Roddick, Berdych, and Jankovic win titles
Here are some Monday morning updates in the world of tennis:
The Artois Championships
Roddick defeats Mahut 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
Roddick showed great mental toughness in this match going from a set down and facing a match point in the second set to win. He served 24 aces, while Mahut hit 21. Mahut volleyed great all match and showed he truly can be considered a dark horse at Wimbledon this year.
Gerry Weber Open
Berdych defeats Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4
Berdych only lost two points on his first serve, winning 35 out of 37. In addition he held Baghdatis off on all three of his break point chances.
Of playing on grass, Baghdatis said:
It’s just that my game suits to grass and I needed time to play on grass. It’s like clay. In my whole career I did not play a lot of matches on clay, especially at this level. So I had problems and slowly, slowly I’m finding a way with more experience to find out how to play on all the surfaces in all the tournaments. It’s more like experience, feeling the game on the surface.
DFS Class
Jankovic defeates Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Great result for Jankovic, beating Sharapova on her best surface. Despite her loss, Sharapova feels confident heading to the lawns at the All England Club stating:
Grass definitely suits my game. With the power and the big first serve I feel I can get a good start on the point
Other News:
Former French Open champion Gaudio pulls out of Wimbledon
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