Will ‘Dog Soderling Bite Twice?

Robin Soderling pulled off a big upset at the French Open when he knocked out clay court king Rafael Nadal.

Will he be able to pull off another grand slam upset?

Soderling plays Roger Federer today at Wimbledon and is listed as a big underdog at +850 while Federer is a prohibitive fave at -1800.

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Venus Williams To Eclipse Ivanovic?

Venus Williams takes the grass courts at the All England Club today with a match against Ana Ivanovic.

Will Venus progress on her 2009 Wimbledon journey or will Ana?

Williams is a heavy betting favorite to win her match at -525 while Ivanovic is listed at +312.

Maria Sharapova Exits Wimbledon 2009-Wimbledon 2009 Tennis Odds

Former champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon 2009 in the second round after being beaten in three sets by world No45 Gisela Dulko.

The Argentinian won the first set with ease before Sharapova looked to have steadied herself in winning the second, only for Dulko to battle back in the deciding set to complete a major upset.

The 24th-seeded Sharapova struggled with her forehand Wednesday and repeatedly lost points when forced to run forward for drop shots.

Dulko closed out the victory when Sharapova sailed a forehand long.

Maria Sharapova lost a second-round Wimbledon match to Gisela Dulko.

Sharapova, who is coming off shoulder surgery, lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon 2009: Day 3

Wimbledon continues at the All England Club in London with another full day of play scheduled.

Amongst the matchups on the men’s draw, Tommy Haas (-450) vs. Michael Llodra (+275), Guillermo Canas (-180) vs. Albert Montanes (+140) and Simone Bolelli (+650) vs. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (-1400).

Highlighted matches on the women’s side include Vera Zvonareva (-900) vs. Mathilde Johansson (+450) and Elena Vesnina (+105) and Vera Dushevina (-145).

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Federer Wins Wimbledon Opener

No Nadal means Roger Federer is a big favorite to win Wimbledon at the All England Club.

Federer won his opening-round match against Yen-hsun Lu 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 and moves on to the next round.

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Wimbledon Begins

Things will be abuzz at the All England Club as Wimbledon 2009 is about to begin.

With Rafael Nadal out of the picture, the odds-on favorite on the men’s side is Roger Federer at -138.

The odds-on favorite on the women’s side is Serena Williams at +250.

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Federer’s quest for Grand Slam greatness continues

Over the years, the celebrated British summer carnival _ the All England tennis championships at Wimbledon _ a singular spectacle that manages to rise above the noisy ephemerality of everyday sport, has witnessed remarkable changes while continuously offering us the illusion of changelessness.

But no single change in its long march from Victorian era garden party beginnings to the dawn of the new millennium and beyond might have altered the very character of one of the oldest and greatest sports events in the world as much as the roof over the Centre Court, inaugurated a few weeks ahead of the 123rd championships that begins here on Monday. A stage hardly reputed for mutability has undergone a remarkable transformation.

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Tennis-Nadal, Safina Wimbledon’s No. 1 Seeds

Rafael Nadal and Dinara Safina were seeded No. 1 at Wimbledon on the men’s and women’s sides respectively.

Nadal is defending champ and is listed at +350 while Safina is +600 on the women’s side.

The grand slam event begins June 22, 2009.

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Wimbledon Tennis Betting Guide – Tennis Betting - Wimbledon Betting

The 2009 Wimbledon Tournament is quickly approaching, with all eyes on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The sports betting community, those who wager on tennis (a growing segment), are just getting over a very exciting French Open.

Federer won the French, playing on clay, a surface that he hasn’t been able to dominate. Sports bettors were heavy on both Nadal and Federer in the French at online sportsbook, and obviously those who backed Federer were very happy with the result.

Nadal, who loves the clay courts, suffered an injury and wasn’t able to deliver on the clash everyone wanted to see between the top two players in the world. His absence also helped clear a path to the title for Federer.

SPORTSBETTING.com reported that more betting volume came in on Nadal then did on Federer, but the same isn’t the case at Wimbledon. Federer isn’t known as the “King of Wimbledon” for nothing. And the sports betting world is banking on him grabbing his 6th Wimbledon crown. Roger is only one Grand Slam win away from passing Pete Sampras to grab the record for the most men's Grand Slams in history and what better way to accomplish that then on the beautiful green grass at Wimbledon.

Online sportsbooks, like SPORTSBETTING.com, are reporting steady betting volume on Federer, who currently has odds on him of 2-3, making him a big favorite to win the crown.

Nadal isn’t the second biggest favorite in this tournament. That distinction belongs to Brit Andy Murray. Just imagine the pressure on this youngster, as he plays in front of the “local” crowd. He is hoping to improve on last year’s quarter-final showing. Murray has been getting solid interest from sports bettors at the online sportsbooks, and his current odds are 3-1.

Then comes Nadal at 7-2 Wimbledon odds. Nadal bettors still have fresh in their memory the brilliant win in 2008, in a victory over Federer that some experts call the greatest match of all time.

Can he pull off another big win? We’ll see when everything gets going.

Check out all the Wimbledon odds at the online sportsbook

Here are a few:

Wimbledon Odds – Wimbledon Betting Odds

Andy Roddick 18 - 1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 15 - 1
Novak Djokovic 15 - 2
Rafael Nadal 7 - 2
Andy Murray 3 – 1
Roger Federer 2 - 3

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Nadal To Play Wimbledon Warm Up?

Suffering from a knee injury after an early exit from the French Open, Rafael Nadal could see action at an exhibition this Friday at the Hurlingham Club in London, England, at least according to his personal website.

Nadal said he could play depending on how his knee is feeling.

He is the defending Wimbledon champion and is listed at +350 to repeat.

Roger Federer, who was runner-up to Nadal last year, is this year’s odds-on fave at -150.

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Pennetta wins Ordina opener

Third-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta was among Monday's first-round winners at the $220,000 Ordina Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.

Pennetta pasted Taipei's Yung-Jan Chan 6-4, 6-2 at Autotron Rosmalen. Sixth- seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova also reached the second round by holding off Italian Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.


Reigning Ordina champion Tamarine Tanasugarn continued her winning ways at this event by handling Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-1, 6-3. The Thai Tanasugarn upset Russian star Dinara Safina in last year's finale here.

The Netherlands' own Michaella Krajicek drove past Italian Sara Errani 6-4, 6-2, while Italian Francesca Schiavone advanced by beating France's Julie Coin 6-2, 6-2.

Additional Day-2 wins came for Kazakhstani qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko, Belgian wild card Yanina Wickmayer, Russian qualifier Ksenia Pervak and Belarusian Olga Govortsova.

The French Open runner-up Safina, ranked No. 1 in the world, will open her 2009 stay here against German Anna-Lena Groenefeld.

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Federer Into French Open Final

With Rafael Nadal but a distant memory at the French Open, is a Roger Federer victory in the bag?

Not judging by Federer’s semifinal match.

Federer played Juan Martin del Potro and barely won, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 and will face Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the final.

Federer is 9-0 against the Swede.

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AEGON Championships Men's Tennis Update - Jun 11

London, England
Total Prize Money: $1,050,000
THURSDAY'S THIRD ROUND MATCHES

Andy Murray (1) vs. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (16) Andy Roddick (2) vs. Lleyton Hewitt (15) Gilles Simon (3) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (14) Steve Darcis def. Gael Monfils (4) (walkover) James Blake (6) leads Sam Querrey, 6-4 Mardy Fish (8) leads Feliciano Lopez (10), 6-1 Ivo Karlovic (9) vs. Nicolas Mahut Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Xavier Malisse.

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Nadal’s Wimbledon Status Up-In-Air

After suffering his first loss at Roland Garros in 31 matches, Rafael Nadal has pulled out the Queen’s Club tennis tourney–a precursor to Wimbledon–not to nurse a bruised ego but to nurse injured knees.

In fact, Nadal’s status for Wimbledon, which begins June 22, could be in doubt because of his ailment, although he says he will travel to London next Tuesday with the hopes of taking part.

The AP says Nadal will undergo physical therapy and extensive treatment.

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Federer Takes Green On Red Clay

Despite seeing a fan rush him on the court at Roland Garros, Roger Federer captured this year’s French Open, paying out at +350.

It was Federer’s 14th grand slam tennis title.

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Nadal’s Wimbledon Status Up-In-Air

After suffering his first loss at Roland Garros in 31 matches, Rafael Nadal has pulled out the Queen’s Club tennis tourney–a precursor to Wimbledon–not to nurse a bruised ego but to nurse injured knees.

In fact, Nadal’s status for Wimbledon, which begins June 22, could be in doubt because of his knees.

An official announcement is expected to be made in the next few days.

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French Open Intruder Creates Scary Moments for Federer

The on-court intrusion Sunday in the French Open men’s final might have been scary for Roger Federer, but it was not without precedent during a Grand Slam tournament.
With Robin Soderling about to serve at 1-2, 15-0 in the second set, an intruder ran down a staircase in the lower section of the stands at Philippe Chatrier court, jumped over the barrier and onto Roger Federer’s half of the court.

There was a gap of more than 10 seconds between the moment the man, a serial publicity seeker, leapt onto the clay and the moment a security guard tackled him. That was enough time for him to approach Federer, brandish a banner at him and attempt to force a hat onto the startled Federer’s head.

Bryan brothers ousted in Paris semis

The second-seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, were eliminated from the French Open doubles tournament Thursday by unseeded duo Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman.

The Bryans, owners of a career doubles Grand Slam and seven majors, lost 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to Moodie and Norman, despite holding a significant edge in points won, 92-77.

In the title match, Moodie and Norman will face off against third-seeded duo Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes, who defeated top-seeded pair Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5).

Sharapova Set For Return

While she has been out of action since injuring her right shoulder (torn rotator cuff), it looks like Maria Sharapova will make her return.

According to an entry on the “Weekly Doodles” section on her website, Sharapova says that she will take part in next week’s WTA Warsaw Open.

While she doesn’t specify, this could be a precursor to the French Open which begins a day after the end of the Warsaw event.

Just in case, Sharapova is listed at +2000 for the Grand Slam event at Roland Garros.

St. Francis Prep girls tennis wins 10th Mayor's Cup

A decade of dominance is now complete for John Brennan and his St. Francis Prep girls tennis team.

The Lady Terriers' 3-2 victory over Cardozo at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday gave the celebrated program its 10th consecutive Mayor's Cup team crown, pushing its winning streak to an unprecedented 161 matches.

Prep stayed on top without former standout Shinann Featherston, who won an unprecedented four consecutive Mayor's Cup singles crowns before leaving last fall to begin college at the University of North Carolina.

The victory was especially sweet for Brennan, who returned to the Fresh Meadows high school after surgery in January to fight oral cancer that was initially treated 28 years ago.

Nadal’s French Open Streak Ends

If you didn’t know the name Robin Soderling before, you’ll know it now.

The Swede player handed Rafael Nadal his first-ever French Open loss at Roland Garros defeating the “King of Clay” 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday.

Nadal was a prohibitive fave to win this year’s event at -400.