Wimbledon – Review of Monday, June 28
On Monday, June 28, the second week of the 2010 Wimbledon officially began after the traditional day off on the previous day. At this point of the tournament, all eyes were focused on the main courts;Centre Court, Court 1 and Court 2. Day 7 featured some upsets as well as routine victories.
The major headline of the day was when Yen-Hsun Lu defeated last year’s finalist Andy Roddick in an intense five set fourth round match. After losing the first set 6-4, Lu won the second and third sets in tiebreaks. He failed to close out the match in a fourth set tiebreak. Finally, Lu prevailed in the fifth set, winning it 9-7. Yen-Hsun Lu, who is from Chinese Taipei, has never been past the third round at any grand slam event. Roddick played a good match, but perhaps some of the pressure to repeat his last year’s performance played a role in this relatively early loss.
Novak Djokovic faced stiff competition from 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. However, Djokovic overpowered Hewitt’s counter-punching game 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4. Meanwhile, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray all won their fourth round matches in straight sets without any trouble.
On the women’s side, there were two upsets as Caroline Wozniacki and 2007 finalist Mario Bartoli were both eliminated. The all-Belgian fourth round affair between Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin was another interesting match. Clijsters prevailed 2-6 6-2 6-3, and denied Henin the chance to win the only Grand Slam that’s missing from her resume. The Williams sisters both won their fourth round matches in straight sets, as Serena took out Maria Sharapova and Venus defeated Jarmila Groth.
