Men Wimbledon Semifinal

Written by: on 4th July 2013
Davis Cup - USA versus Serbia
Men Wimbledon Semifinal

epa03652337 Mike Bryan of the US (R) hits a volley as Bob Bryan looks on during their match against Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia during the 2013 Davis Cup World Group quarter final at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho, USA, 06 April 2013. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO  |

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

 

* Bryans keep on winning, reach Wimbledon final

* Will face Dodig/Melo

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

 

Wimbledon

 

Doubles – Semifinal: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. (14) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3

Hint to Rohan Bopanna and Eduard Roger-Vasselin: You might want to stick together. For a low-ranked pickup team, this was an amazing performance. Too bad it had to come against the world’s best….

This is a point worth thinking about. The maximum total it is possible to earn in doubles is about 20,000 points. With this, the Bryans are up to 13,660. Win the title and they will pass the 14,000 mark. They’ve won two-thirds of the maximum possible points. That’s truly stunning. Obviously they are #1, and in practice, they’ve already clinched the year-end #1. And they’re one win away from a non-calendar Grand Slam.

Rohan Bopanna could rise as high as #5 as a result of this. But he would have been #3 had he won….

Doubles – Semifinal: (12) Dodig/Melo def. (4) Paes/Stepanek 3-6 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-3

Dodig/Melo really do seem to be a team that is stronger than the sum of its parts. Marcelo Melo is a pretty good doubles player, but this is astonishing. As for Ivan Dodig, he never amounted to much until he teamed with Melo. But here he is in a Slam final!

So far, they haven’t moved very far. Melo, #19 coming in, is up to #14. Dodig, #35 when we started, is getting close to the Top Twenty. But if they can somehow beat the Bryans, Melo will rise to #9, Dodig to around #18. Otherwise, Paes and Stepanek will have the last two Top Ten spots. We currently estimate the Top Ten as follows:

1..(1) Bryan………….13660

1..(1) Bryan………….13660

3..(3) Lopez…………..5550

4..(4) Granollers………5550

5.(10) Bopanna…………5380

6..(7) Bhupathi………..5225

7..(6) Soares………….5080

8..(9) Peya……………5000

9.(11) Paes……………4720

10.(14) Stepanek………..4445

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Soares/Raymond def. Peers/Barty 7-6(8-6) 7-6(7-4)

Bruno Soares lost his chance to make the Top Five this week, but he still has a good shot at taking home a Slam. He’d probably take that deal….

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (3) Zimonjic/Srebotnik def. (11) Matkowski/Peschke 7-6(12-10) 6-7(6-8) 6-4

We’re seeing a fair number of ex-partner matches in these last few rounds, including this one between Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. No idea if that had any psychological significance. It is interesting to note, in light of the closeness of the match, that Mixed rankings would have put these to teams right next to each other — Matkowski/Peschke #3, Zimonjic/Srebotnik #4. Of course, that also means that this was an upset under mixed rankings.

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: (8) Nestor/Mladenovic def. (2) Tecau/Mirza 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-5)

Horia Tecau has matured into a pretty good doubles player, but he still hasn’t shown that in mixed. And Kristina Mladenovic is turning into an excellent all-around player. Not much surprise here.

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal: Rojer/Dushevina def. (7) Bopanna/Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-3

Another non-surprise; Mixed rankings would have demoted Bopanna/Zheng to the #13 seeds.

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

 

Rankings Update: Wimbledon

 

It’s amazing how much the rankings can still change when there are only four guys left. At least, when there are four guys left and one of them came in ranked #22. Jerzy Janowicz has already increased his points by about a third, and he could add a lot more. He has risen from #22 to #17, and a final would make him #11; a title would take him all the way to #9.

Above that — there won’t be much to see. Novak Djokovic has clinched the #1 ranking, with Andy Murray #2, David Ferrer rising to #3, Rafael Nadal #4, and Roger Federer down all the way to #5. The first possible move is at #6: if Juan Martin del Potro makes the final, he’ll pass Tomas Berdych. If del Potro — who is, of course, badly injured — falls in the semifinal, then Berdych stays #6.

Should del Potro win the title, there is a good chance that he will make it into the Top Five this summer; he will be right behind Federer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga falls from #7 to #8. Rounding out the Top Ten, barring a title by Janowicz, are Richard Gasquet and Stanislas Wawrinka — the same ten players we had coming in.

In fact, barring a final by Janowicz, we’ll have the same players in the Top Fifteen, too: Djokovic, Murray, Ferrer, Nadal, Federer, Berdych, del Potro, Tsonga, Gasquet, Wawrinka, Haas, Nishikori, Cilic, Tipsarevic, and Raonic. We do have two new Top Twenty players in Janowicz and John Isner, who becomes the American #1; they replace Sam Querrey and Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Hitting the Top 25 is Andreas Seppi; he replaces Jeremy Chardy. Grigor Dimitrov and Feliciano Lopez replace Fabio Fognini and Mikhail Youzhny in the Top Thirty.

In doubles, the Bryans are absolutely dominant, with more than twice the total of the next players. Marc Lopez will stay #3, followed by Marcel Granollers; Rohan Bopanna is the new #5. The last couple of Top Ten spots are still in play, however.

KEYWORDS: Rankings Update Wimbledon Men

******** 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:

Bastad (250/Clay). Defending Champion: David Ferrer

Stuttgart (250/Clay). Defending Champion: Janko Tipsarevic

Newport (250/Grass). Defending Champion: John Isner

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

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of July 4, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….11830

2..(2) Murray………….8080

3..(4) Ferrer………….7220

4..(5) Nadal…………..6860

5..(3) Federer…………5785

6..(6) Berdych…………4865

7..(8) Del Potro……….4500

8..(7) Tsonga………….3480

9..(9) Gasquet…………3045

10.(10) Wawrinka………..2915

11.(13) Haas……………2595

12.(11) Nishikori……….2495

13.(12) Cilic…………..2335

14.(14) Tipsarevic………2310

15.(15) Raonic………….2225

16.(16) Almagro…………2195

17.(22) Janowicz………..2154

18.(17) Simon…………..2055

19.(21) Isner…………..1770

20.(20) Monaco………….1740

21.(19) Querrey…………1730

22.(23) Anderson………..1590

23.(28) Seppi…………..1550

24.(24) Dolgopolov………1545

25.(18) Kohlschreiber……1535

26.(25) Chardy………….1486

27.(29) Robredo…………1425

28.(27) Paire…………..1380

29.(31) Dimitrov………..1330

30.(32) Lopez…………..1325

**DRAWS

 

Wimbledon — Week of May 24

 

…………………3R…………….4R…………QF………SF

1 Djokovic………..(1)Djokovic……Djokovic…….Djokovic…Djokovic

28 Chardy…………(28)Chardy

19 Simon………….Lopez

13 Haas…………..Haas………….Haas

 

9 Gasquet…………(9)Gasquet

21 Querrey………..Tomic…………Tomic

27 Anderson……….(27)Anderson

7 Berdych…………(7)Berdych…….Berdych……..Berdych

 

4 Ferrer………….(4)Ferrer……..Ferrer………Ferrer

26 Dolgopolov……..(26)Dolgopolov

17 Raonic…………Sijsling

16 Kohlschreiber…..Dodig…………Dodig

 

12 Nishikori………(12)Nishikori

23 Seppi………….(23)Seppi……..Seppi

29 Dimitrov……….Zemlja

8 Del Potro……….(8)del Potro…..del Potro…..del Potro..del Potro

 

5 Nadal…………..Kubot…………Kubot………Kubot

25 Paire………….(25)Paire

18 Isner………….Mannarino……..Mannarino

11 Wawrinka……….Brown

 

15 Almagro………..(15)Almagro

24 Janowicz……….(24)Janowicz…..Janowicz…..Janowicz….Janowicz

30 Fognini………..Melzer………..Melzer

3 Federer…………Stakhovsky

 

6 Tsonga………….Gulbis

31 Benneteau………Verdasco………Verdasco…..Verdasco

22 Monaco…………(22)Monaco

10 Cilic………….de Schepper……de Schepper

 

14 Tipsarevic……..Troicki

20 Youzhny………..(20)Youzhny……Youzhny

32 Robredo………..(32)Robredo

2 Murray………….(2)Murray……..Murray…….Murray……Murray

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Djokovic

2 Murray

3 Federer……..lost 2R (Stakhovsky)

4 Ferrer………lost QF (del Potro)

5 Nadal……….lost 1R (Darcis)

6 Tsonga………lost 2R (Gulbis)

7 Berdych……..lost QF (Djokovic)

8 Del Potro

9 Gasquet……..lost 3R (Tomic)

10 Cilic………WITHDREW from 2R

11 Wawrinka……lost 1R (Hewitt)

12 Nishikori…..lost 3R (Seppi)

13 Haas……….lost 4R (Djokovic)

14 Tipsarevic….lost 1R (Troicki)

15 Almagro…….lost 3R (Almagro)

16 Kohlschreiber.lost 1R (Dodig)

17 Raonic……..lost 2R (Sijsling)

18 Isner………lost 2R (Mannarino)

19 Simon………lost 1R (Lopez)

20 Youzhny…….lost 4R (Murray)

21 Querrey…….lost 1R (Tomic)

22 Monaco……..lost 3R (de Schepper)

23 Seppi………lost 4R (del Potro)

24 Janowicz

25 Paire………lost 3R (Kubot)

26 Dolgopolov….lost 3R (Ferrer)

27 Anderson……lost 3R (Berdych)

28 Chardy……..lost 3R (Djokovic)

29 Dimitrov……lost 2R (Zemlja)

30 Fognini…….lost 1R (Melzer)

31 Benneteau…..lost 2R (Verdasco)

32 Robredo…….lost 3R (Murray)

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

 

THURSDAY

Wimbledon

Doubles – Semifinal

(1) Bryan/Bryan def. (14) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3

(12) Dodig/Melo def. (4) Paes/Stepanek 3-6 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-3

Mixed Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Soares/Raymond def. Peers/Barty 7-6(8-6) 7-6(7-4)

(8) Nestor/Mladenovic def. (2) Tecau/Mirza 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-5)

(3) Zimonjic/Srebotnik def. (11) Matkowski/Peschke 7-6(12-10) 6-7(6-8) 6-4

Rojer/Dushevina def. (7) Bopanna/Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-3

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