2013 Wimbledon: Players Picking Up Steam at All England Club

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: June 28, 2013

commentComment        

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams aren't the only contenders playing stellar tennis heading into the third round at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships this weekend.

2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has seen his chances improve considerably with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal suffering upset losses in the first three days of the tournament. With a win Saturday, Delpo would be through to the round of 16 at SW19 for the third straight year. 

Like Delpo, some other outside contenders are picking up steam at the right time.

Below, we'll highlight a trio of outside threats who are coming on strong at the All England Club.

 

Dominika Cibulkova (18)



Eighteenth-seeded female Dominika Cibulkova is off to an excellent start at Wimbledon and looked nearly flawless in her straight-sets win in the second round Thursday.

The former Wimbledon quarterfinalist dropped just one game and won 94 percent of her first-serve points in her match against Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor.

She only needed 13 winners to advance and now has 56 for the tournament. 

Next up for the 24-year-old Slovak is 11th-seeded Roberta Vinci, who reached the fourth round at the All England Club a year ago. But at age 30, the doubles specialist should be in over her head against Cibulkova, who is seeing and striking the ball effortlessly heading into this weekend's matchup.

 

Juan Martin del Potro (8)



The 2009 U.S. Open champion have never been able to play his best tennis on grass, but you wouldn't know that by watching him at Wimbledon this summer.

After skipping the 2013 French Open to recover from a respiratory virus, del Potro has looked strong at the All England Club, winning both his first- and second-round matches in straight sets to pick up some much-needed confidence, via Wimbledon:


...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!