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[[Jamie Murray (tennis)|Jamie Murray]], the first Brit to win a senior Wimbledon title for twenty years in 2007, and partner [[Jelena Jankovic]] opted not to renew their partnership and defend their mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2008. Jankovic made the decision in order to help concentrate on the singles event.<ref name=Murray/Jankovic pull out of title defence>{{cite news|author=wimbledon.org|title=Murray/Jankovic pull out of title defence| url =http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2008-06-13/200806131213344856644.html|date =[[2008-06-13]]| accessdate =2008-06-15| language =English}}</ref> Murray instead competed with his new mixed doubles partner, [[Liezel Huber]], a multiple Grand Slam champion in the women's doubles. |
[[Jamie Murray (tennis)|Jamie Murray]], the first Brit to win a senior Wimbledon title for twenty years in 2007, and partner [[Jelena Jankovic]] opted not to renew their partnership and defend their mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2008. Jankovic made the decision in order to help concentrate on the singles event.<ref name=Murray/Jankovic pull out of title defence>{{cite news|author=wimbledon.org|title=Murray/Jankovic pull out of title defence| url =http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2008-06-13/200806131213344856644.html|date =[[2008-06-13]]| accessdate =2008-06-15| language =English}}</ref> Murray instead competed with his new mixed doubles partner, [[Liezel Huber]], a multiple Grand Slam champion in the women's doubles. |
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| 2008 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 23 – July 6 |
| Edition | 132nd |
| 2007 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Cara Black / Liezel Huber | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Jamie Murray /  Jelena Jankovic | |
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament played on grass courts. It is the 132nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, from June 23 until July 6, 2008.
Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, work commenced on a new fixed roof for Centre Court. This will be in place for the 2008 Championships, but will then be replaced with a retractable roof in time for the 2009 Championships.
Notable stories
No mixed doubles title defence
Jamie Murray, the first Brit to win a senior Wimbledon title for twenty years in 2007, and partner Jelena Jankovic opted not to renew their partnership and defend their mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2008. Jankovic made the decision in order to help concentrate on the singles event.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Murray instead competed with his new mixed doubles partner, Liezel Huber, a multiple Grand Slam champion in the women's doubles.
Day by day
Day 1
The first day of the competition saw World No. 1 and five-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer breeze by his opponent to reach the second roundCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page)., alongside Marcos Baghdatis, Fernando Gonzalez, Feliciano Lopez, Andreas Seppi and Novak Djokovic. 2007 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Juan Carlos Ferrero came back from a one set deficit to score a four-set win over Sam Querrey, while other 2007 quarterfinalist, eleventh seed Tomas Berdych was pushed in a five-setter by ATP No. 78 Evgeny Korolev, but eventually prevailed on the final score of 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, after three hours of play. Former World No. 1 and 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt survived a close, three-hours-and-a-half-long five-setter against Robin Haase, winning 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(1), 6–2. Nottingham Open winner Ivo Karlovic was upset in four sets by qualifier Simon Stadler, and recent French Open semifinalist Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw before his first round match due to a shoulder injury contracted during a Nottingham Open semifinal against Karlovic.[1]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
In the women's singles, French Open champion and new World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic easily defeated her first round adversary, and was followed in the second round by Nicole Vaidisova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, who struggled to defeat Roland-Garros quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi on the score of 7–5, 6–3, and sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze, who won her first round match 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, after battling during two hours. Many women seeds fell on the first day, such as Virginie Razzano, who lost to Evgeniya Rodina despite winning the first set with a bagel, Dominika Cibulkova, who fell to Jie Zheng, Alize Cornet, who was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Maria Kirilenko, who lost to Vera Dushevina, and Patty Schnyder, who was upset by Casey Dellacqua.
- Seeded players out: Gael Monfils (withdrawal), Ivo Karlovic; Dominika Cibulkova, Virginie Razzano, Alize Cornet, Maria Kirilenko, Patty Schnyder.
In the women's doubles competition, French Open mixed doubles champion Victoria Azarenka & partner Shahar Peer proceeded to the next round.
- Seeded players out:
(Pictures from Day 1)
Seniors
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
Girls' Doubles
Other Events
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Ladies' invitation doubles
Men's wheelchair doubles
Seeds
Withdrawals: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Juan Monaco,[2] Carlos Moya,[2] Gael Monfils.[1]
Wildcard Entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees, in the main draws, and the qualifiers.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Men's Singles Wildcard Entries
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Women's Singles Wildcard Entries
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Men’s Doubles Wildcard Entries
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Women's Doubles Wildcard Entries
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Qualifying Men's Singles Entries
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Qualifying Women's Singles Entries
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Prize Money
In 2008 the All England Club will award £11,812,000 in prize money to competitors at The Championships. Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
| Category | 2007 Prize Money | 2008 Prize Money | % Increase |
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| Total prize money | £11,282,710 | £11,812,000 | 4.48% |
| Gentlemen's Singles Winner | £700,000 | £750,000 | 6.66% |
| Gentlemen's Singles Runner-up | £350,000 | £375,000 | 6.66% |
| Ladies' Singles Winner | £700,000 | £750,000 | 6.66% |
| Ladies' Singles Runner-up | £350,000 | £375,000 | 6.66% |
| Gentlemen's Doubles Winner | £229,000 | £230,000 | 0.43% |
| Gentlemen's Doubles Runner-up | £111,440 | £115,000 | 3.09% |
| Ladies's Doubles Winner | £229,000 | £230,000 | 0.43% |
| Ladies's Doubles Runner-up | £111,440 | £115,000 | 3.09% |
| Mixed Doubles Winners | £90,000 | £92,000 | 2.17% |
| Mixed Doubles Runners-up | £45,000 | £46,000 | 2.17% |
References
- ^ a b David Bates (2008-06-23). "Injured Monfils withdraws". Retrieved 2008-06-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b wimbledon.org (2008-06-18). "Wimbledon Withdrawals". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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External links
- Official website
- Wimbledon 2008 odds
- Men's Singles Draw
- Women's Singles Draw
- Men's Doubles Draw
- Women's Doubles Draw
- Men's Qualifying Singles Draw
- Women's Qualifying Singles Draw
- Men's Qualifying Doubles Draw
- Women's Qualifying Doubles Draw
- Instant Scoring