SW19 - Who’s Playing This Week?

WEEKLY SNAPSHOT: RANKINGS BATTLE INTENSIFIES AT SW19

Tap into the essentials of the week ahead and re-live the highlights of the past week with our Weekly Snapshot, as we serve up an executive summary of what every fan should know, along with a look at the best in social media.

LOOKING AHEAD

Who’s Playing This Week?

There is one Grand Slam event at the All England Club in London.

Wimbledon: Defending champion Novak Djokovic will open main draw action at The Championships on Centre Court when he plays Juan Carlos Ferrero. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in last year’s final, bids for a third title against Thomaz Bellucci. Six-time champion Roger Federer faces Albert Ramos, while fourth-ranked British hopeful squares off against Nikolay Davydenko. Fifth seed and 2011 semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has a tricky opener, taking on 2002 titlist Lleyton Hewitt.

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Potential Milestones (Career match wins as of 25 June, 2012)

Wimbledon – Singles

Roger Federer - 846 wins

James Blake - 349 wins

Andy Murray - 349 wins

Philipp Kohlschreiber - 243 wins

Gilles Muller - 99 wins

Thomaz Bellucci - 96 wins

Fabio Fognini - 95 wins

Jeremy Chardy - 93 wins

Wimbledon – Doubles

Mark Knowles - 744 wins

Mahesh Bhupathi - 648 wins

Max Mirnyi - 597 wins

Ashley Fisher - 149 wins

Marcel Granollers - 149 wins

Julien Benneteau - 147 wins

Filip Polasek - 146 wins

Potito Starace - 97 wins

Olivier Rochus - 95 wins

Daniele Bracciali - 94 wins

Rankings Movers

David Ferrer 5 (+1 spot)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 (-1 spot)

Andy Roddick 25 (+8 spots)

Ryan Harrison 48 (+5 spots)

Benoit Paire 55 (+5 spots)

Steve Darcis 63 (+9 spots)

Marinko Matosevic 72 (+10 spots)

Xavier Malisse 75 (+20 spots)

Philipp Petzschner 101 (+44 spots)

Jamie Baker 186 (+14 spots)

Birthdays

25 June – Mikhail Youzhny (30)

1 July – Michael Berrer (32)

6 July – Max Mirnyi (35)

Player To Watch: Roger Federer

 World No. 3 Roger Federer has an opportunity to tie Pete Sampras' record for most singles titles (7) and also return to the top of the South African Airways ATP Rankings if he goes on to win the crown at the All England Club. The Swiss has been consistent in 2012, winning four titles, including at two Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (d. Isner) and Madrid (d. Berdych) and reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros. The past two times at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarter-finals.