[Marc]

The Championships: Wimbledon
22nd June - 5th July 2009

2008 Men's Result -
Rafael Nadal [2] bt. Roger Federer [1] 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7

2008 Women's Result -
Venus Williams [7] bt. Serena Williams [6] 7-5 6-4

Seedings are out, the draw's commence on Friday 19th. Murray is seeded number 3 but can he win?! Any player that you are going to follow this year? Who do you think will win?

Major websites that may help with people who want to follow tennis throughout the year:

Men's ATP Tennis

Women's WTA Tour

Tennis.com

[Marc]

Originally posted by David
Murray will be eliminated in the quarter finals.

Andy Roddick will win.

Ooh a faithful a-rod fan! Got to admit it would be good to see him come back to his best!

[BigSister]

I think Nadal or Federer will win cant really see any of the others but would like Novak Murray or Roddick to win

[Novo]

Murray is 11/4 to win in corbetts

Nadal a very tempting 4/1

Andy roddick is 20/1 if your interested in putting a few quid on him david

[BigSister]

V tempting I thought Nadal would have been the fave

[Marc]

Don't bet on Nadal people! Doesn't look likely that he'll be playing

Murray has been drawn in the top half of the draw, which means Nadal is the proposed semi-final match up for him. This looks very promising! C'mon Murray!

[Kore]

Cmon Murray!!!!

I hope he wins but I can see him being eliminated in the Semis by Roger Federer.

[Marc]

Originally posted by Kore
Cmon Murray!!!!

I hope he wins but I can see him being eliminated in the Semis by Roger Federer.

Wont happen. He has Nadal in the semi's if Nadal doesn't pull out and doesn't make a magical turn around in health!

[Marc]

Source: BBC Tennis website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8104616.stm)

Murray's prospective route through the draw, according to the seedings, would see him face Kendrick, Ernests Gulbis, Viktor Troicki, Marat Safin and Gilles Simon, before Nadal in the semi-finals and Federer in the final.

The draw was not kind to the British men, with Dan Evans taking on Nikolay Davydenko, James Ward to face Fernando Verdasco, Alex Bogdanovic up against Tomas Berdych, and Josh Goodall drawn against Michael Llodra.

Among the women, Mel South will play Mathilde Johansson, Katie O'Brien takes on Iveta Benesova, Georgie Stoop plays Vera Zvonareva, and Elena Baltacha will meet Alona Bondarenko.

Defending women's champion Venus Williams will play Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele in the first round, while 15-year-old British wildcard Laura Robson takes on Daniela Hantuchova.

Robson will become the youngest player in the women's singles since Martina Hingis in 1995, and last year's junior champion will defend her girls' title in the second week at the All England Club.

[Chels]

Time for Rog Fed to get his title back me thinkss <3

[BigSister]

Nadals not going to defend his title
So its prob gonna be Federer who will win unless Murray or Novak provide a shock

[Novo]

Safin will beat murray

you heard it here first

[Marc]

Roger Murray final? Looks very possible!
Murray's half of the draw seems pretty easy now without Nadal... the bottom half of the draw, however, looks pretty tough!

[Jen]

I need Roger to to get 15 Grand Slams...
I am quietly confident that he will clinch Wimbledon... Andy and Novak are HUGE contenders.
I'm backing roger all the way.

[Novo]

federer 8/11 odds on in some places now

[Miss-red]

i'm backing murray and not just with my mouth with cold hard cash in the bookies and if summat happens so he doesn't 2010 he will. he will defo win if not this year then next. he's more than good enough to win it and i back him all the way come on murray

[Novo]

Former semi-finalist Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a knee injury.

The 24-year-old, who lost to Rafael Nadal in the 2006 semis, picked up the injury during his match against Raemon Sluiter in the Netherlands this week.

Baghdatis, the world number 95, will be replaced in the Wimbledon draw by Karol Beck of Slovakia.

Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on Thursday with a wrist injury sustained at Queen's Club.

The Frenchman, seeded number 14 at the All England Club, pulled out of last week's Aegon Championships after his second-round victory over Andrey Golubev.

[Marc]

Originally posted by .Andy.
Safin will beat murray

you heard it here first

PAH!!!! what a joke

^ You heard that here first

[Marc]

Originally posted by Jen
I need Roger to to get 15 Grand Slams...
I am quietly confident that he will clinch Wimbledon... Andy and Novak are HUGE contenders.
I'm backing roger all the way.

tut tut.. you disappoint me Jen

[Marc]

Federer will return to number one if he wins Wimbledon this year!

[arista]

15 year old Laura Robson (Born Down Under)
is doing well on one of the first matches.

[arista]

Via the Red button
on FreesatHD
Sky
and Virgin


Sharapova
just fell down
her orgasmic screams are second to none as she plays.



A Crude Shot
matches her raw screams.

[Marc]

arista have you seen michelle de brito play before? she's so loud!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=WVfCcBzMeA0

Robson out losing 3-6 6-4 6-2 to Hantuchova
Didn't expect much from Laura but when she took the first set I thought she could easily win!

[arista]

Yes it is a Big Debate
louder than a Lion.


Yes Robson was under the Spotlight
but still not good enough.

[Marc]

Give it a few years, by the time she's 18 she'll definately be doing well! She played pretty well today

Queen's finalist James Blake is out. Defeated by Andreas Seppi