Djokovic Fillets Fish; Roddick, Murray on Saturday at Wimbledon
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The threat to No. 4 seed that was No. 28-seeded American Mardy Fish in the end wasn’t on Friday at Wimbledon, with the Serb rolling to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win.
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“He’s playing real well,” Fish said. “He’s a tough match-up for an attacking player. He’s one of the great defensive players out there. He even slides on the grass, open stance forehands and backhands. He gets a lot of balls back. When the grass is playing slow, he’s really tough.”
World No. 2 Roger Federer had a relatively easy time against No. 27 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1. He is facing a meeting with No. 13 seed Robin Soderling, who handled the surprisingly-big-serving Nicolas Almagro 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Another dangerous bump on Federer’s path will be No. 22 seed “Dr.” Ivo Karlovic, who out-served No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 to move into the fourth round.
“I thought the rhythm was very high,” said Federer of his match with Kohlschreiber. “We played a lot of tough points. I really thought from my side it was an excellent match.”
Spaniard Fernando “Hot Sauce” Verdasco upheld his No. 7 seeding with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 32 Al Montanes.
Marin Cilic and Tommy Haas ended the day tied 6-6 in the fifth set.
Saturday highlights at the All England Club include (6) Andy Roddick vs. (26) Jurgen Melzer, (3) Andy Murray vs. (30) Viktor Troicki, (12) Nikolay Davydenko vs. (20) Tomas Berdych, (11) Marin Cilic vs. (24) Tommy Haas to finish, (10) Fernando Gonzalez vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero, (29) Igor Andreev vs. Andreas Seppi to finish, Lleyton Hewitt vs. Philipp Petzschner, and (19) Stan Wawrinka vs. Jesse Levine.
Djokovic Fillets Fish; Roddick, Murray on Saturday at Wimbledon
The threat to No. 4 seed that was No. 28-seeded American Mardy Fish in the end wasn’t on Friday at Wimbledon, with the Serb rolling to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win.
“He’s playing real well,” Fish said. “He’s a tough match-up for an attacking player. He’s one of the great defensive players out there. He even slides on the grass, open stance forehands and backhands. He gets a lot of balls back. When the grass is playing slow, he’s really tough.”
World No. 2 Roger Federer had a relatively easy time against No. 27 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1. He is facing a meeting with No. 13 seed Robin Soderling, who handled the surprisingly-big-serving Nicolas Almagro 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Another dangerous bump on Federer’s path will be No. 22 seed “Dr.” Ivo Karlovic, who out-served No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 to move into the fourth round.
“I thought the rhythm was very high,” said Federer of his match with Kohlschreiber. “We played a lot of tough points. I really thought from my side it was an excellent match.”
Spaniard Fernando “Hot Sauce” Verdasco upheld his No. 7 seeding with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 32 Al Montanes.
Marin Cilic and Tommy Haas ended the day tied 6-6 in the fifth set.
Saturday highlights at the All England Club include (6) Andy Roddick vs. (26) Jurgen Melzer, (3) Andy Murray vs. (30) Viktor Troicki, (12) Nikolay Davydenko vs. (20) Tomas Berdych, (11) Marin Cilic vs. (24) Tommy Haas to finish, (10) Fernando Gonzalez vs. Juan Carlos Ferrero, (29) Igor Andreev vs. Andreas Seppi to finish, Lleyton Hewitt vs. Philipp Petzschner, and (19) Stan Wawrinka vs. Jesse Levine.
TENNIS-X NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES AND BARBS
Nice ESPN feature on Andy Roddick Friday, makes you want to root for the kid to get to the final, or at least the semis againstthe other Andy…
Tommy Haas has lost 6 matches when leading 2-0 sets…
Victoria Azarenka and Ivo Karlovic have yet to have their service broken…
Only twice has a player served 46+ aces and won, and both happened at Wimbledon (46 Philippoussis d. Agassi 2003, 46 Karlovic d. Tsonga)…
Jesse Levine, Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick all went to Boca Prep…
Andy Roddick has won all eight matches against Jurgen Melzer…
The two times Andy Murray beta Victor Troicki he went on to win the tournament…
Roger Federer has won 68 of his last 69 matches on grass…
Marin Cilic has never come from two sets behind…
Ivo Karlovic has hit 102 aces in three matches…
Despite a bad stomach, Robin Soderling hammered Nicolas Almagro…
Soderling has lost all 10 matches to Federer…
Tommy Haas had his first round match suspended due to darkness…
Tomas Berdych has not had his serve broken…
Remember, no play Sunday…
Weather: Possible showers early in the day.
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