Reply With Quote2012 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champion
Serena Williams
1 Novak Djokovic
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Roger Federer
4 Andy Murray
5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6 Tomas Berdych
7 David Ferrer
8 Janko Tipsarevic
Another seeded male player (explain)
An unseeded male player (explain)
1 Maria Sharapova
2 Victoria Azarenka
3 Agnieszka Radwanska
4 Petra Kvitova
5 Samantha Stosur
6 Serena Williams
7 Caroline Wozniacki
8 Angelique Kerber
Another seeded female player (explain)
An unseeded female player (explain)
Good job Roger & Andy.
Ladies' Championship (Saturday)
(3) Agnieszka Radwanska v. (6) Serena Williams
Radwanska in her first glam slam final with the opportunity to win it and claim the number one ranking (Azarenka will reclaim top ranking with a Radwanska loss). Serena is going for her fifth Wimbledon ladies' singles title. Serena, after some tough matches, has really played herself into championship form, especially on her serve as seen in her last match and should handily defeat Agnieszka.
Gentlemen's Championship (Sunday)
(3) Roger Federer v. (4) Andy Murray
Federer in his record 8th Wimbledon final, going for a record seventh title and can reclaim the number one ranking with the victory. Andy in his fourth grand slam final (0-3 thus far), first Wimbledon final and first Brit since Bunny Austin in the 30s to reach the final. Should be a good match if Andy doesn't have a poor start, which he has tended to do in finals.
Finals prediction: Federer over Murray in four sets.
Ladies' Doubles Championship
Serena & Venus Williams v. Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka (6)
The Williams sisters going for their fifth doubles title here. The Czech duo has their work cut out for them.
Gentlemen's Doubles Championship
Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecau (5) v. Jonathan Marray & Frederik Nielsen
Lindstedt & Tecau in their third straight Wimbledon final, hoping to win their first title. Coming off the upset of the Bryan twins, Marray represents an opportunity for a Brit to win a title at the home slam.
Mixed Doubles wrapping up their quarterfinal matches tonight.
Last edited by CCC; 07-06-2012 at 02:11 PM.
2012 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champion
Serena Williams
2012 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles Champions
Jonathan Marray (GBR) &
Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
2012 Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles Champions
Serena Williams &
Venus Williams
Tomorrow:
Gentlemen's Singles Championship
(3) Roger Federer v. (4) Andy Murray
Mixed Doubles Championship
Mike Bryan & Lisa Raymond (2) v. Leander Paes & Elena Vesnina (4)
Eugenie Bouchard is the first Canadian Wimbledon champion! and the first to win a single's grand slam title for her country. She beat Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine who was the Junior Roland Garros champion.
Bouchard is coached by former French player Nathalie Tauziat. Bouchard can also win the Girls Doubles title, while countryman Felip Peliwo is in the Boy's Singles final.This is a great time to be a fan of Canadian tennis!
It sure helps ease the sting of the Williams sisters taking the women's titles
Yeah, I watched her match against the Ukrainian, and pretty much dominated her. Tauziat was pretty excited about her young prospect. We'll see if she can capture the doubles title with American Taylor Townsend. Aleksandra Wozniak could use a push from a hot young up-and-comer in Bouchard.Originally Posted by SivVulk
Eugenie Bouchard is the first Canadian Wimbledon champion! and the first to win a single's grand slam title for her country. She beat Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine who was the Junior Roland Garros champion.
Bouchard is coached by former French player Nathalie Tauziat. Bouchard can also win the Girls Doubles title, while countryman Felip Peliwo is in the Boy's Singles final.
It sure helps ease the sting of the Williams sisters taking the women's titles
Canada's #1 Milos Raonic won the title here in San Jose last year before an injury sidelined him. I expect him to start making a larger impact soon.
Let's see if Peliwo can knock off the Aussie for the title.
2012 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Champion
Roger Federer
2012 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champions
Mike Bryan &
Lisa Raymond
Juniors champions
Girls Singles: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Boys Singles: Filip Peliwo (CAN)
Girls Doubles: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) & Taylor Townsend (USA)
Boys Doubles: Andrew Harris & Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
the big wimbledon winner: oxfam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18765015
Roger Federer Wimbledon triumph wins Oxfam £100,000
Roger Federer with Wimbledon trophy Federer's seventh Wimbledon men's singles title was also good news for Oxfam
A bet placed on Wimbledon champion Roger Federer nearly a decade ago has netted more than £100,000 for Oxfam.
In 2003 Nick Newlife, from Oxfordshire, made a wager of £1,520, at odds of 66/1, that the Swiss tennis star would win seven Wimbledon titles by 2019.
Mr Newlife died in 2009 but had left the betting slip to Oxfam in his will.
Federer's defeat of Britain's Andy Murray in Sunday's Wimbledon final means the charity will now collect a payout from William Hill of £101,840.
Andrew Barton, from Oxfam, told BBC Radio 5 live that it had been a difficult match to watch because his loyalties were split.
"It's just so unfortunate that he nailed it against Andy Murray," he said.
"I was just sitting there watching the tennis and I kept finding myself calling for Murray, particularly in that long game in the third set.
"And then my head is telling me: Andrew, remember Oxfam gets the money if Federer wins."
Mr Newlife, from Tackley, who was 59 when he died, had written to William Hill requesting the bet in 2003.
Spokesman for the bookmaker Graham Sharpe has described the wager as "unique".
William Hill said it had already paid out £16,750 to Oxfam from another bet placed by Mr Newlife, of £250 at 66/1, that Federer would win 14 Grand Slam events.
The Swiss reached that mark at the 2009 French Open and is now a 17-time Grand Slam champion.
e. e. cummings is my hero.
We've not seen anyone better over time than Roger Federer. He is getting some age on him, and to me, he has never looked like an athlete, but he sure is, and especially when he was younger.
I am glad he won it.
WIKIPEDIA:
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008), and in 2012 he topped a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time" (male or female) by Tennis Channel. Many sports analysts, tennis critics and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Roger Federer, born 8 August 1981, is a Swiss professional tennis player, regarded widely as the greatest ever. He is currently ranked World No. 1, having previously held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008. Federer has occupied the No. 1 ranking for 286 overall weeks, equaling the record held by Pete Sampras (who will be overtaken on July 16, 2012).
Federer has won a men's record 17 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam (one of four in the Open Era) and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times, and is also the only male tennis player in the Open era to have reached the Wimbledon final eight times. He has been in the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, a record amongst male tennis players as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_of_All_Time
John McEnroe once said reaching #1 was almost impossible, but staying at #1 was infinitely more difficult. Federer has done it for a long, long time. His age isn't far from catching him, yet what a career he has had.
He's earned $72-million. That is a little bit more than I have earned. Just a little bit...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_Tour_records#Earnings
Way to go Canada and Bouchard and Peliwo!Juniors champions
Girls Singles: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Boys Singles: Filip Peliwo (CAN)
Girls Doubles: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) & Taylor Townsend (USA)
Boys Doubles: Andrew Harris & Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
Novak Djokovic is 25 years old.
Nadal is 26 years old.
Federer is 30.
Age matters.
Federer's career is winding down. Oh, he'll certainly compete, but now Nadal and Djokovic will be beating each other up for 4 or 5 years. And what talent both have.
But I'm betting they shall neither achieve what Federer has achieved. Never.
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