Predicting the Men’s singles seedings for Wimbledon 2013

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Hey all,

 

So, finally the Grass season is here :) . Though, I often wonder, why people call it a  season. There are hardly 4 ATP-250 tournaments on Grass namely Halle, Queen’s, then Aegon intl in Eastbourne & then Topshelf Open in Holland.

There is no way in the world that any of the Top guys can play in more than one tournament ahead of the prestigious Wimbledon which starts in 2 weeks after Roland Garros. Though, things will change from 2015 onwards as there will be  3 weeks gap between French Open and Wimbledon and a new ATP-500 tournament in Stuttgart, Germany will be played on Grass.

 

So, now, lets turn our attention to Wimbledon Championships. As, all of you will be aware that Wimbledon this year is starting from 24th June, 2013. The Wimbledon 2013 official draw ceremony of Men’s and Ladies singles will be held on 21st June, 2013 at 10 am BST or 11 am CEST or 14:30 IST or 16 CST/PHT or 19 AEST or 9 am GMT or 5 am EDT (New York Time).

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Picture of AERIAL shot of all courts of Wimbledon

 

Most of you would have heard that Wimbledon unlike other grand slams gives Men’s seedings differently from ATP Rankings.

 

Yes, the Governing body of Grand slams ITF allows grand slams to adopt different seedings than the Computer rankings (ATP or WTA), subject to a couple of rules.

 

Wimbledon organizing committee believes playing Wimbledon championship (on Grass) requires some additional skill, so they believe in making surface adjustment for Grass court surfaces.

 

I have explained these questions plus the formula that the Wimbledon organizing committee uses for seedings players in a new post on our forum and here is the link —-

 

http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1370-projected-wimbledon-2013-mens-singles-seedings-and-every-thing-that-you-need-to-know-about-wimbledon-seedings/

The good thing is that they have a clearly stated rule for Men’s seeding, for Ladies seeding, the rule just states that, the organizing committee can make the desired changes to make the draw more balanced.

 

 

Now, that we know, the theoretical explanation of Wimbledon seedings , how will the seedings of Wimbledon 2013 look like?

 

Okay, as I explained —-

Djokovic will be the #1 seed

Murray will be the #2 seed

Roger Federer will the #3 seed (yes, you read it right, in spite of being the defending champion of Wimbledon, Federer will be seeded 3rd at Wimbledon, 2013)

 

David Ferrer #4

 

& Rafa Nadal #5

 

Now, what that means is that Rafa Nadal might get to face either Djokovic or Murray or Federer or even Ferrer in the quarters.

 

In the worst case scenario, Roger Federer might get Rafa Nadal in Quarters, Andy Murray in semis and Novak Djokovic in finals (which will be decided at the time of draw of Wimbledon 2013).

 

Same implies for Djokovic & Andy Murray.

 

In Tennis (be it ATP or WTA Tournaments or grand slams), in the Quarter-Finals, No. 1 to No. 4 can play any one from No. 5 to No. 8 (which is again decided at the time of draw).

 

& In the semis, it can be either 2 vs 3 or 2 vs 4 or 1 vs 3 or 1 vs 4…. This 2 vs 3 or 2 vs 4 is decided at the time of draw.

 

All this about seedings of Wimbledon 2013, why do they chose different seedings, how seedings get done and details on 2013 seedings is available in my article on our forum, read it here —–

 

http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1370-projected-wimbledon-2013-mens-singles-seedings-and-every-thing-that-you-need-to-know-about-wimbledon-seedings/

 

Feel free to ask any other question that you may have or tweet me..

 

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WHICH PLAYER DID ANDY Murray BEAT TO MAKE THE TOP 100 FOR THE FIRST TIME?

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Hey all,

 

Just now, Andy Murray announced a competition where in one (yes, one) lucky winner will get a racket signed by him. You too can participate in that contest right here.

 

 

Okay, let me quickly answer this question. Firstly, the question is not as simple as it looks to be.

 

Reasons —-

 

(i) On 26.09.2005 (just before the start of Thailand Open, where Murray got a wild card), Murray was ranked #109th with 396 ranking points. On that very day, the #100th ranked player was Albert Costa with 410 points.

 

(ii) So, in simple words, what I intend to explain is that Murray needed about 14 points to break in to Top 100.

 

Thailand Open then was a part of ATP International Series

 

 

During those days, the following were the points that players used to get ATP International Series including Thailand Open

 

Round 64 losing player 1 point

Round 32 losing player 3 points

Round 16 losing player 5 points

Round 8 (QF) losing player 12 points

Round 4 (SF) losing player 22 points

Losing Finalist got 35 points

Winner got 50 points

 

So, according to me, after Andy Murray wn his QF match, he surely booked his place in the Top-100 for the first time.

 

& his opponent in the QF was Robby Ginepri.

 

So, my technical answer is Robby Ginepri :) .

 

But, wikipedia page of Andy Murray suggests the answer is Paradorn Srichaphan :) ..

 

What about you? Feel free to drop in a comment or tweet me..

 

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Roland Garros, French Open Paris 2013 draw and seedings

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As unfortunately Andy Murray had to withdraw from French Open, 2013 because of back pain, Juan Martin Del potro because of not having fully recovered from Bronchitis viral and Mardy Fish deciding to take a break till the start of  the grass season.

 

The mens seeding for French Open, 2013 will be as follows :

 

  1. Novak Djokovic
  2. Roger Federer
  3. Rafael Nadal
  4. David Ferrer
  5. Tomas Berdych
  6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
  7. Richard Gasquet
  8. Janko Tipsarevic
  9. Stanislas Wawrinka
  10. Marin Cilic
  11. Nicolas Almargo
  12. Tommy Haas
  13. Kei Nishikori
  14. Milos Raonic
  15. Gilles Simon
  16. Philipp Kohlschreiber
  17. Juan Monaco
  18. Sam Querrey
  19. John Isner
  20. Andreas Seppi
  21. Jerzy Janowicz
  22. Alexandr Dolgopolov
  23. Kevin Anderson
  24. Benoit Paire
  25. Jeremy Chardy
  26. Grigor Dimitrov
  27. Fabio Fognini
  28. Florian Mayer
  29. Mikhail Youzhny
  30. Julien Benneteau
  31. Marcel Granollers
  32. Tommy Robredo

 

The French Open 2013 draw will be held on Friday, 24th May, 2013 at 05:30 EDT (New York Time) or 9:30 GMT or 10:30 BST (London Time) or 11:30 CET (Paris Time) or 15:00 IST (New Delhi Time) or 17:30 PHT/CST (Manila / Beijing time) or 19:30 AEST (Melbourne/Sydney time).

 

The great news is that French Open 2013 draw will be streamed live on Roland Garros official DailyMotion channel. You can catch that draw live right here.

 

At least, the hate mongers or doubt mongers, will have no doubts after seeing the draw live in front of their eyes as I am really fed-up from people who keep calling draws as fixed. Come on guys, grow up, its not a primary school draw that its that easy to be fixed.

 

Though, the most interesting thing for me in the draw is :

 

Will Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic be the more lucky man today?

 

This is because in Tennis draws, either the first or second seed can get to play vs the 3rd or 4th seed in the semi-finals.

 

So, I am sure, both Djokovic or Federer will be very lucky if they get to play vs David Ferrer in the semi-finals draw :) .

 

As, Roger Federer has joined twitter and has been verified on twitter today, so who knows, he might just get lucky and get David Ferrer in his side of draw :) .

 

Also, in the Ladies segment, will be interesting to see if Serena Williams gets to play vs Azarenka or Radwanska or will we see Sharapova vs Radwanska or Azarenka in the semi-finals of French Open, 2013?

 

Also, I will be covering draw of Tommy Haas, Grigor Dimitrov, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Jerzy Janowicz, Ernests Gulbis and of course, one of my favorites Stan Wawrinka.

 

I will be uploading the draw immediately as soon as it gets announced on our draw. That will feature per round probable opponents of Top 10 and the players mentioned above, also, the popcorn matches to watch out in Round-1, 2, 3, 4, QF, SF.

 

So, please bookmark the following link of our Tennis forum where in all the details of the draw will be posted by me —-


http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1324-seedings-and-pdf-printable-draw-of-french-open-roland-garros-paris-2013/

 

Feel free to ask me any question on this blog or the forum and I will try my best to answer it as fast as possible.

 

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Roger Federer will answer questions on Reddit on Friday at 1:30 pm EDT

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Hey all,

 

Roger Federer will tomorrow (Friday, 24th May, 2013) become the biggest sports star to host an “Ask Me Anything” Q&A session on the social news site Reddit at 1:30 p.m. EDT (New York Time) or 17:30 GMT or 18:30 BST (London Time) or 19:30 CEST (Paris Time) or 23:00 IST (Delhi Time) or 01:30 PHT/CST (Phillipines/ Beijing time) or 03:30 AEST (Melbourne time).

 

 

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If you are interested where exactly will Roger Federer will be answering questions and which questions will he be answering, you can see those right here.

 

Reddit is basically a is a social news and entertainment website where registered users submit content in the form of either a link or a text (“self”) post. Other users then vote the submission “up” or “down”, which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site’s pages and front page.

 

Here in on the thread for “AMA” or “Ask me Anything” from Roger Federer, users are themselves voting questions up, so the  questions that get maximum votes will be answered by Roger Federer.

 

No wonder, Reddit is a formidable force in the social networking arena and in just 20 months of it being online is ranked 117th worldwide in Amazon’s Alexa worldwide websites Traffic Rankings.

 

Any how, what questions would you like to ask from Roger Federer?

 

Vibhu batra

 

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An Aircraft Named after Stanislas Wawrinka

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Stan Wawrinka who is the darling of twitter world got a very distinguished honor as “Pilatus PC12 Fly7″ aircraft got renamed as “Stan”.

 

It needs to be mentioned that Stan Wawrinka is the brand ambassador of Fly 7 and to honor him the management decided to rename the aircraft on his name “Stan” at a ceremony at Blécherette airport, Lausanne.

 

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For more pictures of the ceremony where in the Aircraft got renamed as “Stan”, see our forum right here.

 

 

Also, unfortunately because of a torned thigh muscle, Stan Wawrinka might just have to withdraw from the French Open, 2013. Clearly, that’s a big set-back as clearly he was the man in-form. The final decision will be taken by Wawrinka by Thursday 23rd May, 2013 evening as the draw of French Open, 2013 is on Friday, 24th May, 2013.

 

Also, Andy Murray who is suffering from a lower back pain and Del Potro who is recovering from a Bronchitis will take a final decision to play at French Open, Roland Garros, 2013 by Thursday evening (one day prior to the main draw at French Open, 2013).

 

 

Thanks for reading

 

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French Open 2013 seedings will be as per ATP Rankings and Rafa Nadal won’t be given a higher seeding than his ATP ranking

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Gilbert Ysern, the Tournament director at the French Open in an interview to French newspaper l’Equipe clarified that seeding of Rafael Nadal at French Open, 2013 will not be upgraded to No. 1 or No.2.

 

 

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This should now stop all the speculation of Rafael Nadal being given a higher seeding than his ATP Ranking. Many Tennis legends had suggested giving Rafa Nadal a higher seeding of #1 or #2 at French Open, 2013. That means, Rafael Nadal will at best be seeded 5th or 4th as per his ATP Ranking after Italian Open, 2013 (Rome Masters) to be announced on 20th May, 2013.

Rafael Nadal still has a mathematical chance of regaining No. 4 ranking before French Open, 2013. For a detailed in-depth analysis as to how it is possible, click here.

 

Roland Garros Tournament director Gilbert Ysern yesterday clarified to a French Newspaper l’Equipe that French Open 2013 seedings will be as per the ATP Rankings and Rafa Nadal won’t be given a higher seeding of #1 or #2. Read more about it right here on our forum——–

 

 

 

 

http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1282-breaking-news-roland-garros-tournament-director-gilbert-ysern-confirms-french-open-2013-seedings-will-be-as-per-atp-rankings/

 

 

Thanks for reading

Vibhu batra

Why Madrid Open clay courts are faster than other Clay Courts?

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The next ATP1000 & WTA Premier Mandatory tournament is the Mutua Madrid Open starting this Monday, May 6th, 2013. In case, you are yet to see the draw, see it here.

 

Last year (2012), as an experiment Blue Clay was used & this year i.e. in 2013, we are back to the traditional Red clay. If you are interested to know how Blue Clay and Red Clay differ, then read it right here. Players have started reaching Madrid and have started practicing for the Mutua Madrid Open. of all the cities where the European clay season is held, namely Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Paris, Madrid is situated at the highest altitude.

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Now, as we all know that clay courts at Madrid are fastest in the world. The main reason for that is Madrid is situated at an Altitude of almost 667 meters or 2188 Feet above the sea level.

 

Altitude plays a big role in the courts being fast as higher the altitude, the lower is the air pressure and resistance.

 

So, what’s the scientific reason for courts being situated on a higher altitude being faster?

 

Which sort of players are likely to get benefitted out of these faster courts at Mutua Madrid Open (Madrid Masters)?

 

Which ATP or WTA player is likely to do well at Mutua Madrid Open 2013?

 

WHy do the courts at high altitude like Madrid so difficult to play for baseliners and why does the Topspin become a negative factor at higher altitude courts like Madrid Masters?

 

Which sort of high altitude balls are used at courts which are situated at higher altitude like Madrid Masters?

 

For an in-depth discussion on all these questions and with great insights from players and coaches who play at high altitude and from some Madrid residents, see this detailed post on our forum to know how high altitude impacts courts, players and playing conditions —-

 

 http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1279-how-increase-in-altitude-in-places-like-madrid-impacts-courts-playing-conditions-and-tennis-players/

 

 

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Seedings and ATP Detailed Draw of 2013 Mutua Madrid Open (Madrid Masters)

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The seedings of Mutua Madrid Open got announced announced today. Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn from Madrid Masters because of a viral fever.

 

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 All other seedings as per the ATP rankings as last announced on 29th April, 2013. First 8 seeds will receive a draw from Round-1.

 

In the Top half , Djokovic and Murray are scheduled to meet in the semis

and In the bottom half, we might possibly see Federer vs Nadal in the 2nd semi.

Also, Nadal and Ferrer will face-off in the Quarter-finals.

 

Roger Federer has an easy draw leading up to semi-finals. His 2nd round opponent will most probably be Bernard Tomic

 

Djokovic is scheduled to meet Dimitrov in Round-2 and Wawrinka in Round-3.

 

For the full draw, seedings, see the following detailed post on our forum —–

 

 

 http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1281-seedings-and-pdf-printable-draw-of-2013-mutua-madrid-open/

 

 

(c) Vibhu batra

 

 

Exclusive interview of Stanislas Wawrinka taken by Rene Stauffer (28th April, 2013)

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Rene Stauffer interviewed Stanislas Wawrinka for Sonntagszeitung. The interview was published in today’s edition of Sonntagszeitung and is in German.

 

 

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In the interview Rene Stauffer asked Stan Wawrinka about his new coach Magnus Norman, his 2013 seasons, his goals for the year, can Stan Wawrinka reach the Top-10 and what are his other priorities.

 

Stan Wawrinka also talked about his fans and how much he enjoys while interacting with fans on Twitter, re-tweeting funny pictures and messages.

 

Also, Stan Wawrinka talked about he has grown over the years in the shadow of Roger Federer and will Roger Federer play Davis Cup world group play off in September, 2013.

 

 

Here is my English translation of the full interview —-


http://www.rogerfedererfans.com/forum/topic/1278-english-translated-interview-of-stanislas-wawrinka-by-rene-stauffer/

 

 

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Ivo Karlovic suffers a stroke and is in a Miami hospital

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Just now read Report in Vecernji List newspaper that Ivo Karlovic (the 34 year old Croatian ATP Player)  is in a Miami hospital after suffering a mild stroke.

 

Reports initially surfaced on a Facebook fan page and Croatian newspaper Ve?ernji list confirmed the reports with Karlovic’s family. Karlovic’s father, Vlado, confirmed the reports to the press and was reportedly visibly upset because the family has yet to receive a definitive diagnosis from doctors.

The paper reports Karlovic was initially released from the hospital but was readmitted after falling ill again.

Karlovic is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm (6 ft 10 in). Karlovic has held the record for the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h (156 mph) and is considered one of the best servers on tour. He has won 4 ATP singles titles on the tour.

 

Really hope, he gets well soon. My good wishes and prayers.

 

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