Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Djokovic played fantastic tennis in his straight set win over Yen-Hsun Lu in the quarterfinals and is into the semis of Wimbledon for the second time in his career. This was his fifth consecutive appearance in at least the quarters of a Grand Slam and [...]
2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Semifinals
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Posted: Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Semifinals
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Posted: Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Zvonareva battled back after dropping the first set to Kim Clijsters, beating the Belgian 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first career Wimbledon semifinal. Zvonareva, who trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, is playing in her second career Grand Slam semi and has [...]
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2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
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Posted: Monday, June 28th, 2010
Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
After a tough opening two rounds, Federer has looked like the Federer of old in the last two rounds and hasn’t dropped a set. He beat 16th-seeded Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 and was dominant from the outset. Many people have question if he is [...]
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2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
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Posted: Monday, June 28th, 2010
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Zvonareva came into the tournament ranked #21 in the world, but she is certain to move up because she is only defending 3rd round points. She was beating Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 3-0 in the fourth round when Jankovic retired due to an injury. This [...]
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2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Third Round
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Posted: Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Monfils comes into the tournament ranked #20 in the world and had a disappointing French Open, where he lost in the second round to Fabio Fognini in five sets. He’s reached the 3rd round of Wimbledon twice, but he actually hasn’t played here since 2007.
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2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 3
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Posted: Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Justine Henin (BEL) vs. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
The reason that Henin came back to the tour was Wimbledon. She’s won every other Grand Slam tournament, so winning this would complete the career Grand Slam for her. Twice (2001 and 2006) she’s been a finalist, and another three times she has reached [...]
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Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)
Roddick eased past Rajeev Ram in the opening round, taking down his fellow American 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will certainly face a tougher test in the second. Roddick is in a nice section of the draw and with Cilic losing in the first round it [...]
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2010 Wimbledon – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Round 2
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Posted: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Venus Williams (USA) vs. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
It took Venus only 64 minutes to beat Rossana De Los Rios in the first round. The elder Williams is looking for her sixth career Wimbledon title and her third in the last four years. Is there anyone out there that can beat her? Maybe [...]
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Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Alejandro Falla (COL)
Despite being the #2 player in the world now, Federer in the top-seed at Wimbledon and all eyes will be focused on him. After a disappointing French Open where he lost in the quarters to Soderling, he then reached the finals of the grass-courts of [...]
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Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. Laura Robson (ENG)
Jankovic has moved back up to #4 in the world after a semifinal showing at the French Open and is looking to make a deep run at Wimbledon for the first time in her career. Surprisingly, she has never been past the fourth round on [...]
