Not our feast

Mikhail Yuzhny went to the fourth round, Dmitry Tursunov flew out of the tournament on Sunday at Wimbledon a day off. This is the only large helmet tournament where tennis players have the right to rest, and not just labor. True, in 2007 the weekend had to be canceled: the whole first week in London it was raining, and the organizers hopelessly lagged behind the schedule. In 2008, everything is quiet, everything is good, and Sunday was dedicated to rest.

Dinara Safina, out of a good Russian habit, tried to create problems herself and successfully solve them. The Russian woman fulfilled the first part of the plan successfully, but from the second problems came out. In the first batch of Safina, she confidently dominated the court, chased Shahar Peer on the site, but at the decisive moment she suddenly began to make mistakes. The most important thing is that Safina stuffed her hand with her opponent, and Perer turned into a counterattack. Safina lost in the set, gave way to the second batch for a long time, with an incredible effort of will leveled off the situation and took the set on a tie-break. It would seem that the most difficult was left behind, but Peer was not going to give up. The stubborn struggle continued until the end of the match, but the Israeli tennis player won the main balls. Of the other female results, it is necessary to note the defeat of the finalist of Wimbledon 2007 Marion Bartoli - the Frenchwoman lost Betney Mattek from the USA. The sisters of Williams confidently entered the fourth circle, who, along with Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Yankovich, can be considered the main favorites of Wimbledon.

In men, Mikhail Yuzhny won a beautiful victory over Radek Stepaneck, but Dmitry Tursunov lost to Serb Yanko Tibsarevich. Two sets in a row were an absolutely equal struggle, but some inexplicable things began to take place on a tie-break with Tursunov. To start with the fact that he immediately settled down at 0: 5, after which all resistance was already in vain. And in the third set to the tie-break, the matter no longer reached. The favorite of the British Andy Murray, who is now playing with Richard Gasuke, won his match. And South hit Raphael Nadal. In Hard, Mikhail Spaniard sometimes beats, but on the grass, Nadal won a five -section match at the 2007 Wimbledon. Revenge is possible, but for this Mikhail will have to jump above his head.

Wimbledon-2008. Men. The second circle

J. T -Sarevich (Ser) - E. Roddik (USA, 6) - 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 4, 7: 6

D. Tursunov (Ros, 25) - K. Iton (VLB) - 7: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4

G. Garcia -Lopes (SPP) - N. Almagro (SPP, 19) - 6: 3, 3: 6, 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 2

P.A. Mathieu (Fra, 14) - J. Chardi (Fra) - 6: 3, 7: 5, 7: 6

M. Chilich (choir) - Ya. Nyeminen (Fin, 24) - 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5

R. GASKA (Fra, 8) - S. Grozhan (Fra) - 6: 2, 6: 2, Refusal

J. Simon (Fra, 28) - A. Kalieri (Arg) - 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4

R. Stepapanek (Czech, 16) - V. Troitski (Ser) - 6: 7, 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 2: 2

The third circle

R. Federer (SHVC, 1) - M. GIKEL (FRA) - 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 1

L. HUVITT (AVL, 20) - S. Bolelly (Ita) - 6: 1, 6: 3, 7: 6

F. Verdasco (SPP, 22) - T. Berdykh (Czech, 11) - 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 0

M. ANCHICH (choir) - D. Ferrer (SPP, 5) - 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 7, 7: 6

M. Safin (Ros) - A. Seppi (Ita, 29) - 7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4

S. Vavrinka (SHVC, 13) - M. Zverev (Ger) - 7: 5, 6: 1, Refusal

M. Baghdatis (Kip, 10) - S. Stadler (Ger) - 7: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2

F. Lopez (SPP, 31) - B. Reynolds (USA) - 6: 4, 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 4

Y. T -Sarevich (Ser) - D. Tursunov (Ros, 25) - 7: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3

R. Shuttler (Ger) - G. Garcia -Lopes (SPP) - 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4

M. Chilich (choir) - P.A. Mathieu (Fra, 14) - 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4, 7: 6

A. Kleman (Fra) - Yu. Meltser (ABC) - 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4

R. GASKA (Fra, 8) - J. Simon (Fra, 28) - 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 3

E. Murray (VLB, 12) - T. Haas (Ger) - 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2

M. Yuzhny (Ros, 17) - R. Stepanek (Czech, 16) - 7: 5, 6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 3

R. Nadal (SPP, 2) - N. Kifer (Ger, 27) - 7: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3

Women. The second circle

E. Dementyeva (Ros, 5) - T. Bachinski (SHVC) - 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3

V. Azarenka (BLR, 16) - S. Kirast (Rum) - 6: 1, 6: 3

N. Petrova (Ros, 21) - M. Santanjelo (Ita) - 6: 4, 7: 5

Shuai Pen (Kit) - S. Bammer (ABC, 26) - 7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 3

M.-Kh. Martinez Sanchez (SPP) - S. Mirza (ind, 32) - 6: 0, 4: 6, 9: 7

AI Sugiyama (Japo) - F. Penetta (Ita, 22) - 7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 2

A. Kleibanova (Ros) - D. Gantukhova (SLK, 10) - 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 1

E. Yankovich (Ser, 2) - K. Suarez Navarro (SPP) - 6: 1, 6: 3

The third circle

Jie Zheng (Kit) - A. Ivanovich (Ser, 1) - 6: 1, 6: 4

A. Savai (Ven, 15) - A. Medina Harriguez (SPP) - 7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 2

N. Vaidishova (Czech, 18) - K. Dellakua (AVL) - 6: 2, 6: 4

A. Chakvetadze (Ros, 8) - E. Rodina (Ros) - 6: 4, 6: 3

S. Kuznetsova (Ros, 4) - B. Zakhlavova -Strykova (Czech) - 6: 2, 6: 4

A. Radvansk (Paul, 14) - A. Pavlyuchenkova (Ros) - 6: 3, 6: 2

B. MATTEC (USA) - M. Bartoli (Fra, 11) - 6: 4, 6: 1

S. Williams (USA, 6) - A. Mororemo (Fra, 29) - 7: 6, 6: 1

E. Dementyeva (Ros, 5) - H. Dolko (Arg) - 7: 6, 7: 5

S. Peer (Izr, 24) - D. Safina (Ros, 9) - 7: 5, 6: 7, 8: 6

N. Petrova (Ros, 21) - V. Azarenka (BLR, 16) - 7: 6, 7: 6

A. Kudryavtseva (Ros) - Shuai Pen (Kit) - 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4

V. Williams (USA, 7) - M.-Kh. Martinez Sanchez (SPP) - 6: 1, 7: 5

A. Kleibanova (Ros) - AI Sugiyama (Japo) - 6: 4, 6: 4

T. Tanasugarn (TAI) - M. Erakovich (NZL) - 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4

E. Yankovich (Ser, 2) - K. Voznyatski (Dan, 31) - 2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2

06/29/2008 / Kirill Dementyev, the material was published in the "newspaper" No. 119 dated 06.30.2008.