Wimbledon 2008 - Williams VS Radwanska - Day 8 QuaterFinals

The 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland must be really impressed with herself. Not only did knock out Svetlana Kuznetsova on Centre Court yesterday afternoon, but in doing so, she has secured her place in the Wimbledon 2008 quarter-finals for the first time in her career.

Radwanksa won the Wimbledon Championship junior title in 2005. Not only that, but she secured the Eastbourne title a few weeks back and looked really comfortable on the grass against the Russian world No 4. yesterday afternoon.

14th seeded Radwanska now has to face former Wimbledon Tennis champion Serena Williams. Williams knocked out sister Urszula in the second round. But riding high from today’s victory, the teenager cannot wait for the challenge, saying she has “nothing to lose”.

“I know Serena and I know how she’s playing. For sure I saw a bit of my sister’s match against Serena, so I know what I have to do. I just have to play aggressive and that’s it.”

Radwanska admits she will have to be on top form to beat the American Williams.

“She’s a very strong player and she can hit the ball very strong. Even in Berlin she was playing unbelievable against me. I was playing not that bad and I won just four games.” She added: “It is going to be a challenge for me…I will enjoy and try my best.”

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Serena Williams Dispatches Radwanska to Advance

Serena Williams beat Polish youngster Urzula Radwanska 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round of Wimbledon 2008. It was a dismal performance on behalf of Williams, but she managed to stay focus and pull of a much needed win.

Williams, a former Wimbledon Ladies Final winner, looked extremely awkward playing on Wimbledon’s Court Two. She frowned a lot and never really seemed at ease amongst the crowd. It was like watching a complete opposite of the Serena Williams we saw in Wimbledon 2008’s opening match.

The world number six, who last achieved a Wimbledon Single’s title in 2003, saw no improvement to her serve but still had enough grasscourt experience to conquer the polish 17 year old.

While Williams did set up a 4-1 lead in the first set, it was no easy task for her- some called it ‘luck’, others ‘experience’ but Radwanska fired back in the second set to to draw 2-2… Read the rest of this entry »

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Name:Serena Williams

Country: USA

Date of Birth: 1981, 26 September

Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan

Height:1.78 m

Weight: 65.2 kg

Current Rank:6

Career Titles (Single):31

Career Titles (Doubles):11

Matches won:371

Matches Lost:76

Career Prize Cash: $19.3 million

Grand Slam Wins:Us Open (1999,2002) Aus Open (2003,2005) French Open (2002) Wimbledon (2002,2003)

Year Turned Pro:1998

Plays: Right Handed

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Serena Williams

lost to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4, in the the round at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.

The loss of Serena Williams insures that whoever wins this year’s French Open will be a new winner to the tournament. Williams won the French Open in 2002.

 

“I missed a lot of easy shots and a lot of key points that I felt like could have turned the match around,” Williams said. “I wasn’t able to capitalize.”

 

Rafael Nadal

, who hasd won the French Open three times before and defending champion, played for the 4th consecutive day in the tournament interrupted by rain and beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to get to the fourth round of the French Open.Novak Djokovic

defeated Wayne Odesnik, leaving the only American now left, Robby Ginepri, to put up a good fight for his country.

Top seeded Maria Sharapova and No 2. Ana Ivanovic advanced to the next round of the French Open. Sharapova beat American Bethanie Mattek 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, while Ivanovic defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-1.

 

Serena Williams

played her match on Court Suzanne Lenglen. “There are a lot of things I would try to do different, but you can’t rewind time,” said Williams, who also lost in the third round at Roland Garros in 1999. Her coach, who is also her mother, Oracene Price, said Williams has “been in a funk. It’s not like her. She wasn’t herself.”Srebotnik

, earned the biggest victory of her career. She has only one win over a player ranked higher than the No. 5-ranked Williams, beating No. 4 Amelie Mauresmo at Zurich in 2005.

Williams did not play like a world class player. An overhead cost her in the sixth game of the second set, thus assisting Srebotnik to reach 3-3.

“I wasn’t nervous,” Williams said. “She was getting a lot of balls back, and I might have let that get into my head. She was just making some shots I don’t think she’s ever made before, or she probably would be in the top two.”

When Williams started falling behind, she tried to make a comeback, making grunting sounds with every shot, and screaming in celebration everytime she won a point. But she was unable to make a full comeback to win the game.

“Today I woke up and it was just another opportunity,” Srebotnik said. “This is what you work so hard for—to be in third round where you play Serena or someone like that and you have really nothing to lose.”

“That was the rhythm that I was trying … to get her on a wrong foot and stuff like that,” Srebotnik said. “When she’s serving well, she’s very tough, but once I got in the rally I had no problem playing her.”

 

 

 

Serena Williams

sat unhappily at the postmatch news conference, explaining her unhappiness by saying, “I just don’t want to be here.”Andy Murray

was eliminated by No. 19 Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5, and No. 15 Mikhail Youzhny to No. 22 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5, 6-1.Maria Sharapova’s

least favourite surface is clay, and the French Open is the Grand Slam she has yet to win.”You’re going to have to hit more balls, and you’re going to have to move a few extra steps to the ball,” Sharapova said. “You have to be more patient. I’m definitely getting better at that, and I’m getting smarter out there.”Rafael Nadal

has had some problems with a blister in his right foot, but has requested treatment, and should be fine. “I controlled the match from A to Z,” he said. “I didn’t struggle at all, which is a good sign.”

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Serena Williams Out of French Open 2008

Fifth seed Serena Williams lost 6-4, 6-4 to Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia today at Roland Garros.

The 27th seed will play the winner of the match between Emilie Loit of France and Patty Schnyder of Switzerland for a place in the quarterfinals.

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It has been said that the likes of Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic to win the French Open 2008.

But  Serena Williams believes this could be the year she adds a second Roland Garros crown to the one she won in the final against sister Venus in 2002.

Still only 26 years old despite having been in the spotlight for a decade, Williams was bubbling with confidence when she met the press ahead of Sunday’s kick-off to the year’s second Grand Slam tournament.

“It’s probably the best preparation I’ve had since 2002. I feel like I’ve played so many clay court tournaments,” the American former world No. 1 said.

“I just really am feeling like a real clay court player, which, I think, is important for me. I’m really comfortable out there on the clay, so it’s great.”The younger of the Williams sisters is just one of the potential story-lines in what is gearing up to be one of the most unpredictable women’s tournaments in Paris in years.

Henin, had she competed, would once again have been the hot favorite having won the last three straight in Paris.

But her shock retirement announcement last week has suddenly opened the doors for a number of players.

Sharapova is the new world No.1 and freely admits that the slow clay surface of Roland Garros is not her favourite surface, but she is dismissive of those who say that she can never win in Paris as she has already done at Wimbledon and at the US and Australian Opens.

“To be quite honest, it’s quite amazing to be 21 years old and have somebody tell you that it’s the only Grand Slam that you not haven’t won,” she said.

“Coming here last year I knew that this was one of the two I haven’t won, And coming in this year it’s the one that I haven’t won.

“I’ve always said it. It’s the toughest one - it’s always going to be in my career, to win. But that’s why I’m here. I’ve said it every single year. I love the challenges.

“When someone puts something in front of the line, that challenge in front of me, I’m hungry to go and try to achieve that challenge.”

Sharapova’s win in the Australian Open in January came in the final at the expense of Serbia’s rising Ana Ivanovic, six months her junior and bent on usurping the Russian’s crown.

But while she clearly has the raw talent, there remains a question mark over her resolve and mental fortitude on the big occasions.

This was showcased in last year’s final when she collapsed to an embarrassing 6-1, 6-2 defeat to Henin after breaking the Belgian’s serve in the opening game and going 40-0 up on her own serve only for one dodgy toss up to derail her.

“It just hit me where I was in that single moment as I tossed the ball up to serve,” she said.

“I started to think ‘Oh, my God, don’t panic now’ and the more I thought about it the more I panicked.

“You just don’t know if it will happen again, but I will definitely know how to deal with it better.”

That leaves the rest of the Russian brigade with any of 2006 runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, 2004 runner-up Elena Dementieva, Anna Chakvetadze or Vera Zvonareva capable of mounting a challenge.

Hopes of a first French win on home soil since Mary Pierce in 2000 look dim.

Amelie Mauresmo looks set to be in a downward spiral and will be lucky to make it past the first week, Marion Bartoli is not at her best on clay and last week’s surprise Italian Open finalist Alize Cornet is still too tender at just 18.

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The man who wins Wimbledon Tennis 2008 will receive £750 000, an increase of 7.1% on 2007,

The women’s champion will be receiving the same amount after Wimbledon Tennis brought in equal prize money last year, the All England tennis and roquet Club’s CEO, Ian Ritchie, said at a tennis news conference on a few days ago.

Both Roger Federer and Williams took home £700 000 each last year for winning Wimbledon Tennis 2008.

Total prize money will be up by 4.7%, from £11 282 710 to £11 812 000.

Wimbledon tennis 2008 is going to be exciting so get your wimbledon 2008 tickets now

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Wimbledon 2008 is going to be a classic. Who ever wins this years Wimbledon, will go onto the Wimbledon Hall of Fame. We pay tribute to all these previous Wimbledon Championship Winners. Good Luck Players!

LADIES

(Note: the person named 1st was the winner)

1967 L W King (USA) P F Jones (GB) 6-3, 6-4,

1968 L W King (USA) J A M Tegart (Aus) 9-7, 7-5,

1969 P F Jones (GB) L W King (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2,

1970 B M Court (Aus) L W King (USA) 14-12, 11-9,

1971 E F Goolagong (Aus) B M Court (Aus) 6-4, 6-1,

1972 L W King (USA) E F Goolagong (Aus) 6-3, 6-3,

1973 L W King (USA) C M Evert (USA) 6-0, 7-5

1974 C M Evert (USA) O V Morozova (USSR) 6-0, 6-4

1975 L W King (USA) R A Cawley (Aus) 6-0, 6-1,

1976 C M Evert (USA) R A Cawley (Aus) 6-3, 4-6, 8-6,

1977 S V Wade (GB) B F Stove (Holl) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1,

1978 M Navratilova (USA) C M Evert (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5,

1979 M Navratilova (USA) J M Lloyd (USA) 6-4, 6-4,

1980 R A Cawley (Aus) J M Lloyd (USA) 6-1, 7-6

1981 J M Lloyd (USA) H Mandlikova (Cz) 6-2, 6-2,

1982 M Navratilova (USA) J M Lloyd (USA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2,

1983 M Navratilova (USA) A Jaeger (USA) 6-0, 6-3,

1984 M Navratilova (USA) J M Lloyd (USA) 7-6, 6-2,

1985 M Navratilova (USA) J M Lloyd (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2,

1986 M Navratilova (USA) H Mandlikova (Cz) 7-6, 6-3,

1987 M Navratilova (USA) S M Graf (Ger) 7-5, 6-3,

1988 S M Graf (Ger) M Navratilova (USA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1,

1989 S M Graf (Ger) M Navratilova (USA) 6-2, 6-7, 6-1,

1990 M Navratilova (USA) Z L Garrison (USA) 6-4, 6-1,

1991 S M Graf (Ger) G B Sabatini (Arg) 6-4, 3-6, 8-6,

1992 S M Graf (Ger) M Seles (USA) 6-2, 6-1,

1993 S M Graf (Ger) J Novotna (Cz) 7-6, 1-6, 6-4,

1994 C Martinez (Sp) M Navratilova (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3,

1995 S M Graf (Ger) A Sanchez Vicario (Sp) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5,

1996 S M Graf (Ger) A Sanchez Vicario (Sp) 6-3, 7-5,

1997 M Hingis (Swi) J Novotna (Cz) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

1998 J Novotna (Cz) N Tauziat (Fra) 6-4, 7-6

1999 L A Davenport (USA) S M Graf (Ger) 6-4, 7-5

2000 V E S Williams (USA) L A Davenport (USA) 6-3, 7-6

2001 V E S Williams (USA) J Henin (Bel) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0

2002 S J Williams (USA) V E S Williams (USA) 7-6, 6-3

2003 S J Williams (USA) V E S Williams (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

2004 M Sharapova (Russ) S J Williams (USA) 6-1, 6-4

2005 V E S Williams (USA) L A Davenport (USA) 4-6, 7-6, 9-7

2006 A Mauresmo (Fra) J Henin-Hardenne (Bel) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

2007 V E S Williams (USA)

MEN

1967 J D Newcombe (Aus) W P Bungert (Ger) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

1968 R G Laver (Aus) A D Roche (Aus) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

1969 R G Laver (Aus) J D Newcombe (Aus) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4

1970 J D Newcombe (Aus) K R Rosewall (Aus) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

1971 J D Newcombe (Aus) S R Smith (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

1972 S R Smith (USA) I Nastase (Rom) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

1973 J Kodes (Cz) A Metreveli (USSR) 6-1, 9-8, 6-3

1974 J S Connors (USA) KR Rosewall (Aus) 6-1, 6-1, 6-4

1975 A R Ashe (USA) J S Connors (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4

1976 B R Borg (Swe) I Nastase (Rom) 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

1978 B R Borg (Swe) J S Connors (USA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

1977 B R Borg (Swe) J S Connors (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4

1979 B R Borg (Swe) R Tanner (USA) 6-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

1980 B R Borg (Swe) J P McEnroe (USA) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6

1981 J P McEnroe (USA) B R Borg (Swe) 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4

1982 J S Connors (USA) J P McEnroe (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4

1983 J P McEnroe (USA) C J Lewis (NZ) 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

1984 J P McEnroe (USA) J S Connors (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2

1985 B F Becker (Ger) K M Curren (USA) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4

1986 B F Becker (Ger) I Lendl (Cz) 6-4, 6-3, 7-5

1987 P H Cash (Aus) I Lendl (Cz) 7-6, 6-2, 7-5

1988 S B Edberg (Swe) B F Becker (Ger) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2

1989 BF Becker (Ger) S B Edberg (Swe) 6-0, 7-6, 6-4

1990 S B Edberg (Swe) B F Becker (Ger) 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4

1991 M D Stich (Ger) B F Becker (Ger) 6-4, 7-6, 6-4

1992 A K Agassi (USA) G Ivanisevic (Cro) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

1993 P Sampras (USA) J S Courier (USA) 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3

1994 P Sampras (USA) G Ivanisevic (Cro) 7-6, 7-6, 6-0

1995 P Sampras (USA) B F Becker (Ger) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

1996 R Krajicek (Holl) M Washington (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

1997 P Sampras (USA) C Pioline (Fra) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

1998 P Sampras (USA) G Ivanisevic (Cro) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

1999 P Sampras (USA) A Agassi (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

2000 P Sampras (USA) P Rafter (Aus) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2

2001 G Ivanisevic (Cro) P Rafter (Aus) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7

2002 L Hewitt (Aus) D Nalbandian (Arg) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

2003 R Federer (Swi) M Philippoussis (Aus) 7-6, 6-2, 7-6

2004 R Federer (Swi) A Roddick (US) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4

2005 R Federer (Swi) A Roddick (US) 6-2, 7-6, 6-4

2006 R Federer (Swi) R Nadal (Spa) 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3

2007 R Federer (Swi) R Nadal (Spa) 6-2, 7-4, 5-7, 6-1

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