"They act like they've got the biggest tournament in the world, and they're right, they do." - Pete Sampras
From 23 June to 6 July (if it doesn't rain too much)
Draws : MEN / WOMEN / DOUBLES M/W
Schedule of play
World Rankings : ATP / WTA
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2004 : Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2005 : Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2006 : Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2007 : Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2
2008 : Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
2009 : Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14
2010 : Rafael Nadal defeated Tomáš Berdych 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2011 : Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2012 : Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
2013 : Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2014 : Dustin Brown will defeat Lukas Rosol
2004 : Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4
2005 : Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
2006 : Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2007 : Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli 6–4, 6–1
2008 : Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
2009 : Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2010 : Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
2011 : Petra Kvitová defeated Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
2012 : Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2013 : Marion Bartoli defeated Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4
By jove ! Who's gonna win this ?
Djokovic proved many times he can play well in Wimbledon, but he suffered a cruel defeat in French Open final against Nadal and has yet to play on grass this year.
Nadal, relegated to number two seed with Wimby's special rankings, is always a danger and won the French (again !), but lost in Halle against the 78th ranked in the world and seems to appreciate less and less the grass game.
Murray, London's crowd's favourite, won last year but struggles to regain his pre-surgery level of play.
Federer, formerly the grass king, is now "old" and has to prove that he can be, once again, in top form during two weeks.
Wawrinka, against all odds, won the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, but his game has been hit or miss since. Plus Wimbledon always has been the worst Slam for him.
Who then ? Gulbis, after his first Slam semi in France ? Dimitrov, after his Queen's win ? Raonic, serving 1000 aces on his way ? Nishikori ? Berdych ? Lopez ? No. Bet on Dustin !
Marion Bartoli defeated Sabine Lisicki in a surprising final last year. The former retired, the latter didn't play really well since, but grass seem to bring the best in her game.
But who are we kidding ? Of course, Serena will be the woman to beat, and of course, the final result will revolve around her hability to stay consistent throughout the two weeks. She doesn't have an easy draw though, so she'll have to be focused.
Sharapova, Radwanska, Kvitova, Ivanovic, Bouchard, Halep will be strong contenders for the title. And Azarenka ? Back from foot injury, it'll be interesting to see her first matches to see how well she recovered.
Now, let's discus... Oh, guys, this just in, we have our own expert's opinion on these two weeks outcome !
