WIMBLEDON - 1st Round Men:
. THE FRENCH:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ( FRA/N.10 ) beat Robert Kendrick ( USA) 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-3. Next opponent: Dolgopolov
Alex Dolgopolov ( UKR) beat Marco Chiudinelli (SUI ) 6-4 , 6-3 , 6-3
The Croat Ivo Karlovic, the American John Isner and Australian Chris Guccione were last season highlighted some shortcomings Jo- Wilfried Tsonga both tennis and mentally . Uncomfortable against big servers , too loose in turn , the leading lights also tended to cheat too fast , not to seize the few opportunities that present themselves against players of this caliber . The protected Winogradsky spent thus a real test in the first round over Robert Kendrick U.S. bomber . "I had a solid game , correct service, I have what it takes to win against a player hard to beat on this surface . "
Test passed with flying colors. Despite a slight drop in speed late in the third round , the Manceau has demonstrated that all the work done in the offseason was useful. With an avalanche of service winners and a shower of aces ( 28) , Kendrick made the copy that was expected of him, but Tsonga was able to demonstrate that the two men really were not evolving in the same category showing higher in all compartments of the game
Although he has managed to transform one of his eight break points , the French did , only on very rare occasions, showed signs of frustration and relied on a variety of moves significantly larger to make a difference . More solid groundstrokes , impressive at the net (25 mounted on the victorious 28) and deadly accurate passing , JWT has to press the accelerator at the end of each set and be more solid on the important points to make a difference . Perfect in the tiebreak in the first inning, he was able to fill a mini -break late in the second , erasing a set point before jumping on his first opportunity to break in the fourth act to win a qualifying encouraging. On grass , a great service is important , but the ability to seize opportunities is essential. Tsonga may have indeed turned a corner . To confirm the next round against the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov , 43rd globally and semi-finalist at Eastbourne last week.
Gilles Simon ( FRA/N.26 ) beat Guillermo Alcaide (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/0)
Next opponent: Marchenko
Illya Marchenko (UKR ) beat Michael Berrer ( GER) 6-3 , 7-5 abandoned
Simon will meet another of the three Ukrainians Top 100 , Illya Marchenko ( 74th), against whom he will leave, despite its current difficulties, just as he was Tuesday favorite face Guillermo Alcaide , n.25 Spanish easily beaten in three sets . "It was a good game , I 'm improving day by day. Today was much better back than last week when I put zero in the field was not bad ", commented the Frenchman who made his return last week at Eastbourne after nearly three months out through injury . " Now I'd like it to return a little back of the court , where my game is not fabulous, but it takes some time and then I just hurt all over , " said eighth finalist last year, summarizing the current state of mind thus: "play and see what it will give . "
Julien Benneteau ( FRA/N.32 ) beat Kristof Vliegen (BEL ) 2-6, 6-7(6/8), 6-1, 6-2, 7-5
Next opponent : Beck
Andreas Beck (GER ) beat Jamie Baker ( GBR ) 7-6 ( 7 / 4 ), 6-3, 6-4
Julien Benneteau advanced to the second round by saving two match points at 5-3 in the fifth set against Belgium's Kristof Vliegen in , leading two sets to nothing and 5-2 in the final in a match eventually lost : 2 -6 , 6-7 , 6-1 , 6-2 , 7-5. Next opponent of the French , seeded N.32 : Andreas Beck .
Jeremy Chardy (FRA ) beat Daniel Gimeno -Traver ( ESP) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Next opponent : Lacko .
Luckas Lacko (SLQ) beat Marcos Baghdatis ( CHY/N.24 ) 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-3 , 6-1
Paul- Henri Mathieu (FRA ) beats Marc Gicquel (FRA ) 6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Next opponent : Youzhny .
Mikhail Youzhny ( RUS/N.13 ) beat Dudi Sela ( ISR ) 6-3 , 6-4 , 4-6 , 7-6
Florent Serra (FRA ) beat Simon Greul (GER ) 7-6, 6-3, 6-2
Next opponent: Ferrer
David Ferrer ( ESP/N.9 ) beat Nicolas Kiefer (GER ) 6-4 , 6-2 , 6-3
. FORWARD:
Nicolas Mahut ( FRA ) - John Isner ( USA/N.23 )
Jeremy Chardy ( FRA ) - Daniel Gimeno- Traver (ESP)
Philipp Petzschner (GER ) - Stephane Robert ( FRA )
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