Notable stories 2007 Wimbledon Championships

1 notable stories

1.1 comebacks
1.2 prize money
1.3 day day

1.3.1 day 1
1.3.2 day 2
1.3.3 day 3
1.3.4 day 4
1.3.5 day 5
1.3.6 day 6
1.3.7 middle sunday
1.3.8 day 7
1.3.9 day 8
1.3.10 day 9
1.3.11 day 10
1.3.12 day 11
1.3.13 day 12
1.3.14 day 13

notable stories
comebacks

martina hingis had save 2 match points against british wildcard naomi cavaday on day 1, repeating first-round exit 2001 championships. hingis went on win match 6-7, 7-5, 6-0.


janko tipsarević beat fernando gonzález 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 advance fourth round. tipsarević ranked 64 , gonzález seeded 5 ranked 6, , saved match point on gonzález.


tim henman defeated carlos moyà in round 1 after going down 2 sets 1 in match lasted 2 days 5th set scoreline of 13-11. henman failed convert 6 match points before capitalizing double fault moya on 7th match point.


juan carlos ferrero came back, time 2 sets none down in match suspended 2 days, 7-5 in 5th set against jan hájek.
nikolay davydenko made remarkable comeback against chris guccione in round 2, losing first 2 sets before winning 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-2. special comeback because davydenko, had previous horrific record on grass, made round 3 of wimbledon first time.


serena williams made unbelievable comeback against daniela hantuchová in fourth round. williams cramped in second set @ 5-5, 30-15 hantuchová serving. treated , played tiebreak when rain delay halted play 2 hours. both players came , finished tiebreak, hantuchová won. in third set, williams started off slow powered 6-2 6-7 6-2 win advance quarterfinals against justine henin.


venus williams knocked out alla kudryavtseva in first round match, when won 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. down set , possible break points before winning match in 3 sets.


venus williams came 1 set win match tightly against akiko morigami 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. morigami had been game away victory, venus able take control , dismiss morigami.


nicole vaidišová knocked out defending champion amélie mauresmo in fourth round reach first wimbledon quarterfinal. after narrowly winning first set tie-break , losing second set title holder, vaidišová came win 6-1 in third set.


marion bartoli beat world number 1 justine henin in women s singles semi-final after losing first set 6-1 , being break down in second. won final set 6-1.
ai sugiyama , katarina srebotnik beat top seeds lisa raymond , samantha stosur 1-6 6-3 6-2 after being down 6-1 3-0 in ladies doubles semifinal. srebotnik s first wimbledon final , sugiyama s fifth.
ana ivanovic defeated nicole vaidišová 4-6 6-2 7-5 having been down break in second set , saving 3 match points @ 3-5 down in third set.

prize money

on 24 april 2007, wimbledon announced prize money increase £700,000 (us$1.4 million) men , women singles champions. total prize fund £11,282,710 (us$22,565,420) - highest tennis tournament has ever offered.

the wimbledon championships adopted hawk-eye technology first time on centre court , court 1. cyclops system still used on other courts.

day day
day 1

many matches cancelled rain, ominous precursor entire tournament. top seeds roger federer , justine henin managed defeat opponents easily. philipp kohlschreiber became first seeded player exit tournament. seeded players martina hingis , patty schnyder pushed opponents, each playing 3 sets hingis saving 2 match points. serena williams, marion bartoli , shahar pe er won games simply.

seeded players out: philipp kohlschreiber

day 2

daniela hantuchová dispatched anastasia pavlyuchenkova. favourites such jelena janković, maria sharapova, amélie mauresmo, novak djokovic, james blake , rafael nadal won matches ease. however, venus williams knocked out alla kudryavtseva, when won 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

seeded players out: dominik hrbatý, carlos moyà, filippo volandri, juan mónaco , olga poutchkova

day 3

andy roddick , richard gasquet advanced towards third round, true expectations. justine henin, ana ivanovic, martina hingis , serena williams beat opponents little difficulty. lucky loser alizé cornet defeated ranked #42 maria kirilenko. unfortunately evening matches delayed due rain.

seeded players out: samantha stosur, anabel medina garrigues , sybille bammer

day 4

dinara safina became today s highest-ranked woman lose, while tommy robredo highest-ranked man lose on day 4. however, other seeded players ana ivanovic, elena dementieva, roger federer , marat safin have done jobs , advanced towards third round. also, serena , venus williams returned doubles competitions beating anne keothavong , claire curran in first round.

seeded players out: tatiana golovin, francesca schiavone, tathiana garbin, martina müller, dinara safina, juan ignacio chela, david ferrer, tommy robredo , agustín calleri
doubles seeds out: jeff coetzee / rogier wassen, yves allegro / jim thomas; vania king / jelena kostanić tošić

day 5

the players began games @ 11 o clock delayed rain, did not affect justine henin, jelena janković , patty schnyder hastily completed matches. anna chakvetadze highest-ranked woman lose far, while fernando gonzález became highest-seeded man lose far.

seeded players out: alona bondarenko, lucie Šafářová, anna chakvetadze, shahar pe er, martina hingis, katarina srebotnik, fernando gonzález, ivan ljubičić, dmitry tursunov, james blake , marat safin
doubles seeds out: simon aspelin / julian knowle, jonas björkman / max mirnyi, ashley fisher / tripp phillips, jonathan erlich / andy ram; dinara safina / roberta vinci, maria elena camerin / gisela dulko, vera dushevina / tatiana perebiynis, tathiana garbin / paola suárez

day 6

the tournament suffered massive rain disruptions, amélie mauresmo , maria sharapova being singles players complete (and win) matches. afternoon matches delayed rain. fans on centre , court 2 received full refunds; because saw less hour of play, mauresmo s win lasting 57 minutes.

seeded players out: mara santangelo , ai sugiyama

middle sunday

seeded player out: tommy haas (injury)

day 7

there little bit of rain , few surprises too. although there more rain, justine henin found time advance quarterfinals, while elena dementieva surprised losing unseeded tamira paszek. agnieszka radwańska, after sending seeded martina müller out in second round few days earlier, couldn t same thing svetlana kuznetsova. in highly intense matach, serena williams cramped against daniela hantuchová late in second set. serena battled injury, losing second set tie-break winning after rain delay.

seeded players out: patty schnyder, elena dementieva, daniela hantuchová, david nalbandian , jarkko nieminen
doubles seeds out: mariusz fyrstenberg / marcin matkowski, martín garcía / sebastián prieto

day 8

most of women s 4th round matches delayed rain, however, matches completed; svetlana kuznetsova ended tamira paszek s dazzling run; 3rd seed , in-form serb jelena janković defeated marion bartoli; , 2006 champion , 4th seed amélie mauresmo fell nicole vaidišová.

seeded players out: amélie mauresmo, nadia petrova, jelena janković , guillermo cañas

day 9

rafael nadal won match against robin söderling, had lasted since saturday. other winners today included novak djokovic, advanced 4th round , andy roddick, in quarterfinals. richard gasquet won match against jo-wilfried tsonga. maria sharapova lost venus williams in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 in 1 of biggest upsets of tournament. justine henin , marion bartoli became first female semifinalists. second round doubles match between brazilians andré sá , marcelo melo against paul hanley , kevin ullyett set 2 wimbledon records, 1 of games played in match (102) , longest fifth set ever (28-26). second longest match in history of championships, @ 5 hours , 58 minutes. brazilian duo won.

seeded players out: maria sharapova, michaëlla krajicek, serena williams , robin söderling
doubles seeds out: jaroslav levinský / david Škoch, paul hanley / kevin ullyett; yung-jan chan / chia-jung chuang, maria kirilenko / elena vesnina, sania mirza / shahar pe er; mike bryan / lisa raymond, simon aspelin / mara santangelo, jonathan erlich / elena vesnina, kevin ullyett / liezel huber

day 10

venus williams became semifinalist after victory on svetlana kuznetsova in straight sets again. ana ivanovic joined when won match nicole vaidišová, not take advantage of 3 match points had in final set, ivanovic triumphing 7-5. novak djokovic, marcos baghdatis, tomáš berdych , rafael nadal qualified quarterfinals today. nadal battled through 5-set match, although completed 1 on scheduled day, without suspensions due rain.

seeded players out: svetlana kuznetsova, nicole vaidišová, nikolay davydenko, jonas björkman, mikhail youzhny , lleyton hewitt
doubles seeds out: anabel medina garrigues / virginia ruano pascual; rogier wassen / yung-jan chan, bob bryan / samantha stosur, mark knowles / yan zi

day 11

rafael nadal became first male semifinalist, , followed defending champion roger federer , fourth seed novak djokovic. venus williams through ladies singles final , frenchwoman marion bartoli joins making biggest upset in tournament - sending number 1 seeded justine henin out. richard gasquet, french player, pulled off biggest upset of men s in taking out #3 seed , ranked roddick. roddick had 2 set lead before gasquet won final 3 sets book semi final spot.

seeded players out: ana ivanovic, justine henin, tomáš berdych, juan carlos ferrero, marcos baghdatis , andy roddick
doubles seeds out: lukáš dlouhý / pavel vízner, mark knowles / daniel nestor, martin damm / leander paes; janette husárová / meghann shaughnessy, květa peschke / rennae stubbs, elena likhovtseva / sun tiantian; andy ram / nathalie dechy, paul hanley / tatiana perebiynis, todd perry / chia-jung chuang, julian knowle / sun tiantian

day 12

the final of men s singles determined, roger federer vs. rafael nadal, repeat of 2006 final , french open final. federer won in straight sets against richard gasquet, whilst nadal s opponent, novak djokovic, forced retire match balanced @ 1 set all. venus williams won wimbledon title against bartoli in straight sets. (6-4, 6-1)

seeded players out: marion bartoli, richard gasquet , novak djokovic
doubles seeds out: fabrice santoro / nenad zimonjić; lisa raymond / samantha stosur, alicia molik / mara santangelo; leander paes / meghann shaughnessy, daniel nestor / elena likhovtseva, marcin matkowski / cara black, pavel vízner / květa peschke

day 13

roger federer won fifth consecutive wimbledon title after five-set battle against rafael nadal, 3 sets 2. federer s supremacy on grass met strong challenge nadal , victory did not come swiss. federer came through winning tiebreak in first , third sets, , faced 4 break points before victory in final set. arnaud clément , michaël llodra, beating number 1 seeded bryan brothers, became gentlemen s doubles champions, while cara black , liezel huber victorious in ladies doubles final. jamie murray became first british player win senior wimbledon title in 20 years winning mixed doubles serbian partner jelena janković, beating jonas björkman , alicia molik in 3 sets. urszula radwańska maintained family tradition winning girls singles title sister agnieszka in 2005 , became first sisters win it. urszula became girls doubles champion, playing anastasia pavlyuchenkova. victor of boys singles donald young , best boys doubles team daniel lopez , matteo trevisan.

seeded player out: rafael nadal
doubles seeds out: bob bryan / mike bryan; katarina srebotnik / ai sugiyama; jonas björkman / alicia molik




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