2007 Wimbledon Championships

July 2020 January 2015 2007 Wimbledon Championships 25 June – 8 July 121st Grand Slam (ITF) 128S / 64D / 48XD £11,282,710 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 444,810 SUI Roger Federer USA Venus Williams FRA Arnaud Clément / FRA Michaël Llodra ZIM Cara Black / RSA Liezel Huber GBR Jamie Murray / SRB 2004 Jelena Janković USA Donald Young POL Urszula Radwańska PAR Daniel Lopez / ITA Matteo Trevisan RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / POL Urszula Radwańska NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis CZE Jana Novotná / CZE Helena Suková GBR Jeremy Bates / SWE Anders Järryd NED Robin Ammerlaan / NED Ronald Vink thumb|right|A roofless Centre Court in the early stages of redevelopment. The 2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was the 121st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2007. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof. The Wimbledon Championships adopted Hawk-Eye technology for the first time on Centre Court and Court 1. The Cyclops system was still used on other courts.Hawkeye gets green light https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2313947/HawkEye-gets-green-light-for-Wimbledon.html The Daily Telegraph 23 September 2015 The Gentlemen's final was won by Roger Federer for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in the Open Era by Björn Borg. It was the third longest men's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes. Venus Williams claimed the Ladies' title by defeating Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, a surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the time Justine Henin. For the first time in twenty years, the Championships saw a home player win a senior title as Jamie Murray won the mixed doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković. Point and prize money distribution Point distribution Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament. Senior points Event W Winner F Finalist SF Semi-finalist QF Quarter-finalist Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Qualifier Q3 Third qualifying round Q2 Second qualifying round Q1 First qualifying roundMen's singles10007004502501507535512840Men's doubles000Women's singles14090602 Women's doubles000 Prize distribution On 24 April 2007, Wimbledon announced that the prize money would increase to £700,000 (US$1.4 million) for men and women singles champions. The total prize fund would be £11,282,710 (US$22,565,420), the highest any tennis tournament has ever offered.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128 Singles£700,000£350,000 Doubles*£222,900£111,440 Mixed doubles*£90,000£45,000 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles SUI Roger Federer defeated ESP Rafael Nadal, 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 Federer won his fifth consecutive title, equalling the modern-era record set by Björn Borg. It was also the first time that Federer had played five sets in the final of a Grand Slam. Women's singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Venus Williams defeated FRA Marion Bartoli, 6–4, 6–1 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 The final was fought between the two lowest seeds ever to appear in a Wimbledon final, with Williams starting the tournament as the no. 23 seed and Bartoli as the no. 18 seed. Men's doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles FRA Arnaud Clément / FRA Michaël Llodra defeated USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 It was Clément's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. It was Llodra's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at Wimbledon. Women's doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles ZIM Cara Black / RSA Liezel Huber defeated SLO Katarina Srebotnik / JPN Ai Sugiyama, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/ladiesdoubles.html Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 It was Black's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd at Wimbledon. It was Huber's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd at Wimbledon. Mixed doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles GBR Jamie Murray / SRB 2004 Jelena Janković defeated SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Alicia Molik, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/mixeddoubles.html Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 This marked the first grand slam win of both Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković. Juniors Boys' singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles USA Donald Young defeated BLR 1995 Vladimir Ignatic, 7–5, 6–1 Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/boyssingles.html Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles POL Urszula Radwańska defeated USA Madison Brengle, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/girlssingles.html Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 Boys' doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles PAR Daniel Alejandro López / ITA Matteo Trevisan defeated CZE Roman Jebavý / SVK Martin Kližan, 7–6(5), 4–6, [10–8] Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/boysdoubles.html Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 Girls' doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / POL Urszula Radwańska defeated JPN Misaki Doi / JPN Kurumi Nara, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/champions/girlsdoubles.html Wimbledon Championships 12 June 2018 Other events Gentlemen's invitation doubles NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis defeated GBR Mark Petchey / GBR Chris Wilkinson, 6–2, 6–2 Ladies' invitation doubles CZE Jana Novotná / CZE Helena Suková defeated RSA Ilana Kloss / USA Rosalyn Nideffer, 6–3, 6–3 Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles GBR Jeremy Bates / SWE Anders Järryd defeated USA Kevin Curren / USA Johan Kriek, 6–3, 6–3 Wheelchair men's doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles NED Robin Ammerlaan / NED Ronald Vink defeated JPN Shingo Kunieda / JPN Satoshi Saida, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 Tournament timeline Day Comments 1 Roger Federer and Justine Henin were some of the victors on Day 1. Rain however prevented most play. 2 Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova won their matches, as well as Rafael Nadal, and Tim Henman, who fought very hard and won. 3 Not many matches were completed but among the winners on Day 3 were Andy Roddick, Justine Henin, Fernando González, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Richard Gasquet and Martina Hingis. Doubles were scheduled to start on Day 3 but rain stopped most play. This also postponed Tim Henman's match versus Feliciano López. The only doubles match completed was the match in the gentlemen's doubles tournament when the 13 seeds Jaroslav Levinský and David Škoch from the Czech Republic won out on Court 15. 4 Katie O'Brien and Tim Henman were knocked out by Michaëlla Krajicek and Feliciano López respectively. All the high seeds won today, winners include Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Venus Williams, Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko, Daniela Hantuchová, James Blake, Novak Djokovic, Amélie Mauresmo and Marcos Baghdatis. For Britain, Jamie Murray and his American partner Eric Butorac won through their first round match of gentlemen's doubles. One surprise on Day 4 was that Juan Ignacio Chela was knocked out by Frenchman Édouard Roger-Vasselin. 5 Juan Carlos Ferrero beat James Blake. A shock upset by Janko Tipsarević sent seeded Fernando González out of the tournament in five sets. Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and Roger Federer easily won their matches as well. There was also doubles play. 6 Only three matches were completed. Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova advanced to fourth round, James Auckland with Claire Curran won their match in first round of mixed doubles. MSMiddle Sunday 7 After a Middle Sunday that was dominated by clear skies, the rain caused disruptions again as play resumed, sporadically. Tommy Haas withdrew from the tournament, leaving Roger Federer with a bye to the Quarter Finals. French Open finalists Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic both progressed. The Williams sisters also came through, with Serena battling through cramp to win a three-set thriller. 8 Despite almost unceasing rain, Nicole Vaidišová upset Amélie Mauresmo (the defending champion) 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 to create a quarterfinal with Ana Ivanovic. The match between Rafael Nadal and Robin Söderling failed to reach a conclusion, as play was delayed by rain and forced into a fourth day. 9 The highly anticipated match between Serena Williams and Justine Henin was fought out, with Henin victorious in three sets. Venus Williams brushed aside the number 2 seed Maria Sharapova; and Marion Bartoli, a surprise package, also progressed to the semifinals. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic won their third round matches, which had both been forced into five days of play. Andy Roddick and Richard Gasquet also reached the fourth round. 10 Rain prevented play in the afternoon and evening. Rafael Nadal came back from 2–0 to win against Mikhail Youzhny; setting up a clash with Tomáš Berdych. The "previous" that he and Nadal have refers to a match at the Madrid Masters, where Berdych defeated Nadal and began hushing the crowd. Marcos Baghdatis and Novak Djokovic also set up a quarterfinal tie. Roger Federer returned to court against Juan Carlos Ferrero, but did not have enough time to complete a set. Venus Williams sent another top-seeded Russian packing, Svetlana Kuznetsova; she will meet Ana Ivanovic in the semifinal, who won an epic match against Nicole Vaidišová. 11 Marion Bartoli produced the biggest upset of the tournament by defeating world number 1 and favourite Justine Henin. She faces Venus Williams in the final, who defeated Ana Ivanovic with cool efficiency. Novak Djokovic contested another gruelling match, winning in five sets against Marcos Baghdatis. Roger Federer came through, not unscathed though, as he lost his first set of the tournament. Richard Gasquet awaits him, after shocking Andy Roddick in a shocking comeback from two-sets-to-love down. 12 The gruelling schedule of the tournament took its toll on the competitors in the men's semi-final matches. Richard Gasquet pushed Roger Federer in the first set, but the world number one eventually prevailed 7–5, 6–3, 6–4. Novak Djokovic managed to take the first set off Rafael Nadal in the other semi-final match, but an array of injury problems forced him to retire at 6–3, 1–6, 1–4 down, leaving Nadal to progress to the final. In the ladies final, Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title over Marion Bartoli 6–4, 6–1. Venus used hard serves and hard groundstrokes to keep Bartoli at bay. In the award ceremony Bartoli said Venus Williams was unbeatable on grass. 13 Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were meeting again in this year's Wimbledon final after the clash in the previous year. The match was 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–4 when Nadal had a problem with his right knee. After treatment, he returned in the match to wrap the set 2–6 to force the match to the fifth set; Federer won the set 6–2 and with it, the match, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2. Roger won the Wimbledon title for the fifth time and he equaled the record of Björn Borg. Notable stories Comebacks Martina Hingis had to save two match points against British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Day 1, almost repeating her first-round exit from the 2001 championships. Hingis eventually went on to win the match 6–7, 7–5, 6–0. Kate Battersby Hingis Survives Scare From Brit http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-25/200706251182784033156.html Wimbledon 25 June 2007 3 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070628103845/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-25/200706251182784033156.html 28 June 2007 dead Janko Tipsarević beat Fernando González 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 to advance to the fourth round. Tipsarević was ranked 64 and González was seeded 5 but ranked 6, and saved a match point over González. Tim Westmacott Tipsy Pierces Public Consciousness http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-30/200706301183202449843.html Wimbledon 30 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703044742/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-30/200706301183202449843.html 3 July 2007 deadHenry Wacke Fifth Seed Gonzalez Crashes Out http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-29/200706291183109996906.html Wimbledon 29 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070701200704/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-29/200706291183109996906.html 1 July 2007 deadJ. Tipsarevic – 29 June http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-29/200706291183139933437.html Wimbledon 29 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070701200535/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-29/200706291183139933437.html 1 July 2007 dead Tim Henman defeated Carlos Moyá in round 1 after going down two sets to one in a match that lasted two days with a 5th set scoreline of 13–11. Henman failed to convert 6 match points before capitalizing from a double fault by Moya on the 7th match point.Barry Newcombe Henman Aims to Build on Victory http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-26/200706261182873462015.html Wimbledon 26 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070629185142/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-26/200706261182873462015.html 29 June 2007 deadC. Moya – 26 June http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-26/200706261182874688421.html Wimbledon 26 June 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070701012556/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-26/200706261182874688421.html 1 July 2007 dead Juan Carlos Ferrero also came back, this time from two sets to none down in a match suspended for 2 days, 7–5 in the 5th set against Jan Hájek. Nikolay Davydenko made a remarkable comeback against Chris Guccione in round 2, losing the first 2 sets before winning 3–6, 5–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2. It was a special comeback because Davydenko, who had a previous horrific record on grass, made it into round 3 of Wimbledon for the first time.Adam Lincoln Davydenko Survives Aussie Scare http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-28/200706281183057638203.html Wimbledon 28 June 2007 2 July 2007 October 2010 H3llBot Serena Williams made an unbelievable comeback against Daniela Hantuchová in the fourth round. Williams cramped in the second set at 5–5, 30–15 with Hantuchová serving. She was treated and played to a tiebreak when a rain delay halted play for almost 2 hours. Both players came back and finished the tiebreak, which Hantuchová won. Then in the third set, Williams started off slow but powered to a 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 win to advance to the quarterfinals against Justine Henin.Drew Lilley 2 July: Review of the Day http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183406922968.html Wimbledon 2 June 2007 2 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070705054249/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183406922968.html 5 July 2007 dead Venus Williams was almost knocked out by Alla Kudryavtseva in her first round match, when she won 2–6, 6–3, 7–5. She was down a set and possible break points before finally winning her match in three sets.Henry Wancke Venus Fights Back to Win http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-26/200706261182875449843.html Wimbledon 26 June 2007 26 June 2007October 2010 H3llBot Venus Williams came back from one set all to win a match tightly against Akiko Morigami 6–2, 3–6, 7–5. Morigami had been a game away from victory, but Venus was able to take control and dismiss Morigami.Henry Wancke Take That! Venus is Sure of success http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183388858750.html Wimbledon 2 July 2007 2 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070704103051/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183388858750.html 4 July 2007 dead Nicole Vaidišová knocked out defending champion Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal. After narrowly winning a first set tie-break and losing the second set to the title holder, Vaidišová came back to win 6–1 in the third set.Ronald Atkin Defending Champion Mauresmo Out http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-07-03/200707031183455854218.html Wimbledon 3 July 2007 3 July 2007 October 2010 H3llBot Marion Bartoli beat world number one Justine Henin in the women's singles semi-final after losing the first set 6–1 and being a break down in the second. She won the final set 6–1.Ronald Atkin Bartoli Bundles Out Henin in Semi http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-07-06/200707061183745884312.html Wimbledon 6 July 2007 8 July 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070708200109/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-07-06/200707061183745884312.html 8 July 2007 Ai Sugiyama and Katarina Srebotnik beat the top seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 after being down 6–1, 3–0 in the ladies' doubles semifinal. This was Srebotnik's first Wimbledon final and Sugiyama's fifth. Ana Ivanovic defeated Nicole Vaidišová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 having been down a break in the second set and saving three match points at 3–5 down in the third set. Day-by-day summaries Day 1 Many matches were cancelled by rain, an ominous precursor to the entire tournament. Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin managed to defeat their opponents easily. Philipp Kohlschreiber became the first seeded player to exit the tournament. Seeded players Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder were pushed by their opponents, each playing 3 sets with Hingis saving 2 match points. Serena Williams, Marion Bartoli and Shahar Pe'er won their games simply. Seeded players out: Philipp Kohlschreiber Day 2 Daniela Hantuchová easily dispatched Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Favourites such as Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova, Amélie Mauresmo, Novak Djokovic, James Blake and Rafael Nadal won their matches with ease. However, Venus Williams was almost knocked out by Alla Kudryavtseva, when she won 2–6, 6–3, 7–5. Seeded players out: Dominik Hrbatý, Carlos Moyá, Filippo Volandri, Juan Mónaco and Olga Puchkova Day 3 Andy Roddick and Richard Gasquet advanced towards third round, true to expectations. Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams also beat their opponents with little difficulty. Lucky loser Alizé Cornet defeated ranked number 42 Maria Kirilenko. Unfortunately the evening matches were delayed due to the rain. Seeded players out: Samantha Stosur, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Sybille Bammer Day 4 Dinara Safina became today's highest-ranked woman to lose, while Tommy Robredo the highest-ranked man to lose on day 4. However, other seeded players like Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva, Roger Federer and Marat Safin have done their jobs well and advanced towards third round. Also, Serena and Venus Williams returned to their doubles competitions by beating Anne Keothavong and Claire Curran in the first round. Seeded players out: Tatiana Golovin, Francesca Schiavone, Tathiana Garbin, Martina Müller, Dinara Safina, Juan Ignacio Chela, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo and Agustín Calleri Doubles seeds out: Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen, Yves Allegro / Jim Thomas; Vania King / Jelena Kostanić Tošić Day 5 The players who began their games at 11 o'clock were delayed by rain, but it did not affect Justine Henin, Jelena Janković and Patty Schnyder who all hastily completed their matches. Anna Chakvetadze is the highest-ranked woman to lose so far, while Fernando González became the highest-seeded man to lose so far. Seeded players out: Alona Bondarenko, Lucie Šafářová, Anna Chakvetadze, Shahar Pe'er, Martina Hingis, Katarina Srebotnik, Fernando González, Ivan Ljubičić, Dmitry Tursunov, James Blake and Marat Safin Doubles seeds out: Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle, Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi, Ashley Fisher / Tripp Phillips, Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram; Dinara Safina / Roberta Vinci, Maria Elena Camerin / Gisela Dulko, Vera Dushevina / Tatiana Perebiynis, Tathiana Garbin / Paola Suárez Day 6 The tournament suffered massive rain disruptions, with Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova being the only singles players to complete (and win) their matches. The afternoon matches were also delayed by rain. Fans on Centre and Court 2 received full refunds; because they saw less than an hour of play, with Mauresmo's win lasting 57 minutes. Seeded players out: Mara Santangelo and Ai Sugiyama Middle Sunday Seeded player out: Tommy Haas (injury) Day 7 There was a little bit of rain and a few surprises too. Although there was more rain, Justine Henin found time to advance to the quarterfinals, while Elena Dementieva surprised everyone by losing to an unseeded Tamira Paszek. Agnieszka Radwańska, after sending seeded Martina Müller out in the second round a few days earlier, couldn't do the same thing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. In a highly intense match, Serena Williams cramped against Daniela Hantuchová late in a second set. Serena battled the injury, losing the second set tie-break but winning after a rain delay. Seeded players out: Patty Schnyder, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchová, David Nalbandian and Jarkko Nieminen Doubles seeds out: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, Martín García / Sebastián Prieto Day 8 Most of the women's 4th round matches were delayed by rain, however, some matches were completed; Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Tamira Paszek's dazzling run; 3rd seed and in-form Serb Jelena Janković was defeated by Marion Bartoli; and 2006 champion and 4th seed Amélie Mauresmo fell to Nicole Vaidišová. Seeded players out: Amélie Mauresmo, Nadia Petrova, Jelena Janković and Guillermo Cañas Day 9 Rafael Nadal finally won his match against Robin Söderling, which had lasted since Saturday. Other winners today included Novak Djokovic, who advanced into 4th round and Andy Roddick, who is already in the quarterfinals. Richard Gasquet won his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Maria Sharapova lost to Venus Williams in straight sets 6–1, 6–3 in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. Justine Henin and Marion Bartoli became the first female semifinalists. The second round doubles match between Brazilians André Sá and Marcelo Melo against Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett set two Wimbledon records; the most games played in a match (102) and the longest fifth set ever (28–26). This was the second longest match in the history of The Championships, at 5 hours and 58 minutes. The Brazilian duo won. Seeded players out: Maria Sharapova, Michaëlla Krajicek, Serena Williams and Robin Söderling Doubles seeds out: Jaroslav Levinský / David Škoch, Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett; Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung, Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina, Sania Mirza / Shahar Pe'er; Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond, Simon Aspelin / Mara Santangelo, Jonathan Erlich / Elena Vesnina, Kevin Ullyett / Liezel Huber Day 10 Venus Williams became another semifinalist after her victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets again. Ana Ivanovic joined her when she won the match with Nicole Vaidišová, who could not take advantage of three match points she had in the final set, with Ivanovic eventually triumphing 7–5. Novak Djokovic, Marcos Baghdatis, Tomáš Berdych and Rafael Nadal qualified into quarterfinals today. Nadal battled through another 5-set match, although he completed this one on its scheduled day, without any suspensions due to rain. Seeded players out: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nicole Vaidišová, Nikolay Davydenko, Jonas Björkman, Mikhail Youzhny and Lleyton Hewitt Doubles seeds out: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual; Rogier Wassen / Chan Yung-jan, Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur, Mark Knowles / Yan Zi Day 11 Rafael Nadal became the first male semifinalist, and was soon followed by defending champion Roger Federer and by fourth seed Novak Djokovic. Venus Williams is through to the ladies' singles final and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli joins her making the biggest upset in the tournament, sending number one seeded Justine Henin out. Richard Gasquet, another French player, pulled off the biggest upset of the men's in taking out #3 seed and ranked Roddick. Roddick had a two-set lead before Gasquet won the final 3 sets to book a semifinal spot. Seeded players out: Ana Ivanovic, Justine Henin, Tomáš Berdych, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcos Baghdatis and Andy Roddick Doubles seeds out: Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner, Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, Martin Damm / Leander Paes; Janette Husárová / Meghann Shaughnessy, Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs, Elena Likhovtseva / Sun Tiantian; Andy Ram / Nathalie Dechy, Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis, Todd Perry / Chia-Jung Chuang, Julian Knowle / Sun Tiantian Day 12 The final of the men's singles was determined, Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, a repeat of the 2006 final and French Open final. Federer won in straight sets against Richard Gasquet, whilst Nadal's opponent, Novak Djokovic, was forced to retire with the match balanced at one set all. Venus Williams won another Wimbledon title against Bartoli in straight sets (6–4, 6–1). Seeded players out: Marion Bartoli, Richard Gasquet and Novak Djokovic Doubles seeds out: Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić; Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo; Leander Paes / Meghann Shaughnessy, Daniel Nestor / Elena Likhovtseva, Marcin Matkowski / Cara Black, Pavel Vízner / Květa Peschke Day 13 Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title after a five-set battle against Rafael Nadal, 3 sets to 2. Federer's supremacy on grass met a strong challenge from Nadal and the victory did not come easily for the Swiss. But Federer came through by winning the tiebreak in the first and third sets, and faced four break points before victory in the final set. Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, beating number one seeded Bryan brothers, became the Gentlemen's doubles champions, while Cara Black and Liezel Huber were victorious in the Ladies' doubles final. Jamie Murray became the first British player to win a senior Wimbledon title in 20 years by winning the Mixed doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković, beating Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in 3 sets. Urszula Radwańska maintained the family tradition winning the Girls' singles title like her sister Agnieszka in 2005 and they became the first sisters to win it. Urszula also became the Girls' doubles champion, playing with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The victor of Boys' singles was Donald Young and the best boys' doubles team was Daniel Lopez and Matteo Trevisan. Seeded player out: Rafael Nadal Doubles seeds out: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan; Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama; Jonas Björkman / Alicia Molik Singles seeds Men's singles SUI Roger Federer (champion) ESP Rafael Nadal (final, lost to Roger Federer) USA Andy Roddick (quarterfinals, lost to Richard Gasquet) SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (semifinals, retired against Rafael Nadal due to foot injury) CHI Fernando González (third round, lost to Janko Tipsarević) RUS Nikolay Davydenko (fourth round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis) CZE Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal) GBR Andy Murray (withdrew due to wrist injury) USA James Blake (third round, lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero) CYP Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals, lost to Novak Djokovic) ESP Tommy Robredo (second round, lost to Wayne Arthurs) FRA Richard Gasquet (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer) GER Tommy Haas (fourth round, withdrew due to injury) RUS Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round, lost to Rafael Nadal) CRO Ivan Ljubičić (third round, lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu) AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round, lost to Novak Djokovic) ESP David Ferrer (second round, lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu) FIN Jarkko Nieminen (third round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny) SWE Jonas Björkman (fourth round, lost to Tomáš Berdych) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer) RUS Dmitry Tursunov (third round, lost to Tommy Haas) ARG Guillermo Cañas (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt) ARG David Nalbandian (third round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis) ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (second round, lost to Édouard Roger-Vasselin) ESP Carlos Moyá (first round, lost to Tim Henman) RUS Marat Safin (third round, lost to Roger Federer) GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round, lost to Florent Serra) SWE Robin Söderling (third round, lost to Rafael Nadal) ARG Agustín Calleri (second round, lost to Lee Hyung-taik) ITA Filippo Volandri (first round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (first round, lost to Andreas Seppi) ARG Juan Mónaco (first round, lost to Kristof Vliegen) Women's singles BEL Justine Henin (semifinals, lost to Marion Bartoli) RUS Maria Sharapova (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams) SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (fourth round, lost to Marion Bartoli) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to Nicole Vaidišová) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams) SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round, lost to Michaëlla Krajicek) SUI Martina Hingis (third round, lost to Laura Granville) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round, lost to Serena Williams) RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round, lost to Ana Ivanovic) RUS Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Tamira Paszek) RUS Dinara Safina (second round, lost to Akiko Morigami) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals, lost to Ana Ivanovic) SUI Patty Schnyder (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin) ISR Shahar Pe'er (third round, lost to Marion Bartoli) FRA Tatiana Golovin (second round, lost to Tamira Paszek) FRA Marion Bartoli (final, lost to Venus Williams) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (third round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová) AUT Sybille Bammer (second round, lost to Laura Granville) ITA Tathiana Garbin (second round, lost to Victoria Azarenka) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round, lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual) USA Venus Williams (champion) UKR Alona Bondarenko (third round, lost to Patty Schnyder) CZE Lucie Šafářová (third round, lost to Jelena Janković) JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round, lost to Maria Sharapova) AUS Samantha Stosur (second round, lost to Milagros Sequera) ITA Mara Santangelo (third round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo) ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round, lost to Aravane Rezaï) RUS Olga Puchkova (first round, lost to Elena Vesnina) NED Michaëlla Krajicek (quarterfinals, lost to Marion Bartoli) GER Martina Müller (second round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska) Wild card entries The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events. Men's singles GBR Jamie Baker GBR Richard Bloomfield GBR Alex Bogdanovic CRO Marin Čilić NED Thiemo de Bakker GBR Josh Goodall GBR Jonathan Marray FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Women's singles GBR Elena Baltacha GBR Naomi Cavaday GBR Anne Keothavong UKR Viktoriya Kutuzova GBR Katie O'Brien RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova GBR Melanie South DEN Caroline Wozniacki Men's doubles GBR Jamie Baker / GBR Alex Bogdanovic GBR Neil Bamford / GBR Jim May GBR Richard Bloomfield / GBR Jonathan Marray GBR Lee Childs / GBR Jamie Delgado GBR Josh Goodall / GBR Ross Hutchins Women's doubles GBR Elena Baltacha / GBR Naomi Cavaday GBR Sarah Borwell / GBR Jade Curtis GBR Claire Curran / GBR Anne Keothavong GBR Karen Paterson / GBR Melanie South USA Serena Williams / USA Venus Williams Mixed doubles GBR James Auckland / GBR Claire Curran GBR Alex Bogdanovic / GBR Melanie South GBR Richard Bloomfield / GBR Sarah Borwell GBR Lee Childs / GBR Katie O'Brien GBR Jamie Delgado / GBR Anne Keothavong Qualifier entries Men's singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying TPE Wang Yeu-tzuoo FRA Nicolas Mahut FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi USA Bobby Reynolds CZE Bohdan Ulihrach USA Sam Warburg USA Zack Fleishman GBR Lee Childs COL Alejandro Falla LUX Gilles Müller RSA Rik de Voest AUS Wayne Arthurs GER Mischa Zverev ESP Fernando Vicente CZE Tomáš Zíb The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot: CAN Frank Dancevic USA Kevin Kim Women's singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying HUN Ágnes Szávay PUR Kristina Brandi AUS Casey Dellacqua CRO Nika Ožegović ARG Jorgelina Cravero JPN Ayumi Morita BLR 1995 Olga Govortsova TPE Hsieh Su-wei UKR Tatiana Perebiynis CZE Hana Šromová CHN Yan Zi CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot: FRA Alizé Cornet Men's doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying USA Scott Lipsky / USA David Martin ISR Harel Levy / USA Rajeev Ram SRB 2004 Ilija Bozoljac / BEL Dick Norman USA Alex Kuznetsov / GER Mischa Zverev The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: GER Lars Burgsmüller / UKR Orest Tereshchuk THA Sanchai Ratiwatana / THA Sonchat Ratiwatana USA Kevin Kim / AUS Robert Smeets Women's doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying TPE Hsieh Su-wei / RUS Alla Kudryavtseva USA Julie Ditty / USA Raquel Kops-Jones FRA Stéphanie Foretz / TUN Selima Sfar SWE Sofia Arvidsson / USA Lilia Osterloh The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / GER Sandra Klösel CZE Hana Šromová / CZE Klára Zakopalová GBR Anna Fitzpatrick / GBR Emily Webley-Smith Protected ranking The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: Men's singles RUS Igor Andreev USA Justin Gimelstob GER Nicolas Kiefer Withdrawn players Men's singles ARG José Acasuso → replaced by TPE Lu Yen-hsun CRO Mario Ančić → replaced by CAN Frank Dancevic ARG Gastón Gaudio → replaced by ARG Juan Pablo Guzmán BEL Xavier Malisse → replaced by GER Michael Berrer AUT Jürgen Melzer → replaced by ESP Iván Navarro GBR Andy Murray → replaced by USA Kevin Kim THA Paradorn Srichaphan → replaced by ITA Davide Sanguinetti Women's singles CHN Li Na → replaced by FRA Alizé Cornet RUS Anastasia Myskina → replaced by ISR Anna Smashnova ITA Romina Oprandi → replaced by HUN Melinda Czink CHN Zheng Jie → replaced by COL Catalina Castaño RUS Vera Zvonareva → replaced by CAN Aleksandra Wozniak Media coverage Broadcasters of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships were as follows: Europe Belgium – VRT, RTL-TVI Bosnia and Herzegovina – OBN Bulgaria – Diema Vision Plc Croatia – HRT TV Czech Republic – ČT4 Denmark – TV 2 Sport Finland – MTV3, MTV3 MAX France – Canal+ (Sport Plus) Georgia – First Channel Germany – DSF, Premiere Greece – Supersport Hungary – Sport1 Ireland – TG4 Italy – Sky Sport Macedonia – MKRTV Malta – Melita Cable Montenegro – TVCG Netherlands – RTL 7 Norway – NRK, Sport Expressen Poland – Polsat Portugal – Sport TV Romania – Sport.ro Russia – NTV Plus Serbia – RTS, Sport Klub, TV Koha Slovenia – RTV Spain – Canal+ (Sogecable) Sweden – Sport Expressen Switzerland – SRG/SSR TV Turkey – Media Eye United Kingdom – BBC Worldwide Australia – Nine Network, Fox Sports (Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2) Canada – Global, TSN, RDS Japan – NHK, Gaora New Zealand – Sky Network, Prime South Africa – SuperSport United States – ESPN (ESPN2), NBC, Tapesh Israel – Sport 5 (including Sport 5+ and Sport 5+ Live) Iran – IRIB Asia – ESPN Star Sports, BBTV Thailand Latin America – ESPN Sur, ESPN 2 Middle East – ART South America – Globosat (Brazil) Other – Fiji TV See also 2007 in tennis References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 2007 French Open Grand Slams 2007 US Open 2007 Wimbledon Championships