Dudi “Where’s My Car?” Sela orchestrated the only upset on a dull-as-dishwater day at Wimbledon on Wednesday, topping No. 18 Rainer Schuettler 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2.
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No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic advanced with a straight-set win over Simon Gruel, and will next face No. 28-seeded American Mardy Fish, who defeated Janko Tipsarevic in four.
“Obviously hes one of the best players in the world,” Fish said. “I’ll throw everything I’ve got at him. I don’t have anything else to do…Physically I’m 100 percent. I feel literally no nicks at all, and that’s pretty remarkable in the middle of a season. I’ve felt great for a while now. So that’s nice.”
Other Top 10-seeded winners were (2) Roger Federer over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, (7) Fernando Verdasco defeating Kristof Vliegen in four, and (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receiving a walkover against Simone Bolelli.
Escaping upsets were (11) Marin Cilic in five over American Sam Querrey, (15) Tommy Robredo over Stefan Koubek 6-1 in the fifth, and (27) Philipp Kohlschreiber topping Ivo Minar 8-6 in the fifth.
Unseeded American Taylor Dent made an unexpected exit, losing to Daniel Gimeno-Traver in five sets.
“Right now in this part of my comeback, I’m a little bit susceptible on a bad day,” Dent said. “My bad days are pretty skanky.”
Matches to watch on Thursday are former No. 1 and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt vs. (5) Juan Martin Del Potro, (3) Andy Murray vs. the explosive Ernests Gulbis, Russian Igor Kunitsyn vs. (6) Andy Roddick, France’s Paul-Henri Mathieu vs. (20) Tomas Berdych, former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Fabrice “The Magician” Santoro, and (26) Jurgen Melzer in a tough one vs. Benjamin Becker.
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For the second straight year, 2004 Wimbledon holder Maria Sharapova loses in the 2nd RD…
Ivo Karlovic has yet to be broken in six sets at Wimbledon…
Roger Federer has won 42 of his last 43 at Wimbledon…
Venus Williams has won her last 25 sets and 24 of the last 25 matches at Wimbledon…
Sam Querrey is 0-2 career in five setters, Marin Cilic has won three straight…
Roger Federer will return to No. 1 if he wins the title…
Alex Bogdanovic won his first career Wimbledon match, in doubles…
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Dudi Sela has won all three meetings with Rainer Schuettler…
Who will win a Slam next, Ana Ivanovic or Maria Sharapova?…
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