Good morning all. It looks like another warm sunny day outside, although one or two showers might develop later on in the afternoon. Tennis begins at noon (7 a.m. EST) on the outside courts, and an hour later on the two main show courts. Today's Order of Play can be found here.
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I think some of today's more interesting (for which read: "potentially competitive") matches could be occurring on outside courts. Radek Stepanek and David Ferrer meet on Court 18 (at least it's televised; the head-to-head is 3-2 to Ferrer), as do Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na (head-to-head 1-1, both meetings in 2009). Meanwhile Amelie Mauresmo and Flavia Pennetta will play second on Court 3 (head-to-head 2-2), and Ana Ivanovic meets Sam Stosur first on Court 2, with the lower-ranked player showing the stronger recent form.
There is of course no shortage of stars on Centre Court, with matches featuring Venus Williams up against Carla Suarez Navarro, Jurgen Melzer versus Andy Roddick, and Andy Murray facing Viktor Troicki. The Court 1 programme also looks promising, with Tommy Haas and Marin Cilic concluding yesterday's five-set thriller. Later on Svetlana Kuznetsova will be taking on Sabine Lisicki, and Fernando Gonzalez faces Juan Carlos Ferrero (that head-to-head is 3-3).
As always, enjoy today's tennis.
-- Rosangel Valenti
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