It's been 77 years since a Brit has won a Wimbledon title (Fred Perry 1936), that was not to stop Andy Murray who just captured his first Wimbledon title beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets; 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. There was nothing short of a strange Wimbledon final, lots of breaks were exchanged, unforced errors piled up, winners were counted, and each man slipped and slided … [Read more...]
No American men left at Wimbledon 2013
After Novak Djokovic beat the lone American, Bobby Reynolds 7-6, 6-3, 6-1, there are now no American men left at Wimbledon 2013. Unfortunately, this is the first time in the Open Era that no American men are left at Wimbledon in the third round. All American seeds have dropped out early or have withdrawn from the tournament. Of 11, no American men left at Wimbledon At the … [Read more...]
Nadal suffers another loss at Wimbledon
I was going to write up a post about Rafa Nadal's chances of winning Wimbledon 2013, unfortunately, he lost before I could get started. Who would have thought that Nadal would lose his first round match against Belgian player Steve Darcis, who is ranked 135? Very few people would have put money on that happening, I certainly wouldn't have. How bad was Nadal's loss at … [Read more...]
Tsonga’s First Grand Slam is Due – Leconte
Former French Open finalist, Henri Leconte, has tipped his fellow Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to do well at Wimbledon this year and he is confident that Tsonga’s first Grand Slam win is just around the corner. Leconte, whose best result at Wimbledon was a semi-final defeat to Boris Becker in 1986, feels that Tsonga’s game is well suited to the fast grass courts in … [Read more...]
Roland Garros exit does nothing to discourage Federer ahead of grass swing
Roger Federer remains confident that he can achieve big things at Wimbledon 2013 regardless of his quarter-final exit at Roland Garros. When Roger Federer reflects on his 2013 French Open campaign he'll surely feel a sense of regret that he was unable to make the most of his opportunity to reach another final. The Swiss legend managed to avoid Novak Djokovic and Rafael … [Read more...]