Harboursport - Wimbledon Day 12 2008

HARBOURSPORT

TENNIS

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON
Day 12 review - Saturday 5th July 2008.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to final
2 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Through to final
3 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 2
4 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
5 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated round 3
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated round 2
7 - David Nalbandian (ARG) - Eliminated round 1
8 - Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Eliminated round 4
9 - James Blake (USA) - Eliminated round 2
10 - Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Eliminated round 4
11 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated round 3
12 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated quarter final
13 - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) - Eliminated round 4
14 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
15 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Eliminated round 2
16 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated round 3
17 - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
18 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1
19 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
20 - Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - Eliminated round 4
21 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
22 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated round 4
23 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Eliminated round 2
24 - Jarkko Niemenen (FIN) - Eliminated round 2
25 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
26 - Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Eliminated round 1
27 - Nicolas Kiefer (GER) - Eliminated round 3
28 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
29 - Andreas Seppi (ITA) -Eliminated round 3
30 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - withdrawn
31 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated quarter final
32 - Michael Llodra (FRA) - Eliminated round 1

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 3
2 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated round 4
3 - Maria Sharapova (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
4 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
5 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated semi final
6 - Serena Williams (USA) - Runner up
7 - Venus Williams (USA) - CHAMPION
8 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated round 4
9 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Eliminated round 3
10 - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - Eliminated round 2
11 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated round 3
12 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated round 1
13 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Eliminated round 2
14 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated quartr
15 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Eliminated round 4
16 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated round 3
17 - Alize Cornet (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
18 - Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) - Eliminated quarter final
19 - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - Eliminated round 1
20 - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
21 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated quarter final
22 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated round 2
23 - Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) - Eliminated round 1
24 - Shahar Peer (ISR) - Eliminated round 4
25 - Lindsay Davenport (USA) - Eliminated round 2
26 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) - Eliminated round 2
27 - Virginie Razzano (FRA) - Eliminated round 1
28 - Alona Bondarenko (UKR) - Eliminated round 2
29 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Elminated round 3
30 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated round 1
31 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated round 3
32 - Sania Mirza (IND) - Eliminated round 2

It was a family affair on centre court as the Williams sisters contested the womens' singles final; and it
was elder sister Venus who would take the honours after an absorbing match.
Serena made the early front-running, comfortably holding her service games while holding break points
against the Venus serve which Venus needed all the grit and determination she could muster to save. But
she managed to hold on till 5-5 in the first and then, against the run of play, break Serena's serve and take
out the first set.
The second set started with a marathon game that went for nearly 15 minutes and included 6 break points
for Serena, but she was unable to capitalise on any of them. As in the first set, Venus was to get the only
service break of the second set to move to a 5-4 advantage and then serve out the set.
It was Venus's 5th Wimbledon title, another chapter in the Williams domination that has been the theme at
The Championships over the past decade. And to continue that theme, the sisters teamed up later in the
afternoon to take out the doubles.

The Aussies

Junior Boys Doubles, Semi Finals
3 - Matt Reid (AUS)/Bernard Tomic (AUS) d 5 - Alexandre Folie (BEL)/David Goffin (BEL) 6-4 5-7 6-4

Junior Girls Doubles, Semi Finals
6 - Polona Hercog (SLO)/Jessica Moore (AUS) d Jade Curtis (GBR)/Jocelyn Rae (GBR) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Isabella Holland (AUS)/Sally Peers (AUS) d Misaki Doi (JPN)/Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-3 3-6 9-7

Mens Legends Invitational Doubles
Donald Johnson (USA)/Jared Palmer (USA) d Todd Woodbridge (AUS)/Mark Woodforde (AUS) 6-3 7-6

Womens Legends Invitational Doubles
Liz Smylie (AUS)/Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) d Sabine Appelmans (BEL)/Hana Mandlikova (AUS) 6-4 6-3

The Others

Junior Boys Doubles, Semi Finals
Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) d Mirza Basic (BIH)/Di Wu (CHN) 7-6 2-6 7-5

Wheelchair Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)/Ronald Vink (NED) d David Phillipson (GBR)/Gordon Reid (GBR) 6-0 6-2
Stephane Houdet (FRA)/Nicolas Peifer (FRA) d Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)/Martin Legner (AUT) 6-2 6-3

Mens Legends Invitational Doubles
Jeremy Bates (GBR)/Anders Jarryd (SWE) d Mansour Bahrami (IRI)/Henri Leconte (FRA) 6-4 4-6 [10-7]
Vijay Amritraj (IND)/Gene Mayer (USA) d Heinz Guenthardt (SUI)/Balazs Taroczy (HUN) 2-1 ret.
Guy Forget (FRA)/Cedric Pioline (FRA) d Luke Jensen (USA)/Murphy Jensen (USA) 6-4 6-2

WOMENS SINGLES FINAL :
7 - Venus Williams (USA) d
6 - Serena Williams (USA)
7-5 6-4

MENS DOUBLES FINAL :
2 - Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjik (SRB) d
8 - Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) / Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)
7-6 6-7 6-3 6-3

WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL :
11 - Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA) d
16 - Lisa Raymond (USA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS)
6-2 6-2

JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES FINAL :
Laura Robson (GBR) d
3 - Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA)
6-3 3-6 6-1