Wimbledon 2010: Blockbuster Monday of Tennis for the Ladies in the Round of 16

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Published: June 26, 2010

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If you have any plans for Monday, put them aside, because the ladies at Wimbledon have set a most appetizing table to lure you to their courts, away from the normal more masculine fare. 

To call it “Blockbuster Monday” is to minimize its significance. 

The matchups are staggering, some significant enough to rate as “finals” in most years.  The ladies' round of 16 at Wimbledon, unfortunately, will be blended with the gentlemen’s. 

As is too often the case, the ladies will no doubt be overshadowed by their male counterparts, since the media selects what will be covered.  This is not meant to discount the men, but the scope of the ladies’ matches is mouth-watering.

Here are the matches you need to witness front and center:

 

Serena Williams (1)  versus Maria Sharapova (16)

Both of these ladies have won the Wimbledon Championship.  Both have been ranked No. 1 in the world.

In 2004, Sharapova defeated Williams in the Wimbledon finals, denying the younger Williams sister another trophy for her mantel.  It was Sharapova’s only championship at the All England Club.  The younger Williams sister, however, has won the Wimbledon Singles Championship three times. 

Williams returned the favor by defeating Sharapova in the finals of the Australian Open in 2007, when the world favored the Russian to win because Williams’ ranking had fallen to No. 81 in the world. 

They have met seven times altogether, with Williams winning five of those contests.  Sharapova and Williams, however, have not met since 2008.  Finally, Sharapova is returning to top form in 2010 after being out almost a year following shoulder surgery.

Sharapova recently made it to the finals of Birmingham, where she fell to Na Li.  The Russian has managed to stabilize her ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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