance

Event 5: Mixed Doubles
TBA

[Lugburz]

can't wait for the draw either. 2 moar days 

I enjoy watching tennis, but when Tommy retires, I'm really afraid it will never be the same anymore. Not even close.

And with 1HB dying out, with less and less aggressive players, it seems I'm in big trouble 

[swish]

can't wait for the draw either. 2 moar days 

I enjoy watching tennis, but when Tommy retires, I'm really afraid it will never be the same anymore. Not even close.

And with 1HB dying out, with less and less aggressive players, it seems I'm in big trouble 

I would have liked to see his full potential, his game was so good at times and never seemed to have a decent chance to get things working at his top level.
 
 

[conchita]

the 12 qualifiers for the ladies' singles draw:

1- (1) Melinda Czink (HUN)
2- (9) Karolina Plyskova (CZE)
3- (12) Mirjana Lucic (CRO)
4- (14) Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
5- Maria Elena Camerin (ITA)
6- Vesna Dolonc (SRB)
7- Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
8- Sandra Zaniewska (POL)
9- Annika Beck (GER)
10- Jana Cepelova (SVK)
11- Krystina Plyskova (CZE)
12- Camila Giorgi (ITA)

first alternates
(4) Misaki Doi (JPN)
(5) Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ)
(11) Lara Arruabarena-Vecino (ESP)
(13) Claire Aurelle Feuerstein (FRA)
(15) Valeria Savinykh (RUS)

the 4 pairs qualified for the ladies' doubles draw:
1- (1) Darija Krujac (CRO) / Katalin Marosi (HUN)
2- (3) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) / Megan Moulton Levy
3- (4) Vesna Dolunc (SRB) / Olga Savchuk (UKR)
4-  Mirjana Lucic (CRO) / Valeria Savinykh (RUS)

first alternates
(2) Karolina Plyskova (CZE) / Krystina Plyskova (CZE)
(5) Shuyo Aoyama (JPN) / Maria Kondratieva (RUS)

QUALIFYING COMPLETED AS SCHEDULED (took 6 days, til saturday, last year)

[Alex]

can't wait for the draw either. 2 moar days 

I enjoy watching tennis, but when Tommy retires, I'm really afraid it will never be the same anymore. Not even close.

And with 1HB dying out, with less and less aggressive players, it seems I'm in big trouble 

Lug, you'll find another player you like. When Borg retired I thought I was gonna die. I was just a kid when I started watching tennis, and it was because of Borg. I saw his match against JMac at W and I fell in love with him.  I will never like any player like Borg, not even Djokovic. Borg is my first love ... the coolest guy who ever played the game. I guess that's how you feel about Tommy.

[no_1_djoko_fan]

Nole and Rafa final with Djoko winning.

Nole is stronger on grass and will want revenge for Roland Garos.

I want to see him kiss the grass again as well. 

[monstertruck]

can't wait for the draw either. 2 moar days 

I enjoy watching tennis, but when Tommy retires, I'm really afraid it will never be the same anymore. Not even close.

And with 1HB dying out, with less and less aggressive players, it seems I'm in big trouble 

Lug, you'll find another player you like. When Borg retired I thought I was gonna die. I was just a kid when I started watching tennis, and it was because of Borg. I saw his match against JMac at W and I fell in love with him.  I will never like any player like Borg, not even Djokovic. Borg is my first love ... the coolest guy who ever played the game. I guess that's how you feel about Tommy.

Ahhh, The Ice Man.
He's the main reason I started playing/following the game.
Within the crucible, a block of ice was he.
The game has yet to see another of that ilk.

[ashwin#1]

federer & djokovic in same half..nadal-murray in other..
Murray gets a tricky draw : faces Davydenko in R1... Raonic, Anderson, Karlovic and Del Potro are also on his side of the draw.
Raonic vs Giraldo,
Nalbandian faces Tipsarevic
Possible 2nd round: Isner vs Mahut


Nole vs ferrero,
Nadal vs Bellucci,
Federer vs Ramos,
Hewitt vsTsonga,
Baker vs Roddick.
Serena vs Sara Errani
Jankovic vs Clijsters..

[rsosa92]

To sad to think that andy will not defeat raonic in the eight finals

Happy to think that tsonga will defeat nadal in quarters , and more happy to think that roger will win his 7th wimbledon 

[Lugburz]

Oh boy, I'm not very happy 

[Lugburz]

ffs this is just getting 'better and better' 

Kohli just retired vs Seppi and is questionable for Wimbly 1R matchup vs -Tommy Haas ... jeez

Can I be lucky for fing once?!

[Lugburz]

can't wait for the draw either. 2 moar days 

I enjoy watching tennis, but when Tommy retires, I'm really afraid it will never be the same anymore. Not even close.

And with 1HB dying out, with less and less aggressive players, it seems I'm in big trouble 

Lug, you'll find another player you like. When Borg retired I thought I was gonna die. I was just a kid when I started watching tennis, and it was because of Borg. I saw his match against JMac at W and I fell in love with him.  I will never like any player like Borg, not even Djokovic. Borg is my first love ... the coolest guy who ever played the game. I guess that's how you feel about Tommy.

Yeah I know what you mean. I thought there wouldn't be any player for me after Henman. Before Henman and Tommy I used to enjoy watching Becker, Stich, Sampras etc but not to the point to cheer for them so passionately...
But it was an easy call when I saw Tommy. It slightly became Tommy>Tim.

Although having said that, I think its gonna be very very hard now, since tennis is going to direction which I don't prefer.

I mean lets face it, if you look top 10, only Fed plays tennis I like. 1HB is dying out, lesser and lesser aggressive players etc etc.

[Alex]

Djokovic and Fed in the same half again. This is statistically impossible  . Murray has a brutal draw, all big servers.

[Start da Game]

clearly murray has the toughest draw and fed has the easiest.......