Rain Again!

Rain ruined the start of week 2 of the Championship Monday. After deciding not to play on the middle Sunday of Wimbledon organisers faced a headache as heavy showers continued to interupt play. Tuesday should see the womens quarter finals taking place and the fourth round of the men, however some ladies have yet to start there 4th round matches and men still on there 3rd round!.

Rafael nadal lost a 2 sets lead to promising Swede Robin Soderling but managed to get a break in the 5th set before the heavens opened. he looked to be cruising to victory and even thought he had won the match only for 'hawkeye' to rule his winnig shot OUT! After a rain delay Soderling cam e back to quickly rap up the 3rd set 7-6 on a tie break and then broke Nadals serve to love and force the 5th set. The inconsistency of Soderling again showed in the final set as his shots where either just wide or thumped into the net. The score stands at 6-4 6-4 6-7 4-6 2-0 (30-30) to Nadal. Play commenses on Tuesday morning after a ladies 4th round match.

In the ladies Serena Williams actually thanked the rain after her victory in 3 sets against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia. The American suffered from severe cramp at the end of the 2nd set and had to be treated during a game in the middle of the court. Barely able to walk for the next few games Williams looked in trouble before the heavens again opened! An hour or so later the ladies were back on court and Williams lost the 2nd set on the tie break. Hantuchova looked to be bewildered by the whole event and didnt know what to do as Williams power started to prevail, although her movement looked a bit restrictive! She eventually won the 3rd set 6-2 to set up a quarter final match against Henin, in which the Belgian still attempting her first Wimbledon victory must be favourite.

Also scheduled for Tuesday are matches between Vaidisova v Mauresmo, Petrova v Ivanovic, V. Williams v Sharapova and Jankovic v Bartoli, all of which sohlud be tight affairs and a great spectacle to watch., if the rain holds!!!!! In the mens draw as already mentioned we have Nadal v Soderling to a finish, Davydenko will look to wrap up his match quickly against Gael Monfils of France (6-4 7-5 3-0) and Hewitt is one set all against Guillermo Canas. The most intriging match-up could be Kiefer v Djokovic. Kiefer a former semi-finalist and coming back from injury is a set down against his younger Serbian superstar and the 2nd set is currently on serve and again heading towards a tie-break. If Kiefer manages to win the 2nd set then the match could be a real classic as both the mens tennis games are suited to the fast grass service.


Lets hope the rain stays away or at least doesnt hold up play to much otherwise the backlog of matches will continue on..........