[BurdenRobert]

The Championships 2009
Intended Order of Play for Friday 26 June 2009
SINGLES ONLY

CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [27] 121 vs Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 128
2. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] 97 vs Sorana Cirstea (ROU) [28] 104
3. Mardy Fish (USA) [28] 89 vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] 96

COURT 1 - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Regina Kulikova (RUS) 92 vs Elena Dementieva (RUS) [4] 96
2. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) [22] 105 vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [9] 112
3. Tommy Haas (GER) [24] 73 vs Marin Cilic (CRO) [11] 80

COURT 2 - SHOW COURT - 12.00 NOON START

1. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 123 vs Serena Williams (USA) [2] 128
2. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] 65 vs Virginie Razzano (FRA) [26] 72
3. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [7] 97 vs Albert Montanes (ESP) [32] 104

COURT 3 - SHOW COURT - 12.00 NOON START

1. Robin Soderling (SWE) [13] 113 vs Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 117
2. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 107 vs Nadia Petrova (RUS) [10] 112
3. Tommy Robredo (ESP) [15] 81 vs Dudi Sela (ISR) 85

COURT 18 - SHOW COURT - 12.00 NOON START

1. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 115 vs Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 119
2. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) [14] 81 vs Elena Vesnina (RUS) 86
3. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 74 vs Marion Bartoli (FRA) [12] 80
4. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 66 vs Igor Andreev (RUS) [29] 72

[freddystone]

I'm sorry, but putting Serena on Court 2 is just plain insulting. And I'm no fan.

[Ikhqgvas]

They always move players around, particularly the women, this is nothing new...

[ManituIKOL]

Poor Serena, at least it's not the graveyard.

[aliceingoogs]

Just playing devil's advocate wink, but didn't Dinara play on court 2 today and she's #1.

[Ngwkgczx]

3rd round is always my favorite! Still lots of matches played (in fact a much more manageable number), but you start getting some real interesting ones.

[freddystone]

Just playing devil's advocate wink, but didn't Dinara play on court 2 today and she's #1.

Ah, but Dinara is not a former Wimbledon Champion. No matter how often they do it, I still think it's rude. For example, I think putting a former U.S. Open Champion on Armstrong is pushing it. I'm not upset because it's Serena; I just believe it's paramountly insulting to put any former champion of any major on anything but the main show court (and like I said before, the second biggest court is pushing it... third court is just insulting).

[Ikhqgvas]

Ah, but Dinara is not a former Wimbledon Champion. No matter how often they do it, I still think it's rude. For example, I think putting a former U.S. Open Champion on Armstrong is pushing it. I'm not upset because it's Serena; I just believe it's paramountly insulting to put any former champion of any major on anything but the main show court (and like I said before, the second biggest court is pushing it... third court is just insulting).

Momo and Lleyton were both on court 3 for their opening matches and Momo was there again today.

[Super-Luser]

IMO all top 10 seeds deserve to play on the center court from time to time not just former champions.

[Ngwkgczx]

Haven't we argued this countless times before?

[Super-Luser]

Haven't we argued this countless times before?

Haven't we argued pretty much anything countless times?

[Ngwkgczx]

Have we argued about arguing before?

[freddystone]

Haven't we argued this countless times before?

Haven't we argued pretty much anything countless times?

Have we argued about arguing before?

So why stop now!

[enactolaelant]

Federer practicing today...


For some reason, I'm kind of nervous about tomorrow's match with PEHK.

[abossakon]

Federer practicing today...


For some reason, I'm kind of nervous about tomorrow's match with PEHK.

Yikes, there are so many weird things about that picture. But I wouldn't be nervous.

[Blacksheepaalredy]

I find the Serena court placing very very puzzling. Since it\s money that talks and she\s a huge draw, why put her on a smaller court?

She is a 10 times slam champion,
can anyone imagine placing Fed or Rafa on a smaller court?? I think of becoming a militant feminist after that.

[Blacksheepaalredy]

They always move players around, particularly the women, this is nothing new...

except Fed, Rafa, Murray etc.....

[Ikhqgvas]

except Fed, Rafa, Murray etc.....

There is only one slot on Centre court for the women. They have more room to keep the top men on Centre whereas its only fair to the women to let others play on Centre court.

[Super-Luser]

There is only one slot on Centre court for the women. They have more room to keep the top men on Centre whereas its only fair to the women to let others play on Centre court.

It doesn't have to be that way every day...

[Blacksheepaalredy]

There is only one slot on Centre court for the women. They have more room to keep the top men on Centre whereas its only fair to the women to let others play on Centre court.

I don\t see the "fairness" in that. I thought Wimbledon is the tournament that professes parity? and please Wozniacki/Kirilenko both in Adidas, Stella McCartney in center court is not about fairness either! I say $$$$.