Weeks 25-26 - Wimbledon Singles Main Draw

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Weeks 25-26 - Wimbledon Singles Main Draw

Count Zero · Tennis legend

this is a joke. nearly 2 hrs and no full draw.!!!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

draw up

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/index.html

The Hoose · Satellite level

Count Zero wrote:

draw up

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/index.html

The Hoose · Satellite level

Nice draw for Andy - Gulbis in R2 could be dangerous, but he's now quite consistent in failing to impress.

-- Edited by The Hoose on Friday 19th of June 2009 10:54:00 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Maybe a sliding roof is enough for them for one year.

Applying some 21st century comminications might be going a step too far !

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Boggo vs Evo in 3R LOL

steven · Tennis legend

Andy's path:

R1: Kendrick
R2: Gulbis or Ghedin (prob. Gumby)
R3: (30) Troicki or Dabul or (Q) Dent or Gimeno-Traver (prob. Dent)
R4: (14) Safin or (19) Stani (etc)
QF: (8) Simon or (10) Gonzo (etc)
SF: (1) Rafa or (6) Duckboy (etc)
FI: (2) Fed (etc)

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Not a good draw for the other Brits and we'll do well to get one through to the second round.

Goodall has the best shot against Llodra, but he's a very solid grass court player and has come back into a bit of form by reaching the QF's in Rosmalen this week. Plus the fact he's got a big serve and excellent volleys which means it will be tough for Josh to break him judging by his returning efforts against Muller and Ljubicic over the last week.

Verdasco's not at his best on a grass court but it's still very hard to see how Ward could beat him. Think this match is a complete write-off as far as a British win is concerned.

Davydenko is not great on a grass court but given the form that Evans is in at the moment, it would be a major surprise if Evans could manage to get the win. He'll have to play to his best and hope that Davydenko is just here for the money to really have a good chance.

Boggo against Berdych is an interesting draw. On the face of it Boggo wouldn't be given much of a chance but Berdych this season has ranged from excellent to awful, so if he is on one of his bad days, then Boggo does have a chance. Still would be an upset if Boggo could win though and I'd be surprised if he did.

The Hoose · Satellite level

The Knight wrote:

Boggo vs Evo in 3R LOL

Assuming Boggo gets through that, I can see him being a handful for Roddick in the 4th round. And with Nadal injured, the Bogsta has every chance of making it through to play Andy in the semis.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

sorry but mathc of the round has to be "Almagro vs Monaco" - Who's gonna be more allergic to the grass?

The Hoose · Satellite level

ForeverDelayed wrote:

Davydenko is not great on a grass court but given the form that Evans is in at the moment, it would be a major surprise if Evans could manage to get the win. He'll have to play to his best and hope that Davydenko is just here for the money to really have a good chance.

There would have to be more money in it than just a first round loser's cheque!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Some cracking round one matches in the draw as well:

Andujar vs. Vassallo
Starace vs. Acasuso
Devilder vs. Lapentti
Junquiera vs. Canas
Minar vs. Maxi Gonzalez

And a draw that means that Albert Montanes could realistically reach the 3rd round!!!

Other WC's got Vliegen (Mahut), Junqueira (Canas...if that WC had been awarded), Kunitsyn (Dimitrov), Youhzny (Ferrero)

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Actually watching Maxi G beat Blake at the French i fancy he might not do too badly

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Can't really complain about that draw for Murray.

Kendrick in round one will be a nice warm-up and then probably Gulbis round two, but he hasn't won back-to-back matches all year it seems, so it should be too bad.

Dent in round three would be a very fun match to watch (great for Dent that he got a good draw), but I can't see Murray not winning that match.

And round 4 will be Stan (who prepared for Wimbledon by playing a clay challenger) or Safin, who is not exactly enamoured with the grass anyway.

And the QF's doesn't look too threatening either... Gonzo, who can play on grass but seems to have some strange losses at Wimbledon, Blake, who'll do well to come through his section anyway with Santoro then Ferrero/Youzhny then Gonzo, and he has an awful GS record or someone from Simon's little section, but considering that Kiefer is going to be struggling with injury, there's no-one in their that really up to much (shame for Kiefer if he is injured as he'd have a great shot of making the QF's otherwise)

Absolute gift of a draw for Murray who probably couldn't have hand picked it to be any better than it is. Semi finals should be the bare minimum to expect and he should have enough to beat Roddick in the semi finals anyway.