Results for Friday-June 22
Wimbledon draws came out today and they can provide a great preview of what match-ups to expect. I’ll post an updated preview sometime this weekend, but for the time being here’s an update of some grass tournaments around the world.
Nottingham
Well, right after I got done talking about how I hoped Gasquet would win, he lost in quarterfinals. To his credit though, the match was made tricky by the fact that it was moved inside due to rain (off of grass), destroying any momentum either player may have had up to that point in the match. After the match Gasquet voiced his complaints over the court switch sayin:
It was really bad for me as I wanted to play on a grass court. t’s too different. I’m used to playing on centre court with a crowd and now we play on an indoor court — it’s not the same and there are no spectators. It was difficult but it was the same situation for both of us and Arnaud played better than me.
Clement, who he lost to, went on to make it to the final today. The semifinals results are as follows:
A. Clement defeats J. Bjorkman 6-2, 6-4
Clement has been hot lately showing that he is extremely comfortable on grass. Instead of Gasquet, he and Mathieu might might be the best chance for France at Wimbledon.
I. Karlovic defeats D. Tursunov 7-5, 6-4
International Women’s Open Semifinal Results
J. Henin defeats M. Bartoli 6-1, 6-3
A. Mauresmo defeats N. Petrova 6-4, Retired
As I said in my last post, this is an interesting match-up. It’s a rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final where Mauresmo topped Henin. Look for Henin to serve a volley a lot, and Mauresmo to avoid Henin’s powerful backhand.
I’ve had some server problems today, which is why this post is a little short and posted a little late. Tomorrow I’ll update with all the finals results and cover the draws for Wimbledon.
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