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It is just a few hours away, but Andy Murray's upcoming final against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga might just be a catalyst for a groundbreaking Wimbledon - one week from now.

Murray has been playing terrifically, and indeed suggesting to us in very rampant tones the fluidity and adaptability of his game. His is truly an all-court style of play - the way he demolished Andy Roddick in the semis should have said it all.

He now faces another player who has always seemed to have it all - Jo-Wilfred Tsonga - but who has never ever quite found that raw, winner's energy. The Queen's final will be a dynamic match, no doubt, if both should play as well as they can.

That Tsonga defeated Nadal in the quarterfinals might have come as something of a shock - and even while the Spaniard might have been slightly jaded, Tsonga's win was no less illustrious. Defeating the reigning Wimbledon champ on grass is a feat not even Andy Murray has pulled off.

Somehow, however, one feels that Murray would have more to lose than Tsonga - he is after all Britain's new great Perry-chaser. More than that, however, it seems a perfect opportunity to serve up a serious warning to the major contenders at SW19 - especially to those whose last names are Federer or Nadal.

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He has been the man of the moment for many years, but in 2011, Roger Federer will enter Wimbledon in silence.

He enjoyed a terrific French Open, but had opted to skip this week's Halle Gerry Weber Open, where his up-ender of last year, Tomas Berdych (who downed him in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon) has already reached the semifinals.

Federer's main concern, however, is Wimbledon; a bigger concern for now would be his seeding there. Wimbledon is notorious for taking its own line on the tournament seedings - but there couldn't ever be a juster reason for this independence, most tennis followers would agree.

Who could justify seeding Roger Federer, six time champion, third behind Nadal (with 2 titles), and Djokovic, with none?

Nadal, surely, will be a certain top seed. He is the defending champion, and has more than proven his worth on this surface. Djokovic's seeding as No. 2, however, might stir some outrage.

Besides, there is more than mere pride on the line for Federer - it could mean the difference between facing Nadal in the semifinals, and facing him in the final.

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We begin with the lesser news. Andy Murray will contest his first match on grass against Andy Roddick since 2009, when the pair met in a tight tussle at Wimbledon in the semifinals.

Roddick, playing as he does his brand of tight, world-class grass court tennis, breezed past a potential tough encounter against Fernando Verdasco, 6-2 6-2. He will now face the Scot, who walked-over Marin Cilic for a spot in the semis.

He will, no doubt, be out for revenge.

In bigger news over the last few days Rafael Nadal was handled his second loss in three tournaments, losing 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga. The Frenchman is no pushover, of course, having rocketed to fame in 2008 by a like manhandling of the Mallorcan at the Australian Open. His serve, too, proved effective on this surface.

Nadal, however, will have wanted the rest - and he has got it, without having to have gone through the sort of uneasiness associated with pre-tournament withdrawal that his rival Roger Federer had to endure in pulling out of Halle.