My Picks For The Early Upsets, Noise Makers, Winners For Wimbledon 2009

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The green grasses of the Wimbledon tennis courts in England, are ready to be graced by the world's most miraculous tennis players.

From Roger Federer, to Andy Murray, to Novak Djokovic, to Rafael Nadal, sadly we will not be able to see them all.

Unfortunately, we will not be seeing the raging Spaniard Rafael Nadal this time around.

A Roger-Rafa IV final for Wimbledon just isn't meant to be, at least not yet. Although Wimbledon is missing its defending champion, does that mean we can't have fun watching everyone else? No way.

We are still going to be able to witness the likes of Marat Safin, Gilles Simon, Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Martin Del Potro, Tommy Haas, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Fernando Gonzalez, Nikolay Davydenko, Radek Stepanek, David Ferrer, Arnaud Clement, James Blakeoh, basically another 112 tennis players!

Now that we know the draws, and Wimbledon is set to get under way, I have taken place in a game called "Draw Challenge Circuit". Basically, I make picks for every match of Wimbledon, all the way to the finals.

I had in mind to make an article like this of my picks for possible winners of Wimbledon, but now with the Draw Challenge Circuit, I am going even deeper on possible upsets and possible players who go far.

Some players are so unpredictable they may be in each category of upset: noise maker, and winner, go figure.

Without further ado, here are my Wimbledon 2009 predictions.

Players Who Can Make Some Noise (key word *can*, not will):

Juan Martin Del Potro

The big man with a huge backhand. He has gone through many obstacles, and now stands somewhere many thought he would take a few more years to get to, the world number five ranking.

Yes, Del Potro has certainly risen through the rankings.

However here at Wimbledon, he has not gotten past the second round.

Although his current stat sheet may not show it, Del Potro could rage through to the quarter finals. He has taken the spot of Rafael Nadal in his absence, and he has some tough obstacles ahead, but with his current play and confidence, don't be surprised if you see this guy make it far.

Stanislas Wawrinka

The Swiss player in the top ten, not named Roger Federer. Wawrinkahas stood in the shadow of Roger, but with his all-court game and work ethic, he has cracked the top ten

In Wawrinka's draw, Marat Safin and Andy Murray can be found lurking. If he can make it to the round of sixteen, he certainly has a shot at pushing himself to the semi-final.

Murray seems like the odds-on favorite to reach the final, but if you see him losing to the likes of Stan Wawrinka, don't be surprised.

Although Murray poses a threat, Wawrinka has nothing to lose if he meets Murray.

Murray has a tons of pressure on him. Can he deliver when Rafa Nadal is not there? Is he going to be the first British player to win at Wimbledon in decades? Surely, there will be nerves that Murray must face, but no competitor will feel sorry for him and let him ease through.

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