Wimbledon 2016: Schedule, Dates, Times, Live Stream and Predictions

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Published: June 25, 2016

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There's little doubt that Wimbledon is the most prestigious tennis tournament of the year, featuring the best players in the world competing for the sport's grandest prize.

Novak Djokovic was victorious a year ago, and he is the top seed on the men's side as the tournament gets set to begin Monday.

The fortnight will conclude July 10 with the men's singles final.

While none of the first-round matches have been assigned specific times yet, the outside-court matches will begin Monday at 6:30 a.m. ET, and Centre Court and No. 1 Court matches will get underway at 8 a.m. ET.

On the women's side, defending champion Serena Williams comes in as the No. 1 seed, and she needs to play with a sense of urgency. Since winning last year's title, she has failed in her last three Grand Slam events.

Garbine Muguruza took the French Open title at Roland Garros with a victory over Williams in the final, and she is the No. 2 seed. If she can also come up with a victory over Serena on grass, a power shift in the women's game could finally begin.

ESPN tennis analyst Chris Evert spoke about Williams' recent troubles in the Grand Slam events during a conference call and noted Serena may be feeling some nerves, per Tennis Panorama: 

I think it has gotten to her a little bit nerve-wise, no doubt about it. Especially against [Angelique] Kerber and against Muguruza, she wasn’t able to dig herself out of the hole like she has in past years, which was surprising to see that, because that’s what she is infamous for.

When she’s down, she can get that next gear, that next level, play some great tennis. We didn’t see that in both those matches when she was in trouble. That tells me something is holding her back, and it could be nerves.

If Djokovic is going to win his third consecutive Wimbledon title and fourth overall, he is going to have to overcome his usual ri...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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