Wimbledon Champ Federer Debuts in Gstaad, Switzerland Event

ATP REVIEW/PREVIEW
Seeded players shown the door on Monday included (8)Al Martin in Bastad (l. to Mutis), (6)Davydenko in Gstaad (l. to Dupuis), and no upsets in Newport, although No. 7 seed Justin "Baby Deer" Gimelstob did save three match points in defeating Jeff Morrison 7-6 in the third. "I haven't played in 10 weeks and didn't expect too much," said Morrison, who has been recovering from a pulled stomach muscle. "I knew Justin was playing well, didn't want to be too hard on myself. I was a little jittery in the first set. Felt more comfortable in the second set. It was a high level of tennis, fun to play and entertaining for the fans. I had fun out there, it was a good show for everyone to watch."

Seeds in action Tuesday in Gstaad are van Lottum vs. (7)Corretja, Arthurs vs. (2)Schuettler, Wimbledon champ (1)Federer vs. (Q)M.Lopez, and (8)Stepanek vs. (Q)Armando. Seeds in action in Bastad are defending champion (1)Moya vs. Hrbaty, Massu vs. (5)Zabaleta, Rafael "The Prodigy" Nadal vs. (3)El Aynaoui, (Q)Sarstrand vs. (2)Robredo, and an all-Spanish affair in Ferrer vs. (7)Vicente. Seeds on the court in Newport are George "I Beat Pete" Bastl vs. (2)Dent, (Q)Vemic vs. (3)Fish, (1)Blake vs. Carraz, Miranda vs. (6)Vahaly, and(5)"Everybody Loves" Raemon Sluiter vs. Draper.

WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW
The three seeds in action advanced easily Monday in Palermo in (2)Denisa "Hanging" Chladkova (d. Parra), (4)Srebotnik (d. Garbin), and (8)Razzano (d. Koulikovskaya). Making it through the last round of qualifying were Renata Voracova (CZE), Claudine Schaul (LUX), Zi Yan (CHN), and Yuliana Fedak (UKR). Today's star-studded line-up includes Medina Garrigues vs. Camerin, Torrens Valero vs. Loit, Schruff vs. Ad. Serra Zanetti, Serna vs. Martinez Granados, Nagyova vs. Leon Garcia, Benesova vs. Vinciurt, and Fedak vs. Cohen-Aloro.

ATP TOP 10 WINNING PERCENTAGE
Club Fed moves to No. 2, Grosjean and Philippoussis move in, and dirtballers Gaudio and Mantilla move out of the Top 10 winning percentages on tour (minimum 22 matches, through July 6, 2003):
1. Agassi, Andre (USA) 33-5 .868
2. Federer, Roger (SUI) 50-9 .848
3. Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 43-8 .843
4. Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS) 25-6 .807
5. Moya, Carlos (ESP) 36-11 .766
6. Roddick, Andy (USA) 35-12 .745
7. Coria, Guillermo (ARG) 32-11 .744
8. Grosjean, Sebastien (FRA) 24-11 .686
9. Kuerten, Gustavo (BRA) 26-12 .684
10. Philippoussis, Mark (AUS) 25-12 .676

ATP NEWPORT LOSER LIST
No Newport winner has ever won a slam:
2002 Taylor Dent (USA)
2001 Neville Godwin (RSA)
2000 Peter Wessels (NED)
1999 Chris Woodruff (USA)
1998 Leander Paes (IND)
1997 Sargis Sargsian (ARM)
1996 Nicolas Pereira (PAR)
1995 David Prinosil (GER)
1994 David Wheaton (USA)
1993 Greg Rusedski (GBR)
1992 Bryan Shelton (USA)
1991 Bryan Shelton (USA)
1990 Pieter Aldrich (RSA)

2003 SINGLES TITLE LEADERS (through July 6)
5--Roger Federer (SUI)
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4--Andre Agassi (USA)
4--Kim Clijsters (BEL)
4--Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
4--Serena Williams (USA)
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3--Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
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2--Guillermo Coria (ARG)
2--Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
2--Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
2--Carlos Moya (ESP)
2--Anastacia Myskina (RUS)
2--Andy Roddick (USA)
2--Chanda Rubin (USA)
2--Magui Serna (ESP)
(44 players tied with one title)

2003 DOUBLES TEAM TITLE LEADERS (through July 6)
5--K.Clijsters/A.Sugiyama (BEL/JPN)
5--M.Knowles/D.Nestor (BAH/CAN)
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3--B.Bryan/M.Bryan (USA)
3--S.Kuznetsova/M.Navratilova (RUS/USA)
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2--W.Arthurs/P.Hanley (AUS)
2--M.Bhupathi/M.Mirnyi (IND/BLR)
2--J.Bjorkman/T.Woodbridge (SWE/AUS)
2--M.Damm/C.Suk (CZE)
2--L.Davenport/L.Raymond (USA)
2--L.Huber/M.Maleeva (RSA/BUL)
2--P.Mandula/P.Wartusch (HUN/AUT)
2--V.Ruano Pascual/P.Suarez
(45 teams tied with one title)

SEVEN WONDERS
After winning the Wimbledon Championships, Roger Federer became the seventh different Grand Slam champion in as
many tournaments:
2003 Wimbledon -- Roger Federer
2003 Roland Garros -- Juan Carlos Ferrero
2003 Australian Open -- Andre Agassi
2002 US Open -- Pete Sampras
2002 Wimbledon -- Lleyton Hewitt
2002 Roland Garros -- Albert Costa
2002 Australian Open -- Thomas Johansson

DELTA SENIOR TOUR 2003 STANDINGS
1. John McEnroe 400
2. Guy Forget 250
3. Filip Dewulf 200
4. Cedric Pioline 125
5. Andres Gomez 80
6. Emilio Sanchez 60

TOUR NOTES, QUOTES, AND BARBS
John McEnroe suggested that Serena took it easy on Venus in the Wimbledon final so it would go three sets: "Was the match prearranged?" McEnroe said, "No. Did strange things go on? Yes."...According to the LA Times, some ATP tournament directors have approached the grand slams about the international body starting an alternate tennis circuit to the ATP...Roger Federer moved to a career-high No. 3 after Wimbledon on the ATP Entry Rankings...Lleyton Hewitt dropped from 2 to No. 5 on the ATP Entry Rankings after his early exit at Wimbledon...Roger Federer on the waterworks after pounding Mark Philippoussis: "I've cried a few times on big occasions. Somehow, in the first moment, I don't think I will. But then I just can't keep it like this. This tournament means so much to me and I've had great expectations since my 1998 Wimbledon junior victory. Then, in 2001, I beat Pete Sampras. And now this."...The 46-year-old Martina Navratilova became the oldest Wimbledon champion Sunday, supplanting American Margaret duPont, who was 44 in 1962 when she won the mixed doubles...Serena Williams has now spent a year at No. 1 since first ascending to the top spot last July...Mark Philippoussis is apparently broke, according to ESPN's Greg Garber...After the Wimbledon final, Mark Philippoussis did his Arnold Swartzenegger impression: "I'll be back. I definitely am going to hold that trophy up before I retire. That's for sure. I'm only keener and more eager after what happened today."...London is bidding for the 2012 Olympics, and organizers have suggested Wimbledon might be the site for tennis, with ITF officials warming to the idea...Apparently Martina Hingis showed up to watch Wimbledon, but got lost on the grounds and had to ask for directions -- she sat at a table in the player's lounge, talking to well-wishers about how happy she is to be out of the game (and not getting hammered by the Williams sisters)...Robert Lansdorp, coach of Maria "Orgasmo" Sharapova, sometimes has all he can stand of his pupil's grunting: "At times I say to Maria, 'Just shut up.'"...Martina Navratilova liked her chances against Serena in singles, given the opportunity to play her in her prime: "On a given day Serena could have overpowered me as she could anyone, but that's at her best. I think my average against her average would be better because I miss less."...Props to the WTA for getting their Monday Palermo preview media notes out by Monday afternoon...Lleyton Hewitt spent some time at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games for some much-needed positive P.R. in Dublin. "Supporting Special Olympics is a way for me to work with young people in something I enjoy as well," said Hewitt, who took part in a meet and greet and Q&A session with the athletes. "I love sports, and I want to give something back to the game. If my name can help raise awareness for Special Olympics, that would be fantastic."...Happy Birthday to the 33-year-old Todd Martin...Mardy Fish credits some personal anger management to his success in 2003: "I'm having a lot more fun. Not so much joking around but I'm not so serious and not so angry all the time on the court. I used to be pretty angry if I missed a shot. Now I just laugh about it now and just try to have fun with it."...Alex Corretja said he is excited to be working with new coach Enrique "Bebe" Perez. "Bebe also knows me very well. He knows my family and I think now he is going to be the person who can help me the most." Yeah Bebe...NBC's coverage of the men's Wimbledon final drew the lowest ratings ever...Last year, Roger Federer lost in the second round at Gstaad to Radek Stepanek, who at the time was ranked outside the Top 100; Fed is 1-5 career at the Swiss Open...Jeff Morrison, who missed the last 10 weeks with a torn stomach muscle, lost in the first round at Newport...Boris Becker heads the 2003 class that will be inducted on Saturday at the Tennis Hall of Fame, along with Nancy Richey, Francoise Durr and Brian Tobin...The top seed (this year James Blake) has never won the title at Newport in 27 years.