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T_I_P's Wimbledon Draw analysis
Jun 19, 2011, 10:26 PM
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by section (# indicates seed, Q=Qualifier,WC=wild card,LL=Lucky Loser)
1 Rafael Nadal vs Michael Russell Ryan Sweeting vs Pablo Andujar Giles Muller vs Tommy Haas 31 Milos Raonic vs Fabio Fognini
It will be interesting to see how the young Canadian Raonic does here. He has a bomb of a serve and his game should be very good on grass. But he does face the most interesting tennis player in the world Fabio Fognini in the first round. Could be a battle. Nadal should waltz through here and into the 4th round. - 24 Juan Martin Del Potro vs (Q) Flavio Cipolla Olivier Rochus vs (Q) Kenny De Schepper Frederico Gil vs (WC) Dudi Sela 15 Giles Simon vs (Q) Eduardo Roger-Vasselin
Open section. Del Potro does not play well on grass but he has a bunny draw here, with only Simon being dangerous. Pick: Del Potro -
10 Mardy Fish vs Marcel Granollers Phiipp Kohlschreiber vs Denis Istomin Robin Haase vs Pere Riba 21 Fernando Verdasco vs Radek Stepanek
Fish should take this scetion as his game matches with grass well. Watch out for Dutchman Robin Haase, he has a big game that can bither Fish should they meet. I am discounting Verdasco in this part. Pick: Fish -
25 Juan Ignacio Chela vs (Q) Marinko Matosevic Donald Young vs Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Q) Ruben Bemelmans vs Julien Benneteau 6 Thomas Berdych vs Filippo Volandri
Last year's runner up Berdych begins in an east section. I don't believe in him to make it deep but if he does not get out of this ection I would be shocked. One of my favoirte players Donald Young needs to capitalize on this soft draw and make the 3rd round. Chela is a clown on grass. -
4 Andy Murray vs Daniel Gimeno-Traver Tobias Kamke vs Blaz Kavcic Sergiy Stakhovsky vs (WC) Daniel Cox 27 Marin Cilic vs Ivan Ljubicic
Mr.Murray beginds his attempt to appease of Britain. He won't do it, way to much pressure. In most tournaments the home crowd helps but it actually hurts in Wimbledon, its more pressure than support. He should walk through this easy section though. Murray -
17 Richard Gasquet vs Santiago Giraldo Igor Kunitsyn vs (Q) Igor Sijsling (Q) Martin Fischer vs (LL) Simone Bolelli 14 Stanislas Wawrinka vs Potito Starace
Gasquet and Wawrinka look to be headed to a 3rd round show down. That will be a very good match. Qualifier Martin Fischer actually has a good grass game. could be dangerous. Pick: Gasquet - 9 Gael Monfils vs Matthias Bachinger (LL) Grega Zemlja vs (Q) Lukas Lacko (W) Arnaud Clement vs (Q) Lukasz Kubot 23 Janko Tipsarevic vs Ivo Karlovic
Hard section to pick. Monfils is not a grass court player. Karlovic is always a factor with his massive serve. Tipsy is also a threat here. Pick: Tipsarevic -
30 Thomaz Bellucci vs Rainer Schuettler Feliciano Lopez vs Michael Berrer Jaroslav Pospisil vs Victor Hanescu 8 Andy Roddick vs (Q) Andreas Beck
Andy Roddick makes his return to grand slam tennis after missing the French Open. Lopez is always tough in grass. Not an easy section for Roddick but he will probably still advance through it.
2nd hald coming later
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bottom half
Jun 19, 2011, 10:55 PM
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7 David Ferrer vs Benoit Paire Ivan Dodig vs (LL) Ryan Harrison Carlos Berlocq vs Karol Beck 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez vs Andrey Golubev
Another open section. Ferrer is not a grass courter. Young American Ryan Harrison gets a lucky loser spot and has a decent draw. I will go out on a limb and pick the volatile yet powerful man from Kazahkstan Golubev to take this section. -
22 Alexandr Dolgopolov vs Fernando Gonzalez (Q) Rik De Voest vs Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo Grigor Dimitrov vs (Q) Cedric-Marcel Stebe 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs (LL) Go Soeda
Tsonga all the way here. He is a darkhourse to win it all this year. Perfect game for grass with powerful serve and forehand and deft volley touch for a big man. Gonzalez returns from injury, the former grand slam finalist plays young starlet Dolgopolov in what should be a great match. -
19 Nicolas Almagro vs Jarkko Nieminen John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut Somdev Devvarman vs Denis Gremelmayr 18 Mikhail Youzhny vs Juan Monaco
And in the most rigged draw ever, Isner draws Mahut in the 1st round for a rematch from their 70-68 5th set match last year. Isner should win easy this time ans actually could win this section with Almagro and Youhzny being out of form. (T_I_P favorite player watch, Somdev Devvarman(played at UVA) has a winnable 1st round match) -
28 David Nalbandian vs Julian Reister Florent Serra vs Andreas Haider-Maurer Adrian Mannarino vs (Q) Conor Niland 3 Roger Federer vs Mikhail Kukushkin
Few things of note here. Niland becomes the 1st Irishman to play in Wimbledon since 1972 and has a winnable 1st round match. This should be Federer's section, Nalbandian is the most talented player to never win a slam but he is too old now. -
5 Robin Soderling vs Philipp Petzschner Kei Nishikori vs Lleyton Hewitt Igor Andreev vs Teymuraz Gabashvili 29 Nicolay Davydenko vs (Q) Bernard Tomic
Dynamite 1st round match with Soderling and Petzschner. Soderling knows its a big match so he will step it up and beat the dangerous Petzschner in 5. Young Aussier Tomic should beat out of form Davydenko (TIP fav player watch. Kei Nishikori will beat old and decrepid Hewitt) Soderling to win the region -
20 Florian Mayer vs (WC) Daniel Evans Xavier Malisse vs Mischa Zverev Ernests Gulbis vs Dmitry Tursonov 11 Jurgen Melzer vs (WC) Alejandro Falla
Mayer has the grass game and should win this section. Malisse will win it though, I expect him to bring it this year. -
13 Viktor Troicki vs Maximo Gonzalez Yen-Hsun Lu vs Tommy Robredo Ricardo Mello vs (Q) Frank Dancevic 19 Michael Llodra vs (WC) James Ward
Lu has a lot of points to defend after beating Roddick and making the 4th round last year. But it will be tough. Llodra will win this section, best volleyer in the game today. Troicki will have a let down after a great French Open
32 Marcos Baghdatis vs James Blake Andreas Seppi vs Albert Montanes Kevin Anderson vs Illya Marchenko 2 Novak Djokovic vs Jeremy Chardy
Djokovic's worst surface. He sat out the tune up event so he will be rusty. if Baghdatis can get his #### together he can test Djokovic. But Novak should take it anyway.
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ok so I have the round of 16 looking like this
Jun 19, 2011, 11:03 PM
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1 Nadal vs 24 Del Potro - Nadal. Del Potro does not have the advantage on grass that he usually has vs Nadal
10 Fish vs 6 Berdych - Fish. Berdych has been bad this year and I see Fish winning
4 Murray vs 17 Gasquet - Gasquet. Yes the Brit gets upset by Gasquet. Undoing the match that made Murray the player hs is today. Murray will crumple under the pressure and succomb to the better grass court player
23 Tipsarevic vs 8 Roddick - Tipsya has Roddick's number. But can he do it again? I don't think Tipsy can convery on this stage. Roddick wins
Golubev vs 12 Tsonga - Tsonga easy
Isner vs 3 Federer - Federer but Isner will give it a fight
5 Soderling vs 20 Mayer - Mayer's goofball style may throw Soderling for a while but in the end Robin comes out on top.
19 Llodra vs 2 Djokovic - Llodra does not have the stamina to go the distance with Nole.
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quarters and beyond
Jun 19, 2011, 11:09 PM
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1 Nadal vs 10 Fish - I really want to pick Fish but i can't do it.(I don't like Nadal and want him to lose)
8 Roddick vs 17 Gasquet - I can't see Roddick making the semis here after so much time off. But Gasquet in a semifinal? I put myself in a hole here. Gasquet wins
3 Federer vs 12 Tsonga - Very close match and you know what? I am going with the upset. Tsonga in 5
2 Djokovic vs 5 Soderling - Tough one to call. Djokovic would win on any other surface but Soderling on grass takes this one.
semifinals:
1 Nadal vs 17 Gasquet - Nadal. Probably in straights
12 Tsonga vs 5 Soderling - Might as well keep the Tsonga train rolling. Better volleyer and mover, he will get it done.
Final:
Nadal vs Tsonga
Tsonga abolished Nadal in the 2008 Aussie Open 6-2 6-3 6-2. He matches well with Nadal and on grass its a dream matchup for him. But can he handle the moment? Not a player who gets intimidated, but stamina is an issue, And because I am thinking with my heart now Jo Wilfried Tsonga gets it done ans wins 2011 Wimbledon! Tsonga
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is there seriously zero other clemson fans that are tennis
Jun 22, 2011, 11:03 PM
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fans?
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I got 11 of the final 16
Jun 25, 2011, 4:17 PM
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im a little dissapointed
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and my pick of Tsonga over Fed rings true***
Jun 29, 2011, 4:50 PM
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