Wimbledon 2014: Schedule and Predictions for Monday's Action

Perhaps lost just a little bit amidst World Cup fever and the NBA and NHL drafts is this year's Wimbledon, which has been as compelling as ever. From the top four on the men's side on a probable collision course to another set of upsets in the women's draw, there has been plenty to keep fans of tennis buzzing in England. 

Below, we'll take a look at Monday's schedule, along with making a few predictions for the day's matches and analyzing the tournament on the whole. 

Schedule

Date	Time	TV
Mon., June 30	7 a.m. - 11:30 a..m	ESPN
	8 a.m. - 4 p.m.	ESPN2
	11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.	ESPNEWS

Check Wimbledon.com for full men's and women's brackets and order of play. Wimbledon can also be viewed online at WatchESPN.com.

Matchups

Draw	Player 1	Player 2	Prediction
Gentlemen	Andy Murray (GBR) [3]	Kevin Anderson (RSA) [20]	Murray
Gentlemen	Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [14]	Djokovic
Gentlemen	Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [11]	Leonardo Mayer (ARG)	Dimitrov
Gentlemen	Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [5]	Denis Istomin (UZB)	Wawrinka
Gentlemen	Feliciano Lopez (ESP) [19]	John Isner (USA) [9]	Isner
Gentlemen	Jeremy Chardy (FRA)	Marin Cilic (CRO) [26]	Chardy
Gentlemen	Simone Bolelli (ITA)	Kei Nishikori (JPN) [10]	Bolelli
Ladiies	Alize Cornet (FRA) [25]	Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) [13]	Bouchard
Ladiies	Sabine Lisicki (GER) [19]	Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [11]	Lisicki
Ladiies	Angelique Kerber (GER) [9]	Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5]	Sharapova
Ladiies	Petra Kvitova (CZE) [6]	Shuai Peng (CHN)	Kvitova
Ladiies	Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [22]	Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]	Radwanska
Ladiies	Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)	Madison Keys (USA)	Keys
Ladiies	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [16]	Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)	Wozniacki
Ladiies	Tereza Smitkova (CZE)	Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23]	Smitkova

Analysis

Will we see more upsets on the women's side?

Thus far in the tournament, we've watched No. 1 Serena Williams, No. 2 Li Na, No. 7 Jelena Jankovic,  No. 8 Victoria Azarenka and No. 10 Dominika Cibulkova all get upset. The top guns getting knocked out of contention was a common theme at the French Open, and it has certainly carried over to Wimbledon. 

Williams was the big loser on Saturday, a pretty shocking result. John Branch of The New York Times put it into perspective:

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It was Williams’s earliest Wimbledon exit since she missed the tournament in 2006—the last time that neither Serena nor Venus Williams reached the fourth round of the tournament. They have won a combined 10 Wimbledon singles titles since 2000.

Serena Williams, 32, has failed to reach the quarterfinals in all three Grand Slam events this year. Her last attempt will come at the Tennis)." href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/united_states_open_tennis/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier">United States Open, which she has won the past two years.

'I felt I was playing pretty well,' Williams said. 'I worked really hard coming into this event. Sometimes it happens. You work hard—maybe it’s not for today; it’s for tomorrow.'

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That leaves the field on the women's side pretty wide open, though is anyone going to beat Maria Sharapova?

The French Open champions has yet to drop a set and has only lost seven games in total, a truly impressive opening to her campaign. With her chief foil, Williams, out of the way, Sharapova is going to be tough to beat. 

On the men's side, we'll see two of the tournament favorites in action, as Andy Murray will defend his title and Novak Djokovic will continue his quest for his first Grand Slam this year. As well, Stan Wawrinka will be in action, as he looks to prove his Australian Open conquest earlier in the year wasn't a fluke. 

For a player that hasn't won a tournament since early April, getting back into the winning swing of things at Wimbledon will be vital.

The United States best chance at a Grand Slam on the men's side, John Isner, will also be in action on Saturday, as he takes on tough foe in Feliciano Lopez. The two men haven't met in a match since 2012, though Isner does hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.