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What we have here looks to be a classic confrontation of the two best tennis players at the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament. It doesn’t get much better than this. Regardless of the result, Nadal will be overtaken by Djokovic as world number one, but it will be a hollow achievement if Rafa wins. Rafa has plenty to prove. Nadal has lost one set in each of his last three matches here at Wimbledon, but never really looked in danger of losing. He made short work of Murray and Del...

So, it comes to this – fifth seeded Maria Sharapova vs eighth seed Petra Kvitova. Four times world number one, Maria is playing great tennis again, and her experience is probably her biggest asset at Wimbledon, helping her get over the top of some big hitting opponents. Sharapova has won three grand slams, including Wimbledon at the age of 17. Since 2008 she has been slowly recovering from a shoulder reconstruction, but her appearance at this final reminds everyone that she is well and truly...

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Nadal vs Murray World number one Rafael Nadal has a 15-4 winning record against Murray. Nadal has a 2-0 record over Murray on grass, which consists of straight sets victories in the Wimbledon quarter finals in 2008, and the 2010 semi-finals. Nadal has a 4-2 record over Murray in the slams, with Murray notching up victories in the 2008 US Open and 2010 Australian Open. Two time Wimbledon champion, Nadal’s progress through this year’s  tournament cannot really be faulted, dropping only one...

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent six-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer packing in a thriller of a match! Tsonga ranked 18th said "I played amazingly, I came back after losing first two sets and I am so happy." "This is crazy" Jo-Wilfried continued. It was a five set Wimbledon quarter final thriller that started well for Roger. He took the first two sets 3-6, 6-7. Then the tide turned and Jo-Wilfried took all of the following three sets 6-4. Tsonga will now meet Novak Djokovic who beat...

Sharapova vs Lisicki The unseeded Sabine Lisicki has been the surprise package of the women’s tournament. Despite not having a lot of winning form this year, she has proved to be a real grass court specialist. Her game depends a great deal on a powerful serve and she has been good enough to  blow French Open champion Li Na and the player who beat Serena Williams, Marion Bartoli away. Maria Sharapova is back to near her best career form, though she looked vulnerable when her serve faltered...

Djokovic vs Tomic The funny thing about these two guys is how similar they look –though Tomic has got the world number 2 by a couple of inches in height. The Djoker was never quite as advanced in his tennis as Tomic at the same age, which bodes well for Tomic’s future. These two are practice partners, which should mean Tomic is not in awe of his opponent, and in fact, Tomic beat Djokovic in a light hearted practice match in Melbourne last year.  It would be easy to dismiss Tomic’s chances...

Lisicki vs Bartoli The challenge for Marion Bartoli here will be to keep her head, since beating Serena Williams must have felt like her grand final. However, it looks like she’s lucked in by drawing a lower ranked quarter finalist in German wild-card, Sabine Lasicki. However this will be no gimme. Lasicki’s low ranking is due to an injury she is now getting over. She won the pre-tournament in Birmingham and knocked out the French Open champion, Li Na to get here. Bartoli should be too good,...

Serena Williams vs Bartoli After a year away from the game, you get the feeling that Serena’s fitness and good fortune are going to run out some time, and this just might be it. The 2007 Wimbledon finalist, Bartoli is on an eight match winning streak including a win on the grass at Eastbourne. She has won 17 of her last 19, also reaching the semis at the French Open and the final in Strasbourg. Some might call a Bartoli victory here an upset, but Bartoli has all the form. If Serena can win this,...

Tomic vs Malisse After a couple of giant killing performances, Bernard Tomic is almost expected to beat the Belgian journeyman, Xavier Malisse but don't count out the crafty Belgian. Malisse beat Tomic in straight sets in their only meeting last year at Queens. However, that was then, and this is now. Tomic is playing outstanding tennis, and while some have pointed out that Soderling was not 100 per cent, Tomic was in great touch and would have beat him anyway. The most impressive thing about...