As all you you tennis stans know, Wimbledon is right around the corner. I would like to know your predictions for Wimbledon and once it starts, just comment about the future matches.
Wimbledon 2010 Men's Seeds
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Andy Murray
5. Andy Roddick
6. Robin Soderling
7. Nikolay Davydenko
8. Fernando Verdasco
9. David Ferrer
10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
11. Marin Cilic
12. Tomas Berdych
13. Mikhail Youzhny
14. Juan Carlos Ferrero
15. Lleyton Hewitt
16. Jurgen Melzer
17. Ivan Ljubicic
18. Sam Querrey
19. Nicolas Almagro
20. Stanislas Wawrinka
21. Gael Monfils
22. Radek Stepanek
23. Feliciano Lopez
24. John Isner
25. Marcos Baghdatis
26. Thomaz Bellucci
27. Gilles Simon
28. Ernests Gulbis
29. Albert Montanes
30. Philipp Kohlschreiber
31. Tommy Robredo
32. Victor Hanescu
Wimbledon 2010 Women's Seeds
1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Caroline Wozniacki
4. Jelena Jankovic
5. Francesca Schiavone
6. Samantha Stosur
7. Agnieszka Radwanska
8. Kim Clijsters
9. Na Li
10. Flavia Pennetta
11. Marion Bartoli
12. Nadia Petrova
13. Shahar Peer
14. Victoria Azarenka
15. Yanina Wickmayer
16. Maria Sharapova
17. Justine Henin
18. Aravane Rezai
19. Svetlana Kuznetsova
20. Dinara Safina
21. Vera Zvonareva
22. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
23. Jie Zheng
24. Daniela Hantuchova
25. Lucie Safarova
26. Alisa Kleybanova
27. Maria Kirilenko
28. Alona Bondarenko
29. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
30. Yaroslava Shvedova
31. Alexandra Dulgheru
32. Sara Errani
I'll give my predictions first. For the men, the field looks COMPLETELY OPEN. Just like the Women's side of the French Open this year, we can expect a breakthrough from a surprise male. With Rafa losing to Feliciano in his first grass tournament since 2008, things aren't looking good at his chances. With Federer letting his guard down against a normally routine win, he looks a little shaky too. That means the field can be anyone who catches
and runs with it. I will go out on a limb and say Fed retains his title, but it's quite unlikely that he will.
For the Women, it seems more solid. It looks like another Williams' sister showdown. But not without trouble from either side. Serena, a three-time Wimbledon champion in 2002, 2003 and 2009, is the No.1 seed this year. She was dealt a tough draw, however - after a first round match-up with Portuguese wunderkind Michelle Larcher de Brito, she could face the likes of Anna Chakvetadze and Tamarine Tanasugarn - both of whom have won grass court titles before - in her next two rounds. And in the fourth round she could face either former No.1 Maria Sharapova or former No.5 Daniela Hantuchova, both of whom love playing on grass. No.7 seed Agnieszka Radwanska is Serena's projected quarterfinal opponent, but Li Na and Svetlana Kuznetsova look good in that section as well. The second quarter is highlighted by No.3 seed Caroline Wozniacki and No.6 seed Samantha Stosur. Neither has ever gone deep here, Wozniacki's best result being the fourth round and Stosur's being the third round; but both achieved those results just a year ago here, and they've both grown leaps and bounds since then, coming in on their highest seedings ever at a major (for Wozniacki this is the second time she is a No.3 seed, having also held that in Paris last month). There are a number of players who could break up that Wozniacki-Stosur quarterfinal however, most notably Victoria Azarenka (who seems to be back at her best in Eastbourne this week), Aravane Rezai (who beat Wozniacki in Eastbourne) and Zheng Jie (a semifinalist here in 2008).
Venus, a five-time champion here in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008, is seeded No.2. Venus' early rounds could see her face Ekaterina Makarova, who just reached the Eastbourne final, and No.26 seed Alisa Kleybanova in the third round; she could play Shahar Peer, Dinara Safina or former top stars Ana Ivanovic and Sania Mirza in the fourth round, and new French Open champion Francesca Schiavone or 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals. Venus hasn't had too much trouble against any of them before, but the big trouble could come in the semis.
The third quarter of the draw, led by No.4 seed Jelena Jankovic, is home to the two comeback queens of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. No.8 seed Clijsters and No.17 seed Henin is a possible fourth round match-up, with Clijsters having Maria Kirilenko and Henin having Nadia Petrova in the third round; if they make that match, one of the deepest rivalries on the Tour will see an amazing 25th chapter (the series is tied, 12-12, but Clijsters has won both of their matches since Henin came back to the Tour at the start of 2010). Jankovic has never done better than the fourth round here and after a first round clash with British hope Laura Robson, it could be tough for her to make that breakthrough, given her fourth round opponent is another Belgian, No.15 seed Yanina Wickmayer, a tough customer on grass.
So now that you know my prediction, I would like to know everyone else's
