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Tomas completed his preparations for Wimbledon with two exhibitions matches at the Fortis Tennis Classic at the Hurlingham Club in south west London, winning over both Tommy Haas and James Blake. The Fortis Tennis Classic is firmly established
and regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the English summer
calendar. The private grounds and clubhouse of the Hurlingham Club provide a
magnificent setting for the Fortis Tennis Classic. The sweeping lawns and grass
tennis courts provide a beautiful English summer garden party setting in the
heart of London. The Fortis Tennis Classic takes place from Tuesday 19th June to
Saturday 23rd June 2008. A host of outstanding players will take part to
provide excellent entertainment and first class tennis, the singles event
features stars from the ATP Tour who play throughout the week in a series of
competitive exhibition matches.
Tomas Berdych in action at the Fortis Tennis Classic SEE PHOTO
Seeds: (cut: Brian Dabul -
114)
June 19, 2008 - Marcos Baghdatis and Tomas Berdych have benefited from
Wimbledon's unique seedings policy this year after strong showings in 2007.
The sun is shining and we're ready for action. Federer, Ivanovic, Djokovic, Berdych Serena Williams, Hewitt, Mauresmo and Kuznetsova are all playing today.
Order of Play - Monday, June 23, 2008 - Court No. 14 N Dechy (Fr) vs. Yuan Meng (China) (11)Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. Evgueni Korolev (RUS) (13)Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Marcos Daniel (BRA) (20) F Schiavone (It) vs. T Paszek (Austria)
(3)Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. Evgeny Korolev 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Czech No. 11 seed Tomas Berdych survived an early scare in his opener against Russian Evgeny Korolev, pulling through with two breaks of serve in the final three games to post the 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win. The 22-year-old Berdych was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon last year (l. to Nadal).
Tomas Berdych in action against Evgeny Korolev R1 Wimbledon SEE PHOTO
Tomas Berdych in action against Evgeny Korolev R1 Wimbledon SEE PHOTO
Tomas Berdych in action against Evgeny Korolev R1 Wimbledon SEE PHOTO
Tomas Berdych in action against Evgeny Korolev R1 Wimbledon SEE PHOTO
Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych overcame a tricky contest with Russian Evgeny Korolev after he wrapped up a 4-6 6-1 6-4 3-6 7-5 win to put him through to face Victor Hanescu.
Order
of Play - Monday, June 23, 2008 - Court No. 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)[21] vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[20] vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) Tomas Berdych (CZE)[11] vs. Victor Hanescu (ROU)
Tomas Berdych (CZE)[11] def. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-7(5), 7-6(6). 6-1, 6-2
Order
of Play - Friday, June 27, 2008 - Court No.
2
Tomas Berdych (CZE)[11] vs. Fernando Verdasco
(ESP)[22]
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)[10] vs. Simon Stadler (GER)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[22] def. Tomas Berdych (CZE)[11] 6-4, 6-4, 6-0
Spanish No. 22 seed Fernando Verdasco dropped just 14 points on serve as he upset Czech No. 11 seed and last year's quarterfinalist Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4, 6-0. World No. 18 Verdasco, who reached his first grass court final at Nottingham last week (l. to Karlovic), is through to the Wimbledon fourth round for the second time after falling at that stage to Radek Stepanek in 2006.
Fernando Verdasco upset the Wimbledon odds on Friday with a straight-sets victory over 11th seed Tomas Berdych. The Spaniard, seeded 22nd and more at home on clay, was unstoppable on Court Two as he eased to a 6-4 6-4 6-0 victory in just one hour and 39 minutes. It was a stunning performance against the Czech, who had a 19-8 win-loss record on grass heading into this tournament. Verdasco, the world number 18, had Berdych on the ropes from the start, breaking his opponent in the third game before going on to secure the first set. The Spaniard had already produced a string of winning shots on his serve - finishing the match with a 90% success rate - and that continued into the second set as Berdych struggled to match his opponent. And it was no surprise when Verdasco broke again in the ninth game before holding his own serve to take a two-set lead. It was something of a shock, though, when Verdasco raced through the third set with so little resistance. Breaks in the first, third and fifth - due to unforced errors from Berdych and some astounding returns from Verdasco - meant the final set was over in just 25 minutes. Berdych failed to create a single break point during the match while his 24-year-old opponent had 10 in total, winning five. Verdasco will now face either fellow Spaniard and fifth seed David Ferrer or former semi-finalist Mario Ancic in the fourth round.
A Spanish left-hander
swept his way into the fourth round here yesterday. Given Rafael Nadal's
appearance in the last two Wimbledon finals that hardly merited as big news at
the All England Club, but the Spaniard in question was not the man from Majorca
but the Madrileno, Fernando Verdasco. In beating Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 Verdasco equalled his best
performance on these courts, having reached the fourth round two years ago
before losing to Radek Stepanek in five sets. He has made the last 16 at Grand
Slam tournaments on three other occasions, at the French Open for the last two
years and at the US Open in 2005. Verdasco, 24, has only
one title to his name, having won the Valencia clay-court event four years ago,
although he has also been a runner-up in four other tournaments. He has one of
the most feared forehands in the men's game. Able to hit the ball with
tremendous power, he is always looking to run around his backhand to get the
ball on to his favourite side. However, the world No 18's hit-and-hope style
does not lend itself to the sort of consistency needed to win
tournaments. On this occasion,
nevertheless, everything clicked into place. Verdasco never dropped his serve,
hit 11 aces and won 90 per cent of the points when his first serve found the
target. Having been forced to wait to get on court after play started 90 minutes
late because of rain – the first interruption here after four days of unbroken
play – the Spaniard stormed to victory in just an hour and 39 minutes. He
cracked 49 winners to Berdych's
21. The final game summed up
Verdasco's superiority. From 0-15 down he won four points in a row: a big
forehand winner into the corner, an ace, another thunderous forehand and finally
a service winner down the middle that Berdych was barely able to reach. Court Two broke
into appreciative applause for a player who can be a great entertainer on his
day. In the fourth round he will play the winner of last night's match between
Mario Ancic and David Ferrer. In the past, Verdasco
has given no indication of a particular liking for grass, but he enjoyed his
best run on the surface last week at Nottingham, where he lost to Ivo Karlovic
in the final. In the first two rounds here he accounted for Germany's Philipp
Kohlschreiber, a finalist on grass at Halle two weekends ago, and Belgium's
Olivier Rochus. Having finished the year
in the world's top 30 for the first time at the end of 2007, courtesy of a good
run in the closing half of the season, Verdasco broke into the world's top 20
two weeks ago. Now No 18 in the rankings, he is likely to make further progress
following his success here. After a moderate start
to the year, Verdasco's results have picked up noticeably over the last six
weeks. At the Hamburg Masters he beat two higher-ranked players in Ferrer and
Mikhail Youzhny before losing to Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, while it
took Nadal to end his run to the fourth round of the French
Open. There are 11 Spaniards
in the world's top 100 and even at No 18 he has three fellow countrymen ranked
above him: Nadal, Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro.
His success here has
contributed to the most successful first week for Spanish men in Wimbledon
history. Five Spaniards reached the third round, beating the country's previous
best total of four, set in 2003, 2006 and 2007. The highest number of Spaniards
through to the last 16 was three in 2006. The result was a setback
for Berdych, who had won his last
three matches against Verdasco and was playing in the third round here for the
fourth year in succession. Twelve months ago, the 22-year-old Czech enjoyed his
best run at a Grand Slam tournament, reaching the quarter-finals before losing
in straight sets to Nadal on Centre Court. Despite early wins here
over Evgeny Korolev and Victor Hanescu, Berdych had not arrived at the All England Club in
the best of form, having lost to Robin Soderling in the second round at Halle,
where he was the defending champion. Berdych moved into the world's top 10 last summer but has since slipped to No 20 in the rankings and will almost certainly fall further when an updated list is published in nine days' time. Although the Czech
player reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where he lost to
Federer, and the semi-finals in Miami, where he went out to Nadal, he has
departed in the first or second rounds of six other tournaments this
year.
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