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Hot off the heels of an amazing French Open, the men and women now turn to the grass courts of Wimbledon. Can Rafa continue with his momentum, or can Novak wrestle it back? Can Federer rise up and collect another slam? Can Murray get a breakthrough slam in front of his home crowd? Will there be a darkhorse shocker like Tomic :side: to come through and take the world by storm?

I'm thoroughly looking forward to this event, it's my favourite slam and I'm really hoping to see some great tennis on display. As far as the ladies go, you'd have to think Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, Azarenka etc will all be in the mix, Stosur a slight chance provided she doesn't choke it up in monumental fashion, and well, who knows with the women, Wozniacki might even break through and break her duck.

June 25th, can't come soon enough.
 
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Put your house on Murray this year.

You heard it here first :torres
For what, going out before the final.:agree:

I'd like him to win it, even more so just so we can see a different final other than Novak & Rafa, as good as they are. I don't think he or anyone can beat them unfortunately atm on any surface.
 
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Can only see Murray winning a hardcourt slam tbh. And Federer too at this stage in his career.

I expect Djokovic to walk Wimbledon this year. Would be great to see Nadal take an extra step towards GOATdom but he was completely outclassed in last year's final.
 
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I hope Federer and Murray reach the finals but the chances of that happening are pretty slim. Nadal and Djoko will dominate this tournament and Djoko will probably win.

The Dark Horse in this tournament imo is Tsonga, he will do well and I would not be surprised if he reaches the semis. He defeated Federer last year in wimbledon and nearly won against Djoko in the French open so he should not be understimated. I dont think Del potro would have a good tournament because he is not good in grass. I could be wrong though. Wawrinka could do well too. I don´t know how well will Ferrer do. I don´t think there would be any upsets for the men in this tournament, the top 4 will probably make it into the semis.

I hope Federer is in the side of Djokovic because they never faced in grass before and I would love to see them face there. It would be epic. If he is in the Nadal side Federer would probably lose to him if they meet in the semis so I hope Federer in the Djokovic side. To be honest, I don´t think anyone cant beat Djokovic in the wimbledon, he is just too good in all the surfaces apart from clay. Nadal nor Federer cant beat him here. Murray has a bigger chance in beating Djoko than Federer or Nadal has. Nadal can only beat Djoko on clay now.

For the women Sharapova or Serena will probably win. Sharapova is in brilliant form atm and Serena is very good in grass. Kvitova could also win, she is the defending champion so she should not be ruled out. Azarenka and Stosur also has a chance. Women tennis is unpredictable so we could see an underdog reach the finals or maybe even win it. I hope that happens. It would make the tournament more exciting. I hope we see great tennis and i hope it is a great tournament.

Can only see Murray winning a hardcourt slam tbh. And Federer too at this stage in his career.

I expect Djokovic to walk Wimbledon this year. Would be great to see Nadal take an extra step towards GOATdom but he was completely outclassed in last year's final.
I think people are understimating Federer in the wimbledon just because of those losses against Tsonga and Berdych. It just happens sometimes. Remember when Nadal loss to Soderling in 2009? It was just an upset. The next year he was dominant. Federer biggest chance to win a slam is still in wimbledon imo.
 
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The difference there though is that Nadal was injured against Soderling and confirmed this by pulling out of Wimbledon a month later. Federer was simply outplayed or bottled it against Tsonga and Berdych. Probably a mix of both.

Fed's best chance for another slam is US Open easily imo. He completely threw away the game against Djokovic last year and is still the first or second best player on that surface depending on how fit Del Potro is.
 
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Nige™;11591158 said:
Not as much anymore.

Yeah Nadal was outclassed last year and at the US Open by Novak, but at the Australian he came so close to toppling him. Last year Novak beat him on clay twice and I think it was seven in a row he had over Rafa with wins in Miami & Indian Wells too included. Rafa couldn't even beat him on clay, mentally he was killed before playing Djokovic. That's changed since Melbourne. He's gradually clawed back the difference and has been able to get three on the spin, and all fairly comfortable too despite being on clay. The difference between the US Open and the Australian Open final told the story on how much Rafa's closed the gap, and unlike last year and even though they were on clay, he beat Novak. Djokovic beat him on clay twice last year but couldn't this year.

Rafa on grass is a superior player to Murray as he's shown in the last three years and mentally is stronger than everyone other than Novak. To say Murray has a better chance against Novak who he's never beaten in a slam rather than Rafa who's won it twice and has 11 grand slams under his belt and is in good form is just ridiculous. Everytime Murray's got in a big match situation at a Slam he's crumbled other than when he beat Rafa at the US Open in 2008 when Rafa had done nothing special on a hard court. Djokovic would tear him apart on grass more than he would Rafa, no doubt. Rafa would stand a far better chance of beating Novak than Murray. How anyone can believe otherwise astounds me.
Fine, fair enough. Lets see how Rafa does against Djoko if they face each other.
 
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Can't wait for Wimbledon this year! Moving down to Surrey in the few days too so might be able to go down and get myself a day pass one day which would be awesome!

In the mens draw, you can't count out any of the top three now.

Djokovic: while he didnt win the French, he was very very close and the grass is a better surface for him, if it comes down to another Djokovic/Nadal final, I think Djokovic wins. I think his game matches up with grass really really well and he's my pick to win at the moment. I think he'll want to get the momentum back from Nadal and will be really, really eager to retain his title this year.

Nadal: He's going to be coming off a really good tournament at Rolant Garros, he'll be feeling good after seemingly overcoming the stigma of losing to Novak in finals during this claycourt season. I think he's got some of his confidence back from last year so he'll be more dangerous this year at Wimbledon. He's got a massive chance of winning still.

Federer: This year I feel like Federer is really really dangerous to the top two. He's had a pretty great season this year so far, won a couple of tournaments, found some really good form. He played well on the clay, and his best surface is grass so he should be feeling confident coming into Wimbledon. I think he could upset one of the top two, I assume Djokovic is in his half and if he plays really well he could reach the final.

So I think one of the top two should win. However there's always the chance someone could sneak in and surprise everyone by taking out one of the top three and doing really well.

Murray: Even if he doesnt play well you can't ignore him due to the hype which will undoubtedly be around him come Wimbledon. Murray has the ability, he wants to break through and has the skill to do so. If he can put all the pieces together for the tournament then he could be a big surprise finalist or even winner. He's played Nadal three or four times now at Wimbledon and has gotten closer to beating him. This year could be the year for him'

Tsonga: I feel like he's finally starting to get his game together, it's all a little late for Tsonga but I feel like he's got the ability to create a big surprise like he did when he came back from two sets down to beat Federer. I can imagine him doing something similar to Berdych in 2011 when he was a surprise finalist.

On the womens side I think obviously Sharapova is a big favourite to take the title. She's just completed her career grand slam, and is the new world number one, momentum is on her side too so she's probably favorite. If Azarenka gets her game togehter she could be a contender to the title and you can nver count out Serena. She may have had a pretty terrible French Open but she can bounce back quickly, we've seen it before. Grass is good for her and Wimbledon is a special tournament for her so I wouldnt be surprised to see her win.

If it comes down to a Sharapova/Williams final though...Williams will win, whenever she plays her it's absolute destruction, I still don't understand how...

PREDICTION FOR MENS WINNER: Novak Djokovic
PREDICTION FOR WOMENS WINNER: Maria Sharapova.

PREFERRED MENS WINNER: Andy Murray
PREFERRED WOMENS WINNER: Serena Williams
 
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Rooting for Federer, of course, I believe this is his year.

P.S. lolMurray
 
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lol Murray

I sincerely hope that he never wins a slam. Annoying, so annoying, on the court and off it.

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Would love to see someone like Tsonga and Del Potro get to the semi-finals by eliminating Federer and Nadal.

Actually, my wish for the semifinals is Tsona, Del Potro, Berdych (can't think of anyone else atm) and, obviously, Nole.
As expected, Djokovic would win.

Also, you foreigners are so annoying with your "Djoko". >.>
 
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Tipping Murray, who's never won a Grand Slam title, to win Wimbledon??? Obvious :troll
 
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Federer Murray im pickin to win it all

Lol, I'm interested to see Delpo in this
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serena and sharapova.. for mens and womens respectively LoL

^You are bad luck :p^^

Come on Wozniaki!! Finish this and win me money :D
SHES TERRIBLE, shes never gona win a grand slam.. shes too small and weak..

Serena just hit a 207km/h serve. :bron4
shes a BEAST!:avit:

yeee buddy another straight sets win.

Raonc next, big server so maybe a couple of tie break sets
easy win!! next is the great fed!

Ferrer is more one dimensional. He's good at everything but never really has any real weapons if you know what I mean.
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Davydenko has been awful at slams for about 5/6 years now though
since for ever...

Got money on Stosur to win!
shes a dude!

Berdych has his spot on lock now.

Tsonga also increased his chances despite not winnig.
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^ I agree with your choices Samoon.

Serena won 2 slams,YEC and a gold medal. As well as a slam in doubles and a gold in doubles

Djokovic won a slam, reached another 2 slam finals, won the WTF, and finished as year end no.1
SERena should compete in mens competition
 
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