Federer lined up for Nadal rematch
TENNIS: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been teed up to resume
their rivalry in the Wimbledon final after being named as top seeds for
this year’s men’s singles.
Federer, who will begin his bid for a fifth straight title on Centre
Court at the All England club on Monday, beat Nadal quite comfortably in
last year’s final.
But the Spaniard is widely tipped to push the Swiss world number one
harder this year as he seeks to become the first player since Bjorn Borg
to follow up a French Open win with a triumph on the grass courts of
southwest London.
American Andy Roddick, fresh from claiming a fourth straight title at
Queen’s, was seeded third while Serbian Novak Djokovic’s good record on
grass earned him the fourth seeding, one place above his world ranking.
British number one Andy Murray is seeded eighth, despite doubts about
whether he will be able to play because of a wrist injury that has kept
him sidelined since last month. Murray was due to appear in an
exhibition tournament later on Wednesday but will not make a final
decision on his participation until the weekend.
LONDON, Wednesday, AFP |