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"Roger Federer has amazing BALANCE. He glides around the court. It all makes sense now why he rarely has a problem moving on the grass."
The second day of action at the All-England Club will feature several past champions, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Lleyton Hewitt. Jerzy Janowicz, a semifinalist in 2013, is also in action. So, too, are Wimbledon marathon men John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.
The seedings for the Wimbledon Championships have been announced and the All England Club’s unique seeding formula has dictated defending champion Andy Murray has been promoted from fifth place on the ATP World Tour rankings to the Championships’ no.3 seed.
Check out these EPA photos of the champions from the Aegon Championships & the Gerry Weber Open.
Competing in the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany must be like always finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for Roger Federer. When he won the final point today, it was his seventh singles title here.
What a Father's Day is in store for Roger. First of all what a difference a year makes. Last year PAPA Federer had beautiful twin girls. Now he has a set of twin boys too. He is a blessed man. Add the lovely Mirka and wow. Big congrats to PAPA Robbie Federer.
There cannot be too many head-to-head histories in which the majority of meetings between two players have come on grass. There are simply not enough such tournaments in a season for that to be a normality.
The matches contested on Center Court at the Gerry Weber Open have a certain opulent flavor that belies the rural area where the venue is located. Over the 22 seasons that the tournament has been contested, most every top ranked player has passed through the gates of the venue at least once.
Watching the progression of play at a tennis tournament is rather like opening a present that reveals yet another mystery package and yet another, until the final match is at hand. The time finally arrives where it is a surety that the last ribbon will be untied, and the unknown becomes a statistic in the record books.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal must feel as if they had slipped back in time, but only partially. It is Thursday at the Gerry Weber Open and both men contested their first match of the tournament, that could move them up the ladder in giant steps, without so much as having to strike a ball during actual play until this afternoon.
“Not before 2:00 p.m.”, could have been the sound of the opening bell for a really disappointing afternoon for many guests who were on site, looking forward to exciting tennis, at the Gerry Weber Open. Then, as if by magic, it became a mammoth get-together for Ladies Day.
To see some great photos from the Gerry Weber Open & the Aegon Classics, click here.
Andy Murray and Ernests Gulbis are part of another outstanding field at the Queen's Club's Aegon Championships, which begin on Monday. They are coming off semifinal showings at the French Open, where Murray and Gulbis lost to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, respectively.
The grass-court season may be short, but to say it is also sweet would be an understatement. Two of the four weeks, of course, are spent at the All-England Club.
Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep have a date on Saturday. They will meet in the women’s singles final.
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