Well after a few early round upsets the grass courts of the Championships at Wimbledon are clocking in as many expected. Men’s have a round on Friday for one last chance at upset. Roger Federer (1) is playing Safin and Nadal (2) is taking on Schuettler in the semis. The two are scheduled to meet Sunday morning in a much anticipated rematch.
Roger wasn’t able to step it up in their last meeting at French, Nadal’s best surface. Nadal has improved his game on grass and he came close in last year’s finals. Questions of Roger’s fade could be countered by noting his mono early in the year, though his poor performace in the French final wasn’t a good sign. 
He hasn’t dropped a set yet here on his favorite surface and we’ve seen moments of his greatness yet again. Is it enough to stop Nadal’s rise or will Nadal stop Roger from taking his sixth Wimbledon title? I should note that even if he is able to take this one, his track record at the upcoming US Open isn’t quite as optimistic.
On the women’s side we’re all set for the final on Saturday. There are some groans as Serena (6) and Venus (7) Williams are set to go. The top seeds have all fallen but Venus and Serena are no strangers to the top spots, they just haven’t played enough or consistently enough to get their rankings up. It seems they’re rededicated and in shape, and their performance shows it.
As for the groans, when the Williams sisters first made their way to the tops their play against each other was always quite lackluster. Though this is their first final meeting in five years so we’re hoping they’ve matured to give us a good show. And who will win? Anyone’s guess as Venus has had more success here at 4 to 2 but Serena’s had a stronger path in. The gals are also doubles partners heading into the semis tomorrow for that as well.
I always forget how much more coverage of this slam there is than any other, they say it’s because it’s more popular, chicken/egg I say. Regardless, tune in to see who will end up triumphant. NBC network coverage (times noted are PST) and full coverage at: http://www.wimbledon.org
- Friday noon – Men’s Semis
- Saturday 6am – Women’s Final
- Sunday 6am – Men’s Final
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Amazing final! Is Federer really handing over the torch?
it was amazing. and time will tell on roger but i say don’t count him out yet… he still looked pretty darned good in that final and hard court at us open coming up isn’t nadal’s surface, he hasn’t typically made the finals. nadal has improved on grass a ton but we’ll see if the rest of his game is ready.