Besides the fact it is the biggest and most prestigious tournament in the world of tennis, Wimbledon brings a unique feature in calculating the seeds as well, with the results on the grass playing a major factor in player's position among the favorites.
By the regular ranking, Rafael Nadal would have been the number 1 seed after passing Roger Federer on the ATP list (Roger failed to defend 500 points in Halle) but it will be an eight-time champion Federer as the first man on the list of seeds for the seventh time in his career and the first since 2010! Nadal had to skip Queen's and he travels to London with no pre-Wimbledon tournament in his schedule, hoping for a first good run at Wimbledon since 2011 when he lost in the final.
Queen's champion and last year's Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic will be the third seed in front of Alexander Zverev, Juan Martin del Potro, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem and Kevin Anderson, who complete the Top 8 spots.
Novak Djokovic also made a progress thanks to those points he won on grass and he is among the Top 12 seeds, avoiding the favorites in the fourth round which is extremely important for both him and them. On the other hand, Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios are the 13th and 16th seeds and they would play against Federer, Nadal, Cilic or Zverev in the mouthwatering fourth round clash if everything goes according to the plans for all of them.
Halle champion Borna Coric is just outside the Top 16 seeds and he should be dangerous for anybody if he delivers the same form he showed last week. The 32 seeds at Wimbledon:
↓ SHOW RANK ↓
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 11810
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8950
3. Marin Cilic (CRO) 7030
4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6160
5. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 5192
6. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 5140
7. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4093,75
8. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 3868,75
9. John Isner (USA) 3477,50
10. David Goffin (BEL) 3245
11. Sam Querrey (USA) 3210
12. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2942,50
13. Milos Raonic (CAN) 2885
14. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2547,50
15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2452,50
16. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 2270
17. Borna Coric (CRO) 2262,50
18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2240
19. Jack Sock (USA) 2222,50
20. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2153,75
21. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2152,50
22. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 2047,50
23. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 2033,75
24. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1950
25. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1800
26. Hyeon Chung (KOR) 1685
27. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 1663,75
28. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 1601,75
29. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 1538,75
30. Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 1489
31. Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 1463
32. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1420
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Media playback is not supported on this device Wimbledon 2018: Dan Evans win first round match in Wimbledon qualifiers in straight sets
Wimbledon 2018 on the BBC Venue: All England Club, Wimbledon Dates: 2-15 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, Connected TVs and the BBC Sport website and app; Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra.
Britain's Dan Evans won his first-round match at the Wimbledon qualifying event, beating Ilya Ivashka.
Evans, 28, overcame the 24-year-old from Belarus 6-4 6-4 in Roehampton in one hour and 32 minutes.
"I played well and it was a tough match against one of the better guys in the draw," said Evans, who needs two more wins to qualify for the main draw.
Evans, who has served a 12-month ban for taking cocaine, was not awarded a Wimbledon wildcard last week.
The All England Club's decision was said to have been taken on a matter of "principle".
Evans had already come through a Wimbledon pre-qualifying event where he played three matches across two days, including two in one day.
Birmingham-born Evans got early breaks in both sets against Ivashka on court 11 and he confidently held serve to clinch the match.
"I missed tennis a lot and it's just good to be out again. It's great to be back on court," he added.
Evans will face Matthias Bachinger in his second qualifying match following the German's 6-3 4-6 8-6 win over Australian Marc Polmans.
Should he ultimately qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon Evans will have already played six matches to get there.
Evans' best performance at Wimbledon came in 2016, where he reached the third round and was beaten by Roger Federer.
LONDON – Petenis asal Swiss, Roger Federer, akan berusaha semaksimal mungkin untuk mempertahankan gelar juara di Wimbledon 2018. Beberapa rencana pun telah dipersiapkan Federer untuk tampil di turnamen ajang bergengsi dengan level grand slam tersebut.
Federer kini mengaku tengah menjalani waktu pemulihan setelah mengalami kekalahan di final Halle Open 2018 dari petenis Kroasia yakni Borna Coric. Turnamen tersebut menjadi ajang persiapan menuju Wimbledon 2018 yang sejatinya telah dimulai pada hari ini dengan memainkan babak kualifikasi terlebih dahulu. Sementara babak utama baru akan dimainkan pekan depan.
“Saya pasti menantikan beberapa waktu pemulihan untuk minggu depan dan hanya melakukan persiapan ringan saja,” ungkap Federer, mengutip dari laman resmi ATP, Senin (25/6/2018).
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Petenis berusia 36 tahun itu juga mengakui bahwa tekanan kini berada di pundaknya dengan status juara bertahan. Namun pemegang 20 gelar grand slam itu hanya akan memikirkan tentang bagaimana menunjukkan permainan hebatnya di lapangan rumput itu.
“Saya benar-benar akan pergi ke Wimbledon dan menjadi juara bertahan menciptakan tekanan. Jadi terlepas apakah saya menang atau kalah di sini saya akan menjadi salah satu favorit di sana,” tambahnya.
“Tetapi semua hal itu tidak penting. Saya hanya benar-benar harus memastikan saya bermain tenis dengan hebat dari awal. Semoga saya bisa melakukannya lagi di sana,” pungkas petenis yang saat ini menempati peringkat dua dunia ATP itu. (fmh)
LONDON – Petenis asal Serbia, Novak Djokovic, mengaku tidak memiliki target jauh jelang berlaga di Wimbledon pada 2 -15 Juli 2018. Djokovic menyadari bahwa kondisinya masih belum bisa yang sering terganggu dengan cedera bisa saja memengaruhinya.
Petenis berusia 31 tahun itu lagi-lagi harus memutus performanya pada tahun ini setelah mengalami kekalahan di Miami Masters pada Maret 2018. Cedera sikunya pun muncul dan membuat ia menelan kekalahan di babak pertama.
Meski telah melakukan operasi siku, Djokovic masih diragukan kebugarannya untuk tampil di Wimbledon 2018. Bahkan banyak yang mengatakan Djokovic tidak akan mungkin meraih gelar grand slam ke-13 nya di Wimbledon.
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“Saya tidak akan mengatakan saya pesaing untuk sebuah piala atau sesuatu seperti itu. Saya harus membuat harapan saya yang sangat rendah, mengingat hasil saya pada tahun lalu,” ungkap Djokovic, mengutip dari Reuters, Senin (25/6/2018).
Akan tetapi jelang tampil di Wimbledon berhasil mendapatkan hasil positif saat mengikuti turnamen Queen’s Club di London. Meski gagal menjadi juara, tetapi Djokovic sukses tampil ke final sebelum dikalahkan finalis Wimbledon tahun lalu yakni Marin Cilic.
“Tapi saya benar-benar senang bisa bermain dengan cara seperti ini untuk Wimbledon. Secara keseluruhan, saya pikir tingkat tenis saya sama baiknya dengan 12 bulan terakhir,” pungkas petenis pemegang 12 gelar grand slam itu. (fmh)
