Wimbledon Men’s Full Report

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 27th June 2013

Wimbledon Men's Full Report

epa03762702 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns to Canada's Jesse Levine during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 27 June 2013. EPA/KERIM OKTEN |

****** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ******

* Raonic only seed upset on rain-shortened day

* More injuries: Llodra, Mathieu retire

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

Wimbledon

Singles – Second Round: (1) N Djokovic def. B Reynolds 7-6(7-2) 6-3 6-1

The day’s schedule was badly disrupted by rain — only 11 of 16 singles matches finished, and less than half the doubles schedule. But Novak Djokovic was under a nice roof while all the trouble was going on….

Singles – Second Round: (7) T Berdych def. D Brands 7-6(8-6) 6-4 6-2

Daniel Brands is now very close to the Top Fifty, but this means he won’t make it at this time.

Singles – Second Round: (8) J del Potro def. J Levine 6-2 7-6(9-7) 6-3

Juan Martin del Potro effectively clinched the #7 ranking when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was forced out, but he will need a lot more than this to go higher. The main effect of this is to continue the mass elimination of American men. (This, the Reynolds loss above, plus the Blake result below mean no American men left.)

Singles – Second Round: (9) R Gasquet def. G Soeda 6-0 6-3 6-7(5-7) 6-3

Tsonga’s defeat not only helped del Potro, it opens a door for Richard Gasquet to become France’s #1. But he needs a semifinal.

Singles – Second Round: (12) K Nishikori def. L Mayer 7-6(7-5) 6-4 6-2

Kei Nishikori moves back ahead of Tommy Haas in the contest for #11, but that is far from settled, and Nishikori or Haas would need a semifinal to make the Top Ten.

Singles – Second Round: I Sijsling def. (17) M Raonic 7-5 6-4 7-6(7-4)

Milos Raonic was the only seed to lose on this short Thursday, and there is a significant chance it will cost him his Top Fifteen spot — Nicolas Almagro needs only one more win to pass him. Igor Sijsling is up to about #55; he’ll be Top Fifty if he wins his next match.

Singles – Second Round: (23) A Seppi def. M Llodra 7-5, retired

Just winning his opener could put Michael Llodra in the Top Fifty, but this means he’ll have to wait a little to be sure. He was one of two French players to retire on Thursday. Is there some cross-channel thing going on here?

Singles – Second Round: (27) K Anderson def. M Przysiezny 6-4 7-6(7-2) 6-4

Kevin Anderson now looks very likely to hit the Top 25. Two more wins might make him Top Twenty.

Singles – Second Round: B Tomic def. J Blake 6-3 6-4 7-5

Bernard Tomic pulled out of the doubles, but evidently singles is no problem. He is very close to a return to the Top Fifty.

Singles – Second Round: F Lopez def. P Mathieu 6-3 5-1, retired

French Retirement #2 has Feliciano Lopez up to #30 in safe points.

Singles – Second Round: I Dodig def. D Kudla 6-1 7-6(7-4) 7-5

Ivan Dodig is at #40 in safe points, and the next nine guys down the rankings are out. So a Top Forty spot is a genuine possibility even if he loses his next match.

Doubles – First Round: (5) Qureshi/Rojer def. Brown/Junaid 7-6(7-5) 6-4 6-4

The rain did even more damage to the doubles schedule than to the singles; the Bryans, for instance, didn’t get their match in. Qureshi/Rojer move ahead of Leander Paes in the contest for the last Top Ten spot, but Paes didn’t get to finish….

Doubles – First Round: (11) Benneteau/Zimonjic def. Lacko/Polasek 3-6 6-3 6-7(4-7) 6-2 6-1

Anything Nenad Zimonjic does here is a bonus, since he pulled out last year, but he’s still below #15.

Doubles – First Round: (13) Llodra/Mahut def. Hajek/Levinsky 5-4, retired

Funny that Michael Llodra pulled out of the singles, then won in doubles when his opponent pulled out!

Doubles – First Round: (15) Kubot/Matkowski def. Brunstrom/Klaasen 6-4 6-4 7-5

Doubles – First Round: Bednarek/Kowalczyk def. Berankis/Lu 6-2 6-4 6-1

Doubles – First Round: Delgado/Ebden def. Hewitt/Knowles 6-3 7-5 7-6(7-4)

Mixed Doubles – First Round: S. Gonzalez/Grandin def. Monroe/Bartoli 6-4 4-6 6-1

We’re not going to try to talk much about the first round Mixed results. This being a 48-draw, with all the seeded teams having byes, very few of the players in action in this round have strong credentials in either regular doubles or mixed.

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

This Week’s Movers — Men

Each week, Daily Tennis will look at the biggest movers of the week, looking at how they did what they did.

Biggest Upward Mover — Most Places Moved (Top 100)

Leader: Filippo Volandri — Moved 20 places, from #119 to #99.

Volandri being Volandri, this of course is not the result of points earned on grass. Volandri, rather than play Wimbledon qualifying, played and won the Milan €30K Challenger.

Runner-Up: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez — Moved 11 places, from #78 to #67

Garcia-Lopez made the ‘s-Hertogenbosch semifinal.

Biggest Percentage Mover — Cut Ranking By Highest Percent (Top 100)

Leader: Feliciano Lopez — Moved 7 places, 18%, from #39 to #32

Lopez won Eastbourne — his first grass title, and only the third of his career.

Runner-Up: Volandri, 17%

Biggest Loser — Most Places Lost (Top 100)

Loser: Gilles Muller — Dropped 16 places, from #88 to #104

Last year, Muller was a quarterfinalist at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Biggest Percentage Loser — Worst Percentage Increase in Ranking (Top 100)

Loser: Muller, ranking increased 18%.

Ranking Notes

If you’re wondering how Nicolas Mahut did, his ‘s-Hertogenbosch title allowed him to rise 48%, from #240 to #124. But, of course, that still leaves him below #100 and so ineligible for listing here. Volandri rose 17%, Garcia-Lopez 14%, and no one else rose as much as 10%. Other than Muller, the only Top Hundred player to fall as much as 15% was Ryan Harrison, who slipped from #84 to #97.

Our Personal Picks for “Best Mover of the Week”

These are subjective picks!

We’d like to give it to Mahut, but we have to follow our own eligibility rules! So it really has to be Lopez.

KEYWORDS: Movers Men Lopez

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Wimbledon (Slam/Grass). Defending Champion: Roger Federer

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Wimbledon (Slam/Grass). Defending Champion: Roger Federer

******** STATS AND FACTS ********

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of June 27, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….11200

2..(2) Murray………….7450

3..(4) Ferrer………….6905

4..(5) Nadal…………..6860

5..(3) Federer…………5785

6..(6) Berdych…………4595

7..(8) Del Potro……….3870

8..(7) Tsonga………….3480

9..(9) Gasquet…………3045

10.(10) Wawrinka………..2915

11.(11) Nishikori……….2495

12.(13) Haas……………2460

13.(12) Cilic…………..2335

14.(14) Tipsarevic………2310

15.(15) Raonic………….2225

16.(16) Almagro…………2195

17.(17) Simon…………..2055

18.(21) Isner…………..1770

19.(20) Monaco………….1740

20.(19) Querrey…………1730

21.(23) Anderson………..1590

22.(18) Kohlschreiber……1535

23.(22) Janowicz………..1524

24.(24) Dolgopolov………1500

25.(28) Seppi…………..1460

26.(25) Chardy………….1441

27.(29) Robredo…………1425

28.(27) Paire…………..1380

29.(31) Dimitrov………..1330

30.(32) Lopez…………..1325

**DRAWS

Wimbledon — Week of May 24

…………………3R

1 Djokovic………..(1)Djokovic

28 Chardy

19 Simon………….Lopez

13 Haas

9 Gasquet…………(9)Gasquet

21 Querrey………..Tomic

27 Anderson……….(27)Anderson

7 Berdych…………(7)Berdych

4 Ferrer

26 Dolgopolov

17 Raonic…………Sijsling

16 Kohlschreiber…..Dodig

12 Nishikori………(12)Nishikori

23 Seppi………….(23)Seppi

29 Dimitrov

8 Del Potro……….(8)del Potro

5 Nadal…………..Kubot

25 Paire………….(25)Paire

18 Isner………….Mannarino

11 Wawrinka……….Brown

15 Almagro………..(15)Almagro

24 Janowicz……….(24)Janowicz

30 Fognini………..Melzer

3 Federer…………Stakhovsky

6 Tsonga………….Gulbis

31 Benneteau………Verdasco

22 Monaco…………(22)Monaco

10 Cilic………….de Schepper

14 Tipsarevic……..Troicki

20 Youzhny………..(20)Youzhny

32 Robredo………..(32)Robredo

2 Murray………….(2)Murray

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Djokovic

2 Murray

3 Federer……..lost 2R (Stakhovsky)

4 Ferrer

5 Nadal……….lost 1R (Darcis)

6 Tsonga………lost 2R (Gulbis)

7 Berdych

8 Del Potro

9 Gasquet

10 Cilic………WITHDREW from 2R

11 Wawrinka……lost 1R (Hewitt)

12 Nishikori

13 Haas

14 Tipsarevic….lost 1R (Troicki)

15 Almagro

16 Kohlschreiber.lost 1R (Dodig)

17 Raonic……..lost 2R (Sijsling)

18 Isner………lost 2R (Mannarino)

19 Simon………lost 1R (Lopez)

20 Youzhny

21 Querrey…….lost 1R (Tomic)

22 Monaco

23 Seppi

24 Janowicz

25 Paire

26 Dolgopolov

27 Anderson

28 Chardy

29 Dimitrov

30 Fognini…….lost 1R (Melzer)

31 Benneteau…..lost 2R (Verdasco)

32 Robredo

******** SCORES ********

THURSDAY

Wimbledon

Singles – Second Round

(1) N Djokovic def. B Reynolds 7-6(7-2) 6-3 6-1

(7) T Berdych def. D Brands 7-6(8-6) 6-4 6-2

(8) J del Potro def. J Levine 6-2 7-6(9-7) 6-3

(9) R Gasquet def. G Soeda 6-0 6-3 6-7(5-7) 6-3

(12) K Nishikori def. L Mayer 7-6(7-5) 6-4 6-2

I Sijsling def. (17) M Raonic 7-5 6-4 7-6(7-4)

(23) A Seppi def. M Llodra 7-5, retired

(27) K Anderson def. M Przysiezny 6-4 7-6(7-2) 6-4

B Tomic def. J Blake 6-3 6-4 7-5

F Lopez def. P Mathieu 6-3 5-1, retired

I Dodig def. D Kudla 6-1 7-6(7-4) 7-5

Doubles – First Round

(5) Qureshi/Rojer def. Brown/Junaid 7-6(7-5) 6-4 6-4

(11) Benneteau/Zimonjic def. Lacko/Polasek 3-6 6-3 6-7(4-7) 6-2 6-1

(13) Llodra/Mahut def. Hajek/Levinsky 5-4, retired

(15) Kubot/Matkowski def. Brunstrom/Klaasen 6-4 6-4 7-5

Bednarek/Kowalczyk def. Berankis/Lu 6-2 6-4 6-1

Delgado/Ebden def. Hewitt/Knowles 6-3 7-5 7-6(7-4)

Mixed Doubles – First Round

S. Gonzalez/Grandin def. Monroe/Bartoli 6-4 4-6 6-1

Topics: Daniel Brands, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Potro, men tennis news, Novak Djokovic, Sports, Tennis, Tennis News, Wimbledon

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