We are now halfway through tennis’ most prestigious event— The Championships at Wimbledon.
Time to review:
Biggest Disappointments:
American men. This year’s Wimbledon was the worst for American men in the Open Era.
That’s right—was. That’s past tense, because there are no American men left. None of them will be appearing in the second week.
Andy Roddick fell at the hands of Janko Tipsarevic, who was playing brilliantly, in the second round.
Not too bad of a loss, when you consider that Tipsarevic took Federer to five sets Down Under at the Australian Open early on this year.
James Blake also bowed out in the second round, losing to a resurgent Rainer Schuettler in five sets.
Bobby Reynolds was America’s last hope on the men’s side as he was the only player to make it through to the third round. But there he ran into the big-serving lefty Spaniard Feliciano Lopez and lost in four.
Serbians. With Novak Djokovic winning the Australian Open and Ana Ivanovic capturing the French, Serbia currently holds the first two major championships of the 2008 season.
If they are to gain a Wimbledon crown, somebody new will have to step up.
Djokovic, who was expected to challenge Federer in the semifinals and possibly end his run of undefeated matches at Wimbledon, lost in three straight sets to Marat Safin in the second round.
Safin, who is far too talented to be ranked as low as he is, played like he did in his old days, but this time doing it on a surface that he’s not comfortable on. Still, it was Djokovic who had the let down and didn’t provide much of a fight.
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