Federer targets Wimbledon history
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be aiming to end Roger Federer’s reign at Wimbledon as the 2008 Championships get under way on Monday.
Federer wants a record sixth straight title, but French Open champion Nadal and Australian Open winner Djokovic are closing in on the world number one.
Andy Murray, who missed last year’s tournament, is Britain’s best hope and he opens up against Fabrice Santoro.
Venus Williams is chasing a fifth title after her surprise win last year.
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But new world number one Ana Ivanovic, Australian Open winner Maria Sharapova and two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams will also be in the hunt.
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LONDON - Roger Federer wrapped up his fifth successive Wimbledon title and … he wins 14, 16 or even 13, his tennis level is the best in history,” said Nadal. …
As is traditional, defending men’s champion Federer will open play on Centre Court on Monday against Slovakia’s Dominik Hrbaty.
Djokovic, Ivanovic and Serena Williams are among the other stars in action on the opening day while Murray, Nadal and Venus will play on Tuesday.
BBC SPORT Tennis Federer targets Wimbledon history
Roger Federer begins his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title on Monday but his crown is under threat from Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Forecasters are predicting warm and dry weather for the first five days.
Federer, 26, has had a disappointing season by his standards, winning only two titles in a campaign disrupted by a bout of glandular fever, and some have suggested that his powers are on the wane.
His Australian Open crown was won by Serbia’s world number three Djokovic while he was thrashed by Nadal in the final of the French Open.
But Federer’s record on grass is superb: he has not lost a match on the surface since his first-round exit at Wimbledon at the hands of Croatia’s Mario Ancic in 2002.
He secured his 59th successive grass court victory in claiming the Halle tournament last weekend and feels he is the title favourite at SW19 - despite some observers, including Bjorn Borg, tipping Nadal for victory.
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… his hopes of becoming just the third man in history to hold all four Grand Slam … Federer insists that defeat in Paris will have no bearing on his …
“I feel like I’m the big favourite for Wimbledon,” said the world number one.
“It’s his (Borg’s) opinion. It doesn’t affect me much, but I’m surprised, let’s put it that way.
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“It’s a huge year for me, going for my sixth. It’s taken I don’t know how many years for me to be able to match Borg’s record of five.
“I hope I can also match Pete’s record of seven Wimbledons. That’s my focus.”
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