Federer Ivanovic Starting With The Right Foot At Wimbledon

The ATP grass season has already begun and the five time champion Roger Federer had his opening game against Dominik Hrbaty whom the Swiss easily defeated in only 79 minutes with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The tournament top seeded Federer will be facing in the following round the Sweden Robin Soderling. Another top player the Serb Novak Djokovic who is considered amongst the favorites to win the Grand Slam also managed a win with a score of 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 and will be playing former number one the Russian Marat Safin. The Australian LLeyton Hewitt who won Wimbledon the year before the Swiss began his winnings streak has defeated Robin Haase I five full sets 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(1/7), 6-2 and will next meet the Spaniard Albert Montanes. For the Swiss Maestro this was his 6oth win on a grass surface; indeed it has been a very difficult time for Federer as he once again lost the French Grand Slam but he continues to be the favorite to win at the All English Lawn. If Federer wins it will be his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title a new record basically six years undefeated on grass. He has admitted that he feels very comfortable in a more familiar environment. "Every time you walk out the grass is perfect. The roof is back on and that looks more natural and the sun was out," said the Swiss I haven't read or listened to any of it. I was concentrating on winning in Halle (his fifth grass court title in the German city). I played really well and it was great fun against one of my good friends on the tour," said Federer after several gossip that has been spilled due to his loss during the French Open. On the other hand; there is Ana Ivanovic the top seeded in the female tournament who recently became the new queen at Roland GarrosIvanovics first match against Rosanna de los Rios currently seeded number 103 was in total favor of the Serbian who won by 6-1, 6-2. The next match for the 20 years-old tennis player will be against the experienced player Nathalie Dechy for a spot in the third round. The Serbian stated that becoming the world number does mean a lot of pressure on her shoulders but she is ready to take it. "Obviously there are different ways of dealing with pressure. Becoming number one, it takes more pressure, but also you have to see pressure for what it is. It's a reflection of your own ambition," she said. The American Serena Williams who won Wimbledon in 2002-2003 did qualify for the next round but she had to work hard as her rival the Estonian Kaia Kanepi did play very well. Williams next game will be against the Polish player Urszula Radwanska. Fourth seeded the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, former US Open champion has never gone further than the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and she did not show a good game during the past tournament as she struggled to move forward. Wimbledon means tradition, good times and the best tennis display and the top players are aware of what this tournament could do for their careers. While the current number ones Federer and Ivanovic proceed to steady to conquer their Grand Slam titles a very difficult task ahead.


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