Upsets, Injuries, and who is still Standing.....Wimbledon

Hey Folks, well a lot has happened in just a few days. Tsonga is out, Federer is out, Sharapova is splayed (out). Murray is in, Djokovich is in, and Serena is going the distance. Azaranka was injured and out. I am sure the Brits would enjoy Mr. Murray being the champion. It could happen except Mr. Djokovich is playing extremely well. It could be interesting to see if any of the upset competitors will last to the end.




There has been a lot of talk about the conditions being a bit wet and slippery. Of course the ball moves quickly on the grass and does not bounce the same. It skids. The surface is suited to the serve and volley game. That is exactly what Sergiy Stakhovsky did to the Swiss watch Roger Federer. Sergiy said he had to play the legend and the man. He played both equally well and wish him great success in his upcoming match against Jurgen Melzer on Friday in his first Wimbledon third round. I hope for Mr. Nadal to come back to the game in good health. His knees did not look good. 

Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal

Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal is to play Karin Knapp from Italy. We will see if she can capture the chair when the music stops. Interesting times. Lots of surprises. 

Bob and Mike Bryan USA No. 1 Doubles in the world will play Marcello Demonliner and Andre Sa of Brazil. They ought to win but with all these upsets we shall see. The Bryan Brothers are going for their 14th Major. Hope the best for the US Champions. The Majors are French Open just outside of Paris in France, Wimbledon Outside of London England, US Open Flushing Meadows just outside of New York, New York, and Australian Open, Melbourne Australia. With the Sony Ericson in Key Biscayne said to be the 5th Major. The Bryan Brothers have won all of these. Pretty amazing. They just won the French. 

Nadal Out-Fed Looking good-Sharapova and Serena are in it to win it!

Rafa and Darcis

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Wimbledon has begun and it looks like it will be interesting to say the least!
Rafa is out, Steve Darcis of Belgium won in straight sets 7-6,7-6, 6-4. Ranked 44 in the world. He is now ranked 144 in the world. Big upset!

I believe Rafa's injuries are catching up with him. So sorry to say.

No Kneed for Excuses: Refusing to claim injury—Nadal’s chronically hurt left knee seemed to fail him as the match with Darcis wore on—Rafa gave all credit to Darcis for the win, and he was and is philosophical about the loss:

“Life continues, that’s all. I say before, is not a dramatic thing. That’s the sport. That’s the game at the end. Two weeks ago (at Roland Garros) I was in a fantastic situation, winning a fantastic tournament. Two weeks later I lost here in the first round. That’s the positive and the negative thing about this sport. Is tough losing in the first round. But, as I said before, the tour continues, life continues, and this is a sport of victories. It’s not a sport of losses. Nobody remembers the losses. People remember the victories. And I don’t want to remember that loss.”

Sharapova and Serena are both playing very well at Wimbledon. They both won easily. Wish them both the best of luck.

Wimbledon prize money this year will be a whopping: 1.6 million pounds sterling for both the men and women. This is still a lot of loot for the winner.

Novak Djokovic straight sets win will put him at ease and set him to win the next match against Bobby Reynolds, Cape Cod, Ma. from the USA. Fed won in straight sets, his next opponent is Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. Fed won in just over 1 hour. This is Fed at his best. Murray will play

Yen-Hsun Lu from Taiwan. Ranked 70th, he will probably not hold up against Murray.

This match:

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6]				vs.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) ought to be a good Match. Tsonga is looking good.

Good luck to all the remaining players at Wimbledon. Coach Anderson Palm Beach, FL.