Can Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer make it to Wimbledon Tennis Championship Final
Rafael Nadal along with Roger Federer will experience difficult courses to make up another final at Wimbledon. On the other side, the Williams sisters will also come across a capable hazard prior to another all- William’s Wimbledon final.
A complicated draw tendered Nadal as well as Federer on Friday for one of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year.
In spite of his no 2 ranking in the world, first seeded Roger Federer is once again placed in the top half along with Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick and Llyeton Hewitt, who is also a former champion in the draw.
On the other hand, seeded no. 2 Rafael Nadal who defeated the tennis master in 2008 during the final match of the tournament, however skipped the previous season’s championship due to his knee injury is in the bottom half along with Robin Soderling, as well as Andy Murray in the draw.
Roger Federer will try his level best to equal the record of Pete Sampras, who has triumphed in seven singles final at the All England Club in his career. Federer has so far succeeded in a total of 16 Grand Slam Tournaments.
The championship will start with a match on Monday between Roger Federer and Alejandro Falla, who is ranked 65th in Colombia. The grass court king has already a record winning streak of 4-0 against the Colombian player, defeating him at the French Open as well as the grass-court tournament in the city of Germany.
On the other hand, Nadal will meet Kei Nishikori, a Japanese player in the first round of the Tournament.
As far as the Women’s draw is concerned, the William’s sisters are once again seeded to meet in the final match, which would be their fifth encounter against each other. They together share a total of eight champion’s title out of the last ten one’s.
Serena William is again the top seeded player for the tournament, as she won the championship for a number of three times in her career. She is placed along with Samantha Stosur and Maria Sharapova in her half. On the other hand, Justine Henin as well as Kim Clijsters, who are making their come back to Wimbledon after their return to the sports, are placed along with Venus Williams.
Serena Williams will open against the Portuguese Michelle Larcher de Brito, who is ranked 148 in the world. Her sister, Venus on the other hand will meet Rossana De Los Rios in the opening round of the tournament.
As far as Roger Federer is concerned, he has not won a title since January. This would be the first time after a period of nine years, when the tennis master will come to the All England’s Club with only one title of the year to his name.
However, bookmakers have still put his name on the top of the hot favourite list of the players to win the Wimbledon.
Rafa might be seen with James Blake in the second round of the tournament, against Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the third round afterwards and Mikhail Youzhny or John Isner later on towards the fourth round of Wimbledon. Meaning by, Robin Soderling could be the man waiting for Rafa in the quarter final match.
Federer on the other hand, could face Tommy Robredo in the third, Feliciano Lopez in the next round and probably Nikolay Davydenko or Tomas Berdych in the quarter final match of Wimbledon. An expected semi-final match lingers around either Andy Roddick or Nikolay Djokovic.
Among the ladies clashes, Serena could meet Maria Sharapova in the fourth round and Stosur in the semi final round of the tournament. Venus on the other hand could matchup in the quarter final match with Francesca Schiavone and later on with Jelena Jankovic, who is the No. 4 player in the semi final round of Wimbledon. Bookmakers however have named Serena as the hot favourite to win the trophy.
Overall, the championship is definitely going to be an exciting one no matter who ever wins in the end. This year's Wimbledon edition promises a lot of surprises; a few nasty ones and a few good ones are being hoped for.
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