No. 2-seeded Russian Anastasia Myskina, looking to extend her mojo from the Roland Garros crown to the All England Club, was upended Friday at Wimbledon by No. 31-seeded American Amy "Joltin' Joe" Frazier 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
"Yeah, I was pretty slowly today," Myskina said. "I didn't move as well as I should move. And I think I just deserved to lose this match because I wasn't really ready to win. Amy was playing pretty good, I think, and she really want to win the match."
Other seeded losers on Friday were (15)Patty Schnyder (l. to Gagliardi in three), (18)Francesca Sciavone (l. to Golovin, winning one game), (26)Lisa Raymond (l. to Cervanova), and (27)Alicia Molik (l. to Tanasugarn).
Twelve other seeds advanced in (1)Serena (d. Foretz), (4)Amelie Mauresmo (d. Hopkins), (5)Lindsay Davenport (d. Panova), (7)Jennifer Capriati (d. the Brit Baltacha), (9)Paola Suarez (d. Callens), (10)Nadia Petrova (d. Vanto-Kabchi in three), (11)Ai Sugiyama (d. Bartoli), (12)Vera "Warren" Zvonareva (d. Navratilova-killer Gisela "Sgt." Dulko), (13)Maria Sharapova (d. Hantuchova), (14)Silvia Farina Elia (d. Talaja), (25)Nathalie Dechy (d. Sanchez Lorenzo), and (32)Meghann Shaughnessy (d. Llagostera Vives 10-8 in the third).
Six un-seeds also advanced in Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual (d. Nagyova), Virginie Razzano (d. Likhovtseva), Anne "Cosmo" Kremer (d. Sun), Tatiana Perebiynis (d. Sequera), Magui "Don't Call Me Maggie" Serna (d. the Brit O'Donoghue), and Rita "Ain't It" Grande (d. Parra Santonja in three).
The Saturday schedule on the women's side is (1)Serena vs. Serna, (25)Dechy vs. (7)Capriati, (4)Mauresmo vs. Cervanova, (9)Suarez vs. Kremer, (10)Petrova vs. Perebiynis, (32)Shaughnessy vs. Sprem, Chladkova vs. (21)Maleeva, Ruano Pascual vs. (14)Farina Elia, Grande vs. Razzano, and Golovin vs. Gagliardi.
Ivanisevic Bows to Hewitt in Last Wimbledon Appearance
Former champ Goran Ivanisevic played his final match at Wimbledon Friday, losing to another former champ in No. 7 seed Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
"It was strange, you know," Ivanisevic said. "I didn't know -- I knew it's last match, last point, but for me, like I say, it was a victory for me. You know, to come here, to play two matches, to lose to the guy who is the Wimbledon champion, who is great player, you know, who played today the match -- he played too good, you know."
Five seeds were bounced on the day in (3)Guillermo Coria (l. to Mayer), (6)Juan Carlos Ferrero (l. to (27)Ginepri), (20)Tommy Robredo (l. to Beck), (21)Juan Ignacio Chela (l. to Enqvist in five) and (22)Andrei Pavel (l. to Carlsen).
Other seeded winners were (2)Andy Roddick (d. Peya), (5)Tim Henman (d. Heuberger), (8)Rainer "Shine" Schuettler (d. Rusedski in five, coming back from 1-2 sets down), (9)Carlos Moya (d. Tursunov), (10)Sebastien Grosjean (d. Gambill), (11)Mark Philippoussis (d. Verkerk in four), (12)Sjeng Schalken (d. T.Martin in four), (24)Fernando Gonzalez (d. Andreev in five), (25)Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty, (26)Taylor Dent (d. Pescosolido), (30)Vince Spadea (d. Mantilla losing five games), and (32)Hicham Arazi (d. Ferrer in four).
Five un-seeds moved into the third round in "Dr." Ivo Karlovic (d. Elseneer in four), Xavier "X-Man" Malisse (d. Haas in four), veteran South African Wayne Ferreira (d. Kucera), Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic (d. Benneteau in five), and Alexander "My Serve Has" Popp (d. Montanes, losing two games).
On today are (1)Federer vs. T.Johansson, (5)Henman vs. (32)Arazi, (26)Dent vs. (2)Roddick, (8)Schuettler vs. (30)Spadea, (24)Gonzalez vs. (11)Philippoussis, Mayer vs. W.Ferreira, Malisse vs. Beck, (25)Hrbaty vs. Ancic, Enqvist vs. (12)Schalken, Popp vs. Carlsen, (17)Bjorkman vs. J.Johansson in an all-Swedish, and (18)F.Lopez vs. Karlovic.
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Friday was Wimbledon's first rain-free day of the 2004 championships...16-year-old Tatiani Golovin needed 41 minutes to reach the third round...Rainer Schuettler again needed five sets for a second straight day, and too bad as he has to play on Saturday...Lleyton Hewitt's serve has not been broken. Neither has Roger Federer's...Alexander Peya did break Andy Roddick....Tennis-X is setting the over/under on games won by Johansson at 9.5. If Federer beats the Swede by less, the title is his...Tim Henman will try to carry the Olympic Torch when it comes to the AELTC on Saturday...After his loss, Goran Ivanisevic say he'll spend time with his family and hopefully become the Davis Cup coach...Dallas Maverick Dirk Nowitzki was at Wimbledon on Monday. Rumor has it he will be traded soon to the Lakers for Shaquille O'Neal...The WTA Tour will have a press conference Monday to announce some sort of reality show...Robby Ginepri won the grass court event at Newport last year...Roger Federer has won 29 straight sets on grass...Andy Roddick hit another 144mph serve in the first set of his win today...The price of a gallon of gas at a Tesso in London is like $5.25. Think about it...Carlos Moya has reached his first career Wimbledon third round...Sebastien Grosjean and Lleyton Hewitt have reached the fourth round without the loss of a set...Forecast: Clouds moving in with showers likely late in the afternoon...Called "An ace on the court but a wildcard at the poker table," James Blake appeared on Bravo in the U.S. on an episode of "Celebrity Poker Showdown" with actors Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Tom Everett Scott and Maura Tierney on June 24. "It was a blast playing on Celebrity Poker, and it’s really addictive," Blake said. "Since I have the experience, I can use it to take a few bucks off of my brother, Thomas, and Mardy Fish when we're on the road."...Nicolas Massu is now working with Pato Rodriguez, and Karol Beck has started working with Matej Liptak...The umpire that blew the call during the Venus Williams-Karolina "The Spreminator" Sprem match is done for the Championships...Former Center Court judge Reg Lord, as told to The Guardian: "Tim Henman can also be quite difficult. He is a great player and he has certainly flown the flag for Britain but he is not the pleasant individual people imagine him to be -- especially when he is disputing a decision."...Serena Williams blamed Karolina Sprem for the wrong score in the tiebreak against her sister: "As a competitor and as a professional, you should be able to distinguish between right and wrong. I'm an honest individual. If I were in that situation, I know I'd make the right choice."
