Latest ICC ODI rankings

Latest ICC ODI rankings - India extent lead after winning the Champions Trophy 2013!

1. India 123
2. England 113
3. Australia 113
4. South Africa 111
5. Sri Lanka 108
6. Pakistan 102
7. New Zealand 88
8. West Indies 88
9. Bangladesh 78
10. Zimbabwe 51

"Playing on the centre court is the best feeling"- Heather Watson

By Wimbledon

When Heather Watson was bedridden with glandular fever earlier this year, she could not help wonder if she would even be a part of this years Championships at Wimbledon.

“When I was at home and not feeling well, I was stressing a bit and saying to my Dad: ‘I need to play Wimbledon, I need to play the grass-court season, I cannot miss it.’ And he was like: ‘Listen, you have got to get well first, you can't be thinking about that.’ But I am here and I am playing, I am so grateful and thankful.”
Watson's return to the All England Club is another step on the road to recovery after her two month lay-off. The Championships gave the 21-year-oldsomething to aim towards during these dark days at home.
As nice as it was to spend an extended period of time with her parents in Guernsey – aplace she normally only spends two weeks of the year – the 21-year-old was desperate to be back in time to play at her favourite tennis venue.

“I absolutely love it,” said Watson, currently ranked No.57. “For me that's the best thing about tennis, playing on Centre Court in front of everybody and winning - that is just the best feeling in the world. That is why I do it.”

After making her return at the French Open, Watson has picked up some decent match time on the grass, playing four matches in Birmingham and Eastbourne, including one of the best wins of her career, beating world No.27 Varvara Lepchenko in straight sets.

Watson’s break has renewed her enthusiasm for the sport. “I haven't had a break longer than three weeks since I was six years old,”she said. “It was nice to have a little mental and physical break.”

Watson faces a tough opener on Tuesday against world No.53 Madison Keys. The 18-year-old American has long been tipped for big things ever since she won her first WTA match at the age of 14, before beating Serena Williams 5-1 in a World Team Tennis exhibition match just a few months later.

Watson will draw on the experience of reaching the third round last year, in which was knocked out by eventual runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska, who she could potentially play at the same stage again this year if both make it through.

“The experience of last year is good,” said Watson, "Before last year I hadn't won a singles match [at Wimbledon] in seniors or juniors. I was very pleased to get a win because I put a lot of pressure on myself.”

'Incredible' India win ICC Champions Trophy 2013!

India pulled off a thrilling five-run win at Edgbaston to lift the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. The reigning ICC World Cup Champions held their nerve in the 20 over-a-side game to beat England in the final at Birmingham and added another feather in their cap.

Brief Scores :-

India 129/7 in 20 overs (V Kohli 43, R Jadeja 33*, R Bopara 3/20) beat England 124/8 in 20 overs (E Morgan 33, R Ashwin 2/15, R Jadeja 2/24, I Sharma 2/36) by 5 runs.

Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja for his game-changing all-round performance of 33* and 2/24.

Golden Ball: Ravindra Jadeja for his 12 wickets.

Golden Bat: Shikhar Dhawan for his 363 runs.

Marburg to host the lone Challenger event this week!

By Tennis World

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) will field only one Challenger tournament this week as most of the players are preparing for the prestigious Wimbledon Championships 2013, which gets underway on Monday.

Called as the Marburg Open 2013, the red clay tournament will be played from June 24-30 in Marburg, Germany. The tournament offers €30,000 to its participants.

Veteran Spanish Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo spearheads the 32-member draw of the men's singles category. The 35-year-old, who has had the career-high rank of #50, will square-off against Argentine Renzo Olivo in the first round.

World #137 Sebastian Diego Schwartzman of Argentina has been seeded second and will face a qualifier in the opening round.

Paul Capdeville, who has been seeded third for the tournament, will open his campaign against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

Fourth-seeded German Simon Gruel, is scheduled to meet a qualifier, for a place in the last-16 stage.

Fifth-seed Frenchman Josselin Ouanna, currently ranked #162 in the world rankings, will charge up against Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina in the opener.

The other seeds include - [6] Jesse Huta Galung, [7] Andrej Martin and [8] Andrey Golubev.

The winner of this tournament will be rewarded with 80 ATP ranking points and €4300 while the runner-up earns 48 ATP ranking points along with €2500.

Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta start the Wimbledon Championships as favourites!

By Tennis World

The Ladies Doubles draws for the Wimbledon Championships 2013 have been declared. 64 teams would be seen competing for the title in this category.

Ladies Doubles draws for SW19:

Sara Errani (ITA) [1]
Roberta Vinci (ITA) [1]

Anne Keothavong (GBR)
Johanna Konta (GBR) 

Annika Beck (GER)
Irina Buryachok (UKR)

Natalie Grandin (RSA)
Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE) 

Nicola Slater (GBR)
Lisa Whybourn (GBR)

Alize Cornet (FRA)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Janette Husarova (SVK)

Julia Goerges (GER) [16]
B.Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) [16]

A.Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [9]
Lucie Safarova (CZE) [9]

Shuko Aoyama (JPN)
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 

Raluca Olaru (ROU)
Olga Savchuk (UKR)

Timea Babos (HUN)
Mandy Minella (LUX) 

Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Andrea Petkovic (GER)

Samantha Murray (GBR)
Jade Windley (GBR) 

Renata Voracova (CZE)
Klara Zakopalova (CZE)

Liezel Huber (USA) [6]
Sania Mirza (IND) [6]

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [4]
Elena Vesnina (RUS) [4]

Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
M.Torro-Flor (ESP) 

Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
ARANTXA Parra Santonja (ESP)

Christina McHale (USA)
Tamira Paszek (AUT)

Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Ayumi Morita (JPN)

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 

Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) [15]
A.Medina Garrigues (ESP) [15]

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [10]
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) [10]

Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
Johanna Larsson (SWE) 

Darija Jurak (CRO)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)

Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Alicja Rosolska (POL) 

Simona Halep (ROU)
Anna Tatishvili (GEO)

Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA)
Eva Hrdinova (CZE) 

Vera Dushevina (RUS)
Alexandra Panova (RUS)

Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [8]
Shuai Peng (CHN) [8]

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Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) [7]
Kveta Peschke (CZE) [7]

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
Monica Niculescu (ROU) 

Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Lisa Raymond (USA)
Laura Robson (GBR) 

Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
Monica Puig (PUR)

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Petra Martic (CRO) 

Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH)
Heather Watson (GBR)

Cara Black (ZIM) [11]
Marina Erakovic (NZL) [11]

Vania King (USA) [13]
Jie Zheng (CHN) [13]

Vesna Dolonc (SRB)
Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 

Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

Madison Keys (USA)
Melanie Oudin (USA) 

Eva Birnerova (CZE)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI)

Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
Saisai Zheng (CHN) 

Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

Nadia Petrova (RUS) [3]
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [3]

Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) [5]
Abigail Spears (USA) [5]

Shahar Peer (ISR)
Zi Yan (CHN) 

Sandra Klemenschits (AUT)
Romina Oprandi (SUI)

Catalina Castano (COL)
Katalin Marosi (HUN) 

Mona Barthel (GER)
Liga Dekmeijere (LAT)

Megan Moulton-Levy (USA)
Shuai Zhang (CHN) 

Valeria Solovyeva (RUS)
Maryna Zanevska (UKR)

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) [12]
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) [12]

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) [14]
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [14]

Maria Irigoyen (ARG)
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 

Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

Tara Moore (GBR)
Melanie South (GBR) 

Jana Cepelova (SVK)
Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)

Irina Falconi (USA)
Tatjana Maria (GER) 

Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)

Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) [2]
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) [2]

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci are certainly the best pair right now. However, it would be interesting to see who takes the cake away!         

Gentlemen´s Doubles: Bryan brothers to play Brazilian duo in the SW19 opener!

By Tennis World

Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have got the top billing for the Wimbledon Championships 2013, in Gentlemen's Doubles division. The American duo takes on Marcelo Demoliner and  Andre Sa in the first round.

Gentlemen's Doubles draws:

Bob Bryan (USA) [1]
Mike Bryan (USA) [1]

Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)
Andre Sa (BRA)

David Marrero (ESP)
Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Jamie Baker (GBR)
Kyle Edmund (GBR)

          

Denis Kudla (USA)

Tim Smyczek (USA)

Andre Begemann (GER)
Martin Emmrich (GER)

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)

Treat Huey (PHI) [16]
Dominic Inglot (GBR) [16]

Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) [10]
Scott Lipsky (USA) [10]


Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
Benoit Paire (FRA)

Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
Rajeev Ram (USA)

Jesse Levine (CAN)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

Purav Raja (IND)
Divij Sharan (IND)

Nicholas Monroe (USA)
Simon Stadler (GER)

Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Albert Ramos (ESP)

Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) [8]
Julian Knowle (AUT) [8]

Alexander Peya (AUT) [3]
Bruno Soares (BRA) [3]

Eric Butorac (USA)
Andy Ram (ISR)

Paul Hanley (AUS)
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)

Philipp Marx (GER)
Florin Mergea (ROU)

Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Potito Starace (ITA)

Daniel Brands (GER)
Lukas Rosol (CZE)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

Rohan Bopanna (IND) [14]
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [14]

Colin Fleming (GBR) [9]
Jonathan Marray (GBR) [9]

Martin Klizan (SVK)
Igor Zelenay (SVK)

Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

Frantisek Cermak (CZE)
Michal Mertinak (SVK)

Robin Haase (NED)
Igor Sijsling (NED)

Eduardo Schwank (ARG)
Horacio Zeballos (ARG)

Mikhail Elgin (RUS)
Denis Istomin (UZB)

Robert Lindstedt (SWE) [6]
Daniel Nestor (CAN) [6]

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Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) [5]
Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) [5]

Dustin Brown (GER)
Rameez Junaid (AUS)

Xavier Malisse (BEL)
Ken Skupski (GBR)

Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN)

Bernard Tomic (AUS)
Viktor Troicki (SRB)

Lukas Lacko (SVK)
Filip Polasek (SVK)

Julien Benneteau (FRA) [11]
Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) [11]

Lukasz Kubot (POL) [15]
Marcin Matkowski (POL) [15]

Johan Brunstrom (SWE)
Raven Klaasen (RSA)

David Rice (GBR)
Sean Thornley (GBR)

Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
Frank Moser (GER)

Jamie Delgado (GBR)
Matthew Ebden (AUS)

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Mark Knowles (BAH)

Daniele Bracciali (ITA)
Jonathan Erlich (ISR)

Leander Paes (IND) [4]
Radek Stepanek (CZE) [4]

Max Mirnyi (BLR) [7]
Horia Tecau (ROU) [7]

Dominik Meffert (GER)
Philipp Oswald (AUT)

Samuel Groth (AUS)
Chris Guccione (AUS)

Steve Johnson (USA)
Andreas Siljestrom (SWE)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

Tomasz Bednarek (POL)
Mateusz Kowalczyk (POL)

Santiago Giraldo (COL)
Michael Russell (USA)

Ivan Dodig (CRO) [12]
Marcelo Melo (BRA) [12]

Michael Llodra (FRA) [13]
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) [13]

Jan Hajek (CZE)

Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)

James Blake (USA)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

Aljaz Bedene (SLO)
Grega Zemlja (SLO)

Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)
Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)
Robert Farah (COL)

Marcel Granollers (ESP) [2]
Marc Lopez (ESP) [2]             

Jamie Murray (GBR)
John Peers (AUS)   

Looking at the present form, Bryan's are going as clear favourites though they could face tough resistance from Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares, Marc Lopez / Marcel Granollers and even Leander Paes / Radek Stepanek. 

Federer-Nadal on verge of quarterfinals collision!

By Tennis World

The 'much-awaited' Wimbledon draws are out!

Top seed Novak Djokovic has been projected to meet Tomas Berdych in the quarters while David Ferrer might play Juan Martin Del Potro in the last-8.

Federer has been potentially scheduled to play Nadal whereas Andy Murray might meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

Here are the full draws of Gentlemen's Singles category:

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1]          
Florian Mayer (GER)        

Bobby Reynolds (USA)          
Steve Johnson (USA)

Blaz Kavcic (SLO)          
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
         
Ryan Harrison (USA)        
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) [28]

Gilles Simon (FRA) [19]          
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
         
Ricardas Berankis (LTU)          
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

Wayne Odesnik (USA)          
Jimmy Wang (TPE)
       
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)          
Tommy Haas (GER) [13]

Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9]          
Marcel Granollers (ESP)
         
Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)          
Go Soeda (JPN)

James Blake (USA)          
Thiemo De Bakker (NED)
       
Bernard Tomic (AUS)          
Sam Querrey (USA) [21]

Kevin Anderson (RSA) [27]          
Olivier Rochus (BEL)
       
Philipp Petzschner (GER)        
Michal Przysiezny (POL)

Daniel Brands (GER)          
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
         
Martin Klizan (SVK)          
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [7]

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David Ferrer (ESP) [4]          
Martin Alund (ARG)
       
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)          
Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

Horacio Zeballos (ARG)          
Santiago Giraldo (COL)
         
Gastao Elias (POR)          
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [26]

Milos Raonic (CAN) [17]          
Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
         
Alex Kuznetsov (USA)          
Igor Sijsling (NED)

James Duckworth (AUS)          
Denis Kudla (USA)
       
Ivan Dodig (CRO)          
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [16]

Kei Nishikori (JPN) [12]          
Matthew Ebden (AUS)
       
Leonardo Mayer (ARG)          
Aljaz Bedene (SLO)

Michael Llodra (FRA)          
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
         
Denis Istomin (UZB)          
Andreas Seppi (ITA) [23]

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [29]          
Simone Bolelli (ITA)
       
Grega Zemlja (SLO)          
Michael Russell (USA)

Guido Pella (ARG)          
Jesse Levine (CAN)
     
Albert Ramos (ESP)          
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) [8]

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Rafael Nadal (ESP) [5]          
Steve Darcis (BEL)
         
Lukasz Kubot (POL)          
Igor Andreev (RUS)

Stephane Robert (FRA)          
Alejandro Falla (COL)
       
Adrian Ungur (ROU)          
Benoit Paire (FRA) [25]

John Isner (USA) [18]          
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)
         
Pablo Andujar (ESP)          
Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Dustin Brown (GER)          
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
       
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)          
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [11]

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [15]          
Jurgen Zopp (EST)
         
Marinko Matosevic (AUS)          
Guillaume Rufin (FRA)

Radek Stepanek (CZE)          
Matt Reid (AUS)
         
Kyle Edmund (GBR)          
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [24]

Fabio Fognini (ITA) [30]          
Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
       
Julian Reister (GER)          
Lukas Rosol (CZE)

Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)          
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
         
Victor Hanescu (ROU)          
Roger Federer (SUI) [3]

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6]          
David Goffin (BEL)
         
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)          
Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP)          
Xavier Malisse (BEL)
       
Tobias Kamke (GER)          
Julien Benneteau (FRA) [31]

Juan Monaco (ARG) [22]          
Bastian Knittel (GER)
         
Lukas Lacko (SVK)          
Rajeev Ram (USA)

Kenny De Schepper (FRA)          
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)
         
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)          
Marin Cilic (CRO) [10]

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) [14]          
Viktor Troicki (SRB)
       
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)          
Albert Montanes (ESP)

Marc Gicquel (FRA)          
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
       
Robin Haase (NED)          
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [20]

Tommy Robredo (ESP) [32]          
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)
         
Nicolas Mahut (FRA)          
Jan Hajek (CZE)

James Ward (GBR)          
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
     
Benjamin Becker (GER)          
Andy Murray (GBR) [2]

Remember, Roger Federer is the defending champion and has to defend 2000 points.

The matches will kick-off from 24th July on the traditional grass-courts of All-England.

Wimbledon Players Party!

The likes of Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic were seen sizzling at the Wimbledon players party held late night on Thursday.
The main draws of the SW19 will be revealed today!!

"We feel proud to represent India in Grand Slams" - Divij & Purav!

Purav Raja and Divij Sharan have made it into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championship and feel proud to represent the nation in majors.
"It was a great experience playing for Indian at the Davis cup ties for the both of us and it will be as special a feeling to be representing India at Wimbledon. It's always been my most favourite Slam so I am really happy to be making a break through here," Divij told PTI from London.
"Well, I think our mixture of game styles gel well together and make it difficult for our opponents to come up with set patterns to beat us. We also have now figured out a few separate plans based on our strengths from the net to beat top pairs. We are working and practicing together and we get along very well off court too," Raja said.

John McEnroe backs Nadal to be seeded #4 for the Wimbledon Championship!

2013 Roland Garros Champion Rafael Nadal dropped a place to #5 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings a few weeks back despite of successfully defending the title at the French Open. This has led to his #5 seeding for this years SW19 which decides the seeding purely on the basis of rankings and the performance of the player on the grass surface. 

"In my opinion there is no doubt he should be in the top four," said McEnroe to the ESPN via conference call.

“I don’t think anyone would be put out, whatsoever. Wimbledon is the only one of the four majors that can change the seedings. I don’t know how they do it exactly, apparently there’s some kind of formula, but clearly he should be one of the top four seeds in my book." 

"If he ran into Ferrer in the quarter-finals it would be the same old, same old because Ferrer is used to running into one of the big four in the last eight. But if Nadal played Djokovic in the quarters, or possibly Murray or Federer, that would be a big difference, and absolutely wrong for that to happen, in my opinion," he further added.

The main draws will be out on Friday!

Marion Bartoli pulls out of Eastbourne due to injury!

28-year-old Marion Bartoli has withdrawn from the Aegon International 2013, an WTA Premier event, currently underway in Eastbourne, Great Britain, due to viral illness.

Bartoli, who defeated Italian Flavia Pennetta, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round, gave walkover to second seed Li Na of China in the second round.

“I’m really disappointed to have to withdraw, since it’s so nice here and I have always done well at this tournament," she said in a statement.

She added, “I have a virus and a fever and am really feeling terrible. I started feeling this way on Monday but it has gotten worse.

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“I’m hoping to be back on the court after a few days of rest to get ready for Wimbledon,” concluded Marion Bartoli, who has got the 15th seed for the Wimbledon Championship 2013. 

[Tennis World]

John McEnroe and Chris Evert pick Novak Djokovic as their favourite for the SW19 Championship!

Novak Djokovic has done enough in the past few years to prove his capability. The world #1 has beaten all the top players regularly on the tour and the major slams as well.

But, after being edged out by the 'King of Clay' Rafael Nadal in a thrilling 5-setter encounter in the semifinals of the Roland Garros, the question arises - Will Djokovic win the SW19 this year?

Djokovic has been in his prime form this year, winning the Australian Open 2013.

However, Rafael Nadal, who came back from a long break due to a knee-injury, brushed aside his Serbian counterpart and eventually went on to take the title at Roland Garros.

7-time Wimbledon Champion and the Defending Champion here - Roger Federer will also look to stun his critics by claiming the Championship on his favourite surface.

Andy Murray has also been impressive on the grass. The Brit reached the finals of the Wimbledon last year where he lost to Federer, but came back strong to clinch the gold-medal at the London Olympics 2013 with a sweet revenge over the Swiss ace.

Tennis greats like John McEnroe and Chris Evert have chosen Djokovic as their man!

"I think it is a tougher call to see who the favourite would be. I would pick Djokovic first and Murray second," McEnroe quoted in a conference call with the ESPN reporters.

"I think Murray will be hungrier not playing the French, maybe a little fresher, then Roger, because he still has such a great game for grass. It's tough to win it back-to-back at his age. Rafa having come back so great... maybe I'm wrong, because I thought he would be a little tired. That would be the order if I had to pick 1 to 4," he added.

Chris Evert said, "Djokovic comes to mind only because I think the disappointment at the French Open. I have a sneaking suspicion that Federer has put all his eggs in one basket and he's gunning for Wimbledon. It's the only Grand Slam that he really has a legitimate chance at. I don't mean that against him, it's just that the competition is so good."

The main round of the Championships kicks-off on 24th June!

[Tennis World]

Confident Bryan´s eye success at Wimbledon Championship!

The seeds for the Gentlemen's Doubles are out with the Bryan's leading the chart.  

Here's are 16 teams for the Wimbledon Championship 2013:

1. BRYAN, Bob (USA) & BRYAN, Mike (USA) [1]

2. GRANOLLERS, Marcel (ESP) & LOPEZ, Marc (ESP) [2]

3. PEYA, Alexander (AUT) & SOARES, Bruno (BRA) [3]

4. PAES, Leander (IND) & STEPANEK, Radek (CZE) [4]

5. QURESHI, Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK) & ROJER, Jean-Julien (NED) [5]

6. LINDSTEDT, Robert (SWE) & NESTOR, Daniel (CAN) [6]

7. MIRNYI, Max (BLR) & TECAU, Horia (ROU) [7]

8. BHUPATHI, Mahesh (IND) & KNOWLE, Julian (AUT) [8]

9. FLEMING, Colin (GBR) & MARRAY, Jonathan (GBR) [9]

10. GONZALEZ, Santiago (MEX) & LIPSKY, Scott (USA) [10]

11. BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA) & ZIMONJIC, Nenad (SRB) [11]

12. DODIG, Ivan (CRO) & MELO, Marcelo (BRA) [12]

13. LLODRA, Michael (FRA) & MAHUT, Nicolas (FRA) [13]

14. BOPANNA, Rohan (IND) & ROGER-VASSELIN, Edouard (FRA) [14]

15. KUBOT, Lukasz (POL) & MATKOWSKI, Marcin (POL) [15]

16. HUEY, Treat (PHI) & INGLOT, Dominic (GBR) [16]

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Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci top seeds in doubles for the Wimbledon Championship 2013!

The 16 seeded teams for the Ladies Doubles division have been revealed. Again, the seeds have been purely decided on the basis of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings and the duty of the players on grass.

Here's the full list of the seedings:

1. ERRANI, Sara (ITA) & VINCI, Roberta (ITA) [1]

2. HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) & HRADECKA, Lucie (CZE) [2]

3. PETROVA, Nadia (RUS) & SREBOTNIK, Katarina (SLO) [3]

4. MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) & VESNINA, Elena (RUS) [4]

5. KOPS-JONES, Raquel (USA) & SPEARS, Abigail (USA) [5]

6. HUBER, Liezel (USA) & MIRZA, Sania (IND) [6]

7. GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena (GER) & PESCHKE, Kveta (CZE) [7]

8. HSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) & PENG, Shuai (CHN) [8]

9. PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) & SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) [9]

10. MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA) & VOSKOBOEVA, Galina (KAZ) [10]

11. BLACK, Cara (ZIM) & ERAKOVIC, Marina (NZL) [11]

12. BARTY, Ashleigh (AUS) & DELLACQUA, Casey (AUS) [12]

13. KING, Vania (USA) & ZHENG, Jie (CHN) [13]

14. HANTUCHOVA, Daniela (SVK) & KIRILENKO, Maria (RUS) [14]

15. CHAN, Hao-Ching (TPE) & MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel (ESP) [15]

16 GOERGES, Julia (GER) & ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) [16]

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'Super' Saina storms into quarterfinals of Indonesia Open

Defending Champion Saina Nehwal made short work of Sayaka Takashahi of Japan 21-13, 21-19 to sail into the quarterfinals of the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series 2013 in Jakarta.

The world #2 , who has not been in her prime form, carrying a win/loss record of 15/6 this season, showed signs of a good comeback.

The Japanese took early possession by opening up a 5-2 lead in the first set. However, Saina Nehwal, seeded second, produced some brilliant smashes all around to overtake her opponent 9-6. The lead was maintained throughout and Saina eventually went on to grab the first set 21-13.

In the second set, again, Takashahi, who has an impressive career win/loss record of 61/20, bought in some tricky shots and took a 11-9 lead halfway down the set. But again, the Hyderabadi played her heart out by covering the lead at 19-19. After the horns being locked up in the thrilling second set, Saina produced phenomenon drop shots and made her opponent run here and there like a hungry chicken and clinched the second set 21-19.

A huge win for Saina today which will certainly boost her morale ahead of the quarterfinals tie. Moreover, the exit of dangerous Chinese duo of Wang Shixian and Wang Yihan has brightened up her chances of winning the title.

India storm into semifinals of the Champions Trophy 2013!

Shikhar Dhawan smashed his second ODI century and Ravindra Jadeja claimed 5 wickets as India completed a comprehensive eight-wicket win with 65 balls to spare against the West Indies in a group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval here on Tuesday
After grabbing 5 wickets, Jadeja quoted saying, " I think the wicket was a bit slow, so if you bowl slow, you will get turn. But I was just trying to bowl slow in the air, and, yes, I was getting turn. I just kept a straight line.”
Brief scores: West Indies 233/9 in 50 overs (J Charles 60, D Sammy 56*, R Jadeja 5/36, B Kumar 1/32) lost to India 236/2 in 39.1 overs (S Dhawan 102*, R Sharma 52, D Karthik 51*, S Narine 2/49) by eight wickets.