Nadal- Del Potro both suffered injury

The defending champ Rafa beats Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro despite foot injury 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.  Above photo was a worried Rafa who was scared he could not continue the match at that time. "I'm worried, for sure. I'm going to do the MRI. We'll see what's going on. I cannot predict the future," he said. Opponent Del Potro who also suffers injury  applaud the winner Rafa with his "brilliance" during the match. Despite...

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Royal Highness have the Wimbledon fever?

Yes! Yes! Yes!! Ya'll read it right. Even the Royal Highness - Duke & Duchess of Cambridge could not resist the Wimbledon finals this ye...

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Coming up....27/06 Match (Women's)

 11:00 Venus Williams v Tsvetana Pironkova  Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA DOB: June 17, 1980 Birthplace: Lynwood, CA, USA Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) Weight: 160 lbs. (72.5 kg) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Status: Pro (October 31, 1994) 2010 - Sixth Top 5 season (finishing No.5 - first Top 5 finish since 2002); reached QF or better at eight of nine events played, winning 42nd and 43rd WTA titles at Dubai...

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Coming up....27/06 Match (Women's)

11:00 Marion Bartoli v Serena Williams Residence: Geneva, Switzerland DOB: October 2, 1984 Birthplace: Le Puy en Velay, France Height: 5' 6 3/4" (1.70 m) Weight: 139 lbs. (63 kg) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Status: Pro (February 2000) 2010 - Fifth straight Top 20 season (finishing No.16); SF three times, at Miami (l. to V.Williams), Eastbourne (l. to Azarenka) and Osaka (l. to Tanasugarn); QF four times, at Stanford,...

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Coming up....27/06 Match (Women's)

11:00 Peng Shuai v Maria Sharapova Residence: Tian Jin, China DOB: January 8, 1986 Birthplace: Hunan, China Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) Weight: 135 lbs. (61.2 kg) Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Status: Pro   2010 - Seventh straight Top 100 season; SF at Estoril (l. to Sevastova); QF at Charleston; reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Madrid - l. to Parra Santonja 16 76(1) 63; held 2mp at 61 54); fell...

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Coming up....27/06 Match

11:00 Rafael Nadal v Juan Martín Del Potro Pronounced: ra-FAY-el nah-DAHL Age: 25 (03.06.1986) Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Height: 6'1" (185 cm) Weight: 188 lbs (85 kg) Plays: Left-handed Turned Pro: 2001 Coach: Toni Nadal  2010 --The Mallorca native finished as ATP World Tour No. 1 for second time in three years as he wrapped up top ranking after winning his first US Open title…Led ATP World...

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Coming up....27/06 Match

11:00 Andy Murray v Richard Gasquet Age: 24 (15.05.1987) Birthplace: Dunblane, Scotland Residence: London, England Height: 6'3" (190 cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg) Plays: Right-handed Turned Pro: 2005 Coach: Adidas Team 2010 -- The Scotsman finished No. 4 for a third straight season, highlighted by a pair of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles and his second Grand Slam runner-up effort…He ranked in Top four all but five weeks during...

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Coming up....27/06 Match

11:00 Mikhail Youzhny v Roger Federer Pronounced: mee-KAIL YOOS-nee Age: 29 (25.06.1982) Birthplace: Moscow, Russia Residence: Moscow, Russia Height: 6' (183 cm) Weight: 160 lbs (73 kg) Plays: Right-handed Turned Pro: 1999 Coach: Boris Sobkin 2010 -- The top Russian had career-best year with first Top 10 finish and two titles in five finals…Won 300th career match in February en route to final in Rotterdam (ret. w/ right thigh injury vs....

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Coming up....27/06 Match

 11:00 Michaël Llodra v Novak Djokovic   Pronounced: low-DRA Age: 31 (18.05.1980) Birthplace: Paris, France Residence: Rueil Malmaison, France Height: 6'3" (190 cm) Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg) Plays: Left-handed Turned Pro: 1999 Coach: Olivier Malcor 2010 -- The Frenchman compiled best season, with first Top 25 finish, two titles and personal-high 29 match wins… Helped country to Davis Cup final (l. 3-2 to Serbia)…Won doubles...

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Coming up....27/06 Match

11:00 Lukasz Kubot v Feliciano López   Age: 29 (16.05.1982) Birthplace: Boleslawiec, Poland Residence: Lubin, Poland Height: 6'3" (190 cm) Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg) Plays: Right-handed Turned Pro: 2002  2010 -- The top Polish player finished in Top 100 for first time at No. 70 with a personal-high 15 match wins…Reached a career-high No. 41 on April 12…Posted a career-best 4th RD at Australian Open followed by his second career ATP...

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History - Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova 23 WTA Singles titles Maria Yuryevna Sharapova - The most eligible bachelorette in tennis is off the market.  Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 when, at age 17, she upset two-time defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand Slam singles title. She entered the top ten of the WTA Rankings with this win. Despite not winning a major in 2005, Sharapova briefly...

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History - Serena Williams

Serena Williams 27 Grand Slam Title Serena Jameka Williams - Her 27 Grand Slam titles places her ninth on the all-time list: 13 in singles, 12 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. She was also the first woman to hold all four Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously since Martina Hingis...

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History - Venus Williams

Venus Williams 21 Grand Slam Title Venus Ebony Starr Williams - 29 years old and sister of a world champ as well -Serena Williams. She won her 5th Wimbledon singles tiitles and the appropriately named Venus Rosewater Trophy. She joins Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf as the only ladies in the Open-era to have won five or more Championships. Venus is also a two-time US Open™ winner (’00 & ’01) WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST: Ladies Singles Champions 2005...

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History - Steffi Graf

 Steffi Graf22 Grand Slam Singles There is no question Steffi Graf is the greatest tennis player ever. As shown above, she is in the top 4 in virtually every tennis record possible. She won 22 Grand Slams, two short of Margaret Court's record, but she retired at just 30 years old, and who knows how many more she would have won if not for injury problems. She is the only person to win all four Grand Slams at least four times each, showing...

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History - Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova18 Grand Slam - Singles "She's the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived." from a former former World No. 1. Billie Jean King WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST: Ladies Singles Champions 1990     Martina Navratilova     USA 1987     Martina Navratilova     USA 1986     Martina Navratilova     USA 1985    ...

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History - Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal11 Grand Slam Titles Rafael Nadal Parera has been known as "rafa" plays left-handed but writes right-handed...Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his long-time coach...Used to play with two-handed forehand and backhand before his uncle made him change at age nine or 10 to a one-handed forehand...Played his only junior Grand Slam event at Wimbledon in 2002 and reached SF... WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST: Men’s...

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History - Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg 11 Grand Slam Titles Bjorn Borg won an unprecedented five consecutive Wimbledon titles– from 1976-1980.  The 1980 Wimbledon final between Borg and McEnroe is easily considered the best and most memorable matchup of all time.  McEnroe seemed to have victory in hand early on, but the Swede proved once again to have more stamina and tenacity– breaking McEnroe down for the win.  Borg was widely considered nearly invincible...

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History - Roger Federer

Roger Federer  16 Grand Slam - Singles Roger Federer is one of the British male tennis player of all time. Being recognized and compared to Pete Sampras with the same great record as his. WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST: Men’s Singles Champions, Open Era Year     Country     Champion     Country     Runner-up     Finals Score 2003     SUI    ...

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History - Pete Sampras

Petros "Pete" Sampras 14 Grand Slam - Singles Pete Sampras has been known as a "King of Swing" Pete started playing tennis at the age 7. By age 11, he already had his opportunity to play and practice with his tennis idols.Joining as tennis professional tournaments at the age of 16. His Wimbledon winning titles are listed below: WIMBLEDON WINNERS LIST:  Men’s Singles Champions, Open Era Year     Country    ...

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Wimbledon 2011: Venus Williams

Day One: Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships Above photo is Venus Williams , older sister of Serena Williams had her first round match with  Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan. Who do you think will win? Check it out in 12bet.com!...

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Novak Djokovic- another win

Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in just under two hours! He is now in the right track of his game..Giving us proof that he is in the height of pace for the upcoming challenges. 25 year old Anderson was a threat back then for Djokovic. The latter was beaten way back 3 years ago. However, on this occasion Djokovic gave the 25-year-old a lesson. He began at an impressive pace, winning the first five games and this set the mood for the contest. The South...

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Schedule of Play - Wimbledon 2011

Friday- 6/24/2011 Centre Court - 13:00   Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Round   Feliciano Lopez(ESP)    vs.      Andy Roddick(USA)[8]                Ladies' Singles - 3rd Round   Daniela Hantuchova(SVK)[25]    vs.      Victoria Azarenka(BLR)[4]               ...

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