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Can Berdych, win or lose on Sunday, be part of that paradigm for the next few years? The signs point to yes and that?s saying something for a player that was long cited as ?one to watch? but instead became one of those players, especially in Grand Slams, that always was considered ?dangerous? in the […]

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Serena Williams USA (1) vs Vera Zvonareva RUS (21). For the third consecutive year and sixth time in the last eight years, Serena Williams is in the Ladies’ Final of the Wimbledon championships. Surprisingly, she is not facing her older sister this time, as she has four times before, winning three titles in the process. Serena did well to get past a spirited challenge fromPetra Kvitova, but, as predicted, she left the court with a victory after two sets.

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By Mike McIntyre A physically and mentally fit Rafael Nadal advanced to his fourth Wimbledon final with a 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4 victory over Andy Murray on Friday. Forced to withdraw from his favorite Grand Slam a year ago due to…

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World number one will aim for his eighth Grand Slam title at the 2010 Championships. Standing on his way is tall Czech star , who famously eliminated six-time champion in the quarterfinals. The Czech 13th seed is expected to enter the world?s top ten after the grasscourt Slam tourney.
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The Wimbledon Championships 2010 goes into the final stage of the Men?s Singles event. World number one faces Czech Republic?s in this highly anticipated match.
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Check out the rest of Day 13 Schedule HERE.

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Saturday?s order of play at will feature the women?s final. Defending champ is set to battle first time finalist Vera Zvonareva.
For the complete order of play for Saturday, click the link below.
Order of Play for Saturday July 3, 2010.

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The Wimbledon Championships 2010 goes into the final stage of the Ladies Singles Event. Top seed will meet 21st seed Russian in this highly anticipated match. Here are the other matches on Day 12 of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.
Ladies Singles Final: Serena Williams (USA) […]

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 is now on its semifinal stage in South Africa and the world?s most watched sporting event features the high caliber football action between Uruguay and Netherlands at Cape Town, South Africa.
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Q. Looked a little like 2008 again.
RAFAEL NADAL: I never like the comparations. No, every year is completely different. For me was amazing day, very important victory for me, one of the more difficult victories of my career because the opponent was playing well and I need really to play my […]

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Q. Your thoughts on that?
ANDY MURRAY: Disappointed. You know, I had chances in all of the sets. You know, I haven?t seen the stats, but I would guess it was the difference of maybe five or six points in the match.
Yeah, he just played better than me. But I?m disappointed because […]

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 is now on its quarterfinals stage in South Africa and the world?s most watched sporting event features the high caliber football action between Germany and Argentina at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Watch Germany vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Live Online Video Stream
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Q. What went wrong for you out there today?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, I want to congratulate him. He played a great match and a great tournament. He?s just a better player today on the court.
I guess when I had the opportunities, I didn?t use them. In important moments I served some […]

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by peytonallen


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The Joker was overcome by nerves. He rarely went for his shots which was surprising. He seemed content to just get balls back in play and hope Tomas [Berdych] missed. [Novak Djokovic] seemed swallowed whole by the occasion. Hats off to Berdych. Nice to see a new face in a slam final.

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Not sure how much of a chance he has Sunday. I said earlier this year [Rafael] Nadal’s comeback wouldn’t start until he got back onto the salt of the Earth. He seems poised to take the Euro double again and as Craig said he’s hands down the best organic surface player, maybe since Borg. It’s stunning to think about the ‘07 Wimby final, or even the ‘06. He’s a few points away from going for his 3rd or 4th title right now.

For as much talk about the future of tennis being giant men flinging new age rackets with ease, there’s a great percentage the first three slams of the year will still be won by Nadal and Roger Federer.

I don’t think the second semifinal was as close as the score indicated. [Andy] Murray served out of his head to keep both sets close. But really for three sets once the rally was even it was all Nadal all day. He brutalized Murray with that lefty forehand. Down the line, hooked cross-court, the depth, the power, the sheer confidence the stroke was hit with today was stunning.

Nobody moves as well on grass as Nadal does right now, and maybe nobody volleys as well. From ball one he was the aggressor.

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Andy did not play poorly, but its clear he doesn’t have a weapon off the baseline. I agree with [graf_sampras], it’s a great crowd and they deserve to have a champion and one day Andy will take home a Major title, but right now he’s simply not in the same grass court league as Rafa is in.

I don’t think a lot of pundits really realize how great Nadal is on this surface. The crew, sans Bee Jay [Brad Gilbert] (quiet Craig), all went with Murray. And I don’t see NBC pushing the story of Rafa engaging in a true defense of his title. What if he played last year? What if they had a roof in ‘07? I know tennis can write a different history with ‘what if’s’ but Rafa has been the best player at this event for some time now. If he wins Sunday will people finally admit as much?

Berdych has a puncher’s chance, but Rafa has improved with every match, and when he unleashed the running, leaping fist pump in round 2 I knew he was locked in mentally. He wants this title and Sunday he gets it.

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Player Aces Ist serve pct. Sets lost/ Unforced errors Tie breaks/ Double faults Bk pt conv % Time on court. Matches played Soderling 98 57 4 / 117 6 / 23 46 15:36 6 Nadal 49 68 5 / 80 3 / 12 69 15:16 6

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By Mike McIntyre A physically and mentally fit advanced to his second final with a 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4 victory over on Friday. Forced to withdraw from his favorite Grand Slam a year ago due to…

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It’s and in the final.

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Although Serena Williams, going for her 13th major title,

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If Nadal loses the final on Sunday, the root WILL be traced to the ‘over the top’ celebration he indulged in after beating Murray. If you don’t believe it – contrast that along with the circumstances / conditions or whatever else you call it – to Berdych’s reaction after beating Federer. In Nadal’s mind he […]

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By Jackie Roe, TW Social DirectorHi there, TWibe! We’ve finally arrived at one of my favorite weekends of the year … it’s Breakfast at time! (Oh yeah, and that holiday with all the fireworks.) How will you guys be…

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BLUECHYLL The poem from the official Wimbledon poet, Matt Harvey, entitle ‘Thwok!’: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/blogs/2010-06-21/201006211277119034156.html Click to listen to the poem while you read it; it’s a little bit crazy but quite funny… at least I think so

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While we?ve got visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads (and by ?sugar plums? we mean ?the abs of Sergey Demekhine?), don?t think that TSF?s forgotten about Independence Day. We plan to take in some Breakfast at (live blogging!), catch some rays, and beef up our closets. And to whet the appetite, a […]

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STELLA today’s should read a bit like the Longfellow poem– Hiawatha. On the courts at SW19 Stood the Scot/Brit Andy Murray. Heard the speaking of the umpire heard the clapping of the watchers. “15-40 ” said the umpire. ‘Come on Andy” said the mother. Saw the game coach Miles Maclagan Saw him urge his man […]

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US martina Navratilova (R) and Czech Republic’s Jana Novotna sit during their ladies’ invitation doubles match against South Africa’s Ilana Kloss and US rosalyn Nideffer in the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 30, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)(Photo […]

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“Murray will be feeling pretty awful right now”

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McEnroe and Lloyd’s verdicts on Nadal’s win

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Andy Murray says defeat at Wimbledon hurts more than any other, but insists he could not have done more to beat Rafael Nadal in their semi-final.

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The WTA Tour will join with the ATP Tour to stage two newly combined men’s and women’s tournaments in 2011. The tour said Friday the first will take place starting Aug. 15 in Cincinnati, where the men and women have been playing in separate weeks. The Italian Open in Rome will combine its two events, playing the week of May 9.

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(ESP) vs. (CZE) Berdych played just about as well as possible in his straight-set victory over in the semis and has reached his first career Grand Slam final. He is only the third Czech player in the Open Era to reach the finals of , and it seems he […]

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(RUS) vs. (USA) It’s been a long wait for Vera Zvonareva, but her patience has paid off. Playing in her 30th Grand Slam, Zvonareva has reached her first career final by defeating 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Only two players (Zina Garrison and Nathalie Tauziat) played in more Grand Slam before […]

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Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to his fourth Wimbledon final by defeating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the semifinals. The Spaniard will meet 12th-seeded Tomas Berdych in Sunday’s final after the Czech upset Novak Djokovic of Serbia in straight sets earlier Friday. The scoreline was not an accurate reflection of the evenness of the match as there were times in the third…

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Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray in straight sets to end the fourth seed’s hopes of becoming the first British man since 1938 to reach Wimbledon the final.

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The 2011 calendar features 20 Combined ATP/WTA events including the Internazionali BNL d’Italia () and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women’s Open (), which will make their debut as combined tournaments.

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One of the highlights for me for this year’s was watching a Ladies’ Invitational Doubles match featuring Martina Navratilova playing against Conchita Martinez. Their singles final in 1994 was also one where Navratilova came in as the heavy favorite but it was Martinez’s loopy and low groundstrokes that ultimately wore down Navratilova allowing Martinez […]

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by Pete Bodo Tomas “Bird is the Word” Berdych will play his first Grand Slam final on Sunday, against the California Condor of men’s tennis, . The ticket to the championship match for each player was punched in the…

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—, England
Cracking an inside-out forehand winner to capture the first set over on Friday, one could almost sense that was ready to unleash his tremendous talent at the most prestigious tournament in the world.
Never known for his mettle or ability to grind out close matches, Berdych has recently transcended into […]

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For the women’s final at Wimbledon, Serena will be the serene one. On one side Saturday we’ll have Miss Williams, wearing a strawberry and cream dress befitting the occasion, and hoping to celebrate her 13th Grand Slam title with the same dainty curtsy she showed the queen of England last week.

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Tomas Berdych has reached his first Grand Slam final after upsetting third-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 in the semifinals of Wimbledon.

Grand Slam - Novak Djokovic - Tomáš Berdych - Wimbledon - The Championships Wimbledon

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We know you?ll be glued to your TV and the last thing on your mind will be to hit the ?Refresh? button on the TSF page, but just wanted to let you folks know that we?ll be live blogging both the women?s and men?s finals at this weekend. No, that?s not the keyboard we […]

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