Stanford 2012 Finals Live Stream: Serena Williams vs Coco Vandeweghe

It will be a battle between a veteran American tennis star and an up-and-coming American player who is 10 years younger and is playing in her first ever WTA finals when top-seeded Serena Williams plays lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe in the 2012 BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC tennis tournament in Stanford, California. The premier level tournament will have it's championship match today Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 1pm local time. The doubles final will follow after the completion of the singles final. Watch the Stanford 2012 finals live online streaming here for non-US viewers. For fans within the United States, online live streaming links are available here.

Vandeweghe, who lost in the last round of qualifying, was allowed in the main draw along with two other lucky loses after three players including no. 7-seed Petra Martic withdrew before the tournament started due to injuries. The young American then went on a tear beating Melinda Czink in the first round, no. 4-seed Jelena Jankovic in the second round, Urszula Radwanska in the semifinals, and finally downing no. 5-seed Yanina Wickmayer 62 36 62 to reach her first ever WTA final.

Vandeweghe is currently ranked no. 120 but her finals appearance guarantees her a jump to at least the top 80 in the rankings which will allow her to gain outright entry into the US Open main draw starting in the last week of August. She also is the first lucky loser to reach the final of a tournament after the same achievement was done by Czink, Vandeweghe's first round opponent, at Canberra in 2005.

In the night match, top seeded and world no. 4 Serena Williams was just too powerful for Romanian no. 9-seed Sorana Cirstea. Their semifinal match was done in an hour with Serena the 61 62 victor. Serena is playing in Stanford after winning her 5th Wimbledon title and 14th Grand Slam last weekend. She is the defending champion and has dominated her opponents losing just 10 games in three matches on her way to the final. She had a first round bye, defeated American wildcard Nicole Gibbs in the second round, beat no. 6-seed Chanelle Scheepers in the quarterfinals before her semi-final against Cirstea. She is aiming to win her fourth title of the year after lifting trophies in Charleston, Madrid and Wimbledon.

Williams has now won 27 of her last 28 matches and is aiming to match the 43 WTA titles her older sister currently have, which is the most amongst active players. Williams and Vandeweghe will be playing each other for the first time and Vandeweghe doesn't have a single top 5 win to her name. The winner takes home the $96,000 top prize money earnings and 470 ranking points. The runner-up wins $53,000 and 320 ranking points.

Watch the 2012 Bank of the West Classic singles finals in Stanford through live online video streaming featuring Serena Williams vs Coco Vandeweghe.

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2012 Newport Tennis Finals: Isner vs Hewitt Live Online Stream

It will be a battle between the American no. 1 and a former no. 1 player from Australia when John Isner and Lleyton Hewitt contest the finals of the 2012 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport today Sunday, July 15, 2012. The men's singles final starts at 2pm local time followed by the men's doubles final between the Great Britain team of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins vs the Mexican-American pair of Santiago Gonzalez and Scott Lipsky. Watch the 2012 Newport tennis finals featuring Isner vs Hewitt live through online streaming here.

The top-seeded Isner is the defending Newport titlist and is aiming for his first ATP title of the season. He defeated fellow American and no. 6-seed Ryan Harrison 7-6(4), 6-3 in the semi-finals. Harrison and Isner will be representing the United States in the Olympics and both players are using the Newport grass tournament as tune-up for the Olympics event that will also be held in the grass courts of Wimbledon. Isner reflected on his past 12 months which saw him rise all the way to being the top American player.

"It’s feeling very similar to last year... I wasn’t playing well and I was ranked in the 40s when I came here last year. I desperately needed some wins and confidence, and that’s exactly what I got... This year, it’s pretty much the same, although I’m ranked a lot higher than 46th. I didn’t play well in Europe. It’s as simple as that. I’m always most comfortable in the U.S., which is something I need to work on. This is where I play well the most."

Isner's final opponent is Australian's Hewitt who is currently ranked no. 233 in the world. Hewitt holds a 2-0 advantage over Isner winning their initial meeting in the hard courts of Shanghai in 2009 and on the clay courts of Dusseldorf in 2010. Both affairs have been identical 6-2 6-4 wins for Hewitt who has 28 ATP career titles against 3 for Isner. At 6'9", Isner is almost a foot taller than the Australian who stands at 5'11". Hewitt defeated 2009 champion Rajeev Ram 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to reach his first ATP final in more than two years. Hewitt is now through to his eighth grass court final and he has never lost in the seven previous occasions.

The winner takes home $68,220 in prize money earnings along with 250 rankings points. The runner-up wins $35,920 in prize money and 150 ranking points. Watch 2012 Newport Tennis Finals live online and enjoy the men's singles finals match featuring Isner vs Hewitt.

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Edberg and Becker Interview in Bastad - July 2012 (Video)

Growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sweden's Stefan Edberg has been one of my favorite players. He was very mild mannered, and he had an elegant game. His main rivals were Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl, and to some extent, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. He reached all four Grand Slam finals winning twice at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. He lost a memorable 1989 final at Roland Garros to a 17-year old Michael Chang. I was very excited to watch a recent interview video of Stefan Edberg with long-time rival Boris Becker at the 2012 Bastad ATP tournament. Watch the Edberg - Becker recent interview here.

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2012 London Olympics: Men's Tennis Doubles Entry List

The gold and bronze men's tennis doubles teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be returning to the 2012 London Olympics to lead 30 other doubles teams in pursuit of Olympic glory for the 25 countries represented in the draw. Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the gold medal four years ago defeating the pair of Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden in the gold medal match. The Swedes will not be playing this year but the bronze medal of Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States will be returning with the Swiss team in this year's draw.

The top four men's singles players will be teaming up with countrymen to participate in the doubles event as well. Joining world no. 1 Roger Federer in the doubles event are world no. 2 Novak Djokovic, no. 3 Rafael Nadal and no. 4 Andy Murray. Djokovic is pairing up with fellow Serb Victor Troicki as one of two doubles teams from Serbia. Nadal is partnering with Marcel Granollers to represent Spain, and Andy Murray will be joined by his brother, Jamie, as one of two doubles teams representing Great Britain.

The top two ranked doubles players in the world will also be pairing up with compatriots for this once-in-four-years event. Top ranked doubles player Max Mirnyi is teaming up with Alexander Bury to represent Belarus while Mirnyi's current partner and world no. 2 Daniel Nestor of Canada is teaming up with Vasek Pospisil. India's Leander Paes, the no. 5 doubles player in the world and a former singles bronze medalist in the 1996 Olympics, is pairing up with Vishnu Vardhan.

Several countries are represented in the men's doubles by virtue of an ITF wildcard. Those awarded with wildcard entries to enable participation are Argentina, Colombia, Israel, Japan, Romania, Russia, and the Slovak Republic. Countries being represented by two teams are Brazil, France, Great Britain, India, Serbia, Spain and the United States.

2012 London Olympics: Men's Tennis doubles entry list

- Argentina: David Nalbandian/Eduardo Schwank (*)
- Austria: Jurgen Melzer/Alexander Peya
- Belarus: Alexander Bury/Max Mirnyi
- Brazil: Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares, Thomaz Bellucci/Andre Sa (*)
- Canada: Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil
- Colombia: Juan Sebastian Cabal/Santiago Giraldo (*)
- Croatia: Marin Cilic/Ivan Dodig
- Czech Republic: Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek
- France: Michael Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet
- Germany: Christopher Kas/Philipp Petzschner
- Great Britain: Andy Murray/Jamie Murray, Colin Fleming/Ross Hutchins
- India: Leander Paes/Vishnu Vardhan, Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna
- Israel: Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (*)
- Italy: Daniele Bracciali/Andreas Seppi
- Japan: Kei Nishikori/Go Soeda (*)
- Netherlands: Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer
- Poland: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski
- Romania: Horia Tecau/Adrian Ungur (*)
- Russia: Nikolay Davydenko/Mikhail Youzhny (*)
- Serbia: Janko Tipsarevic/Nenad Zimonjic, Novak Djokovic/Victor Troicki
- Slovak Republic: Martin Klizan/Lukas Lacko (*)
- Spain: Marcel Granollers/Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer/Feliciano Lopez
- Sweden: Johan Brunstrom/Robert Lindstedt
- Switzerland: Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka
- USA: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan, John Isner/Andy Roddick
(*) ITF Place

The 2012 London Olympics men's tennis doubles entry list is posted at the ITF website.

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Watch ATP Newport Tennis 2012 Live Online Stream

After Wimbledon, the grass court season continues with the only professional tournament played on grass in North America at the 2012 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships held from July 9 to July 15, 2012. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 level held at Newport, U.S.A and features a men's singles and doubles events. The total prize money is $398,250. The event has attracted several of the world's top 50 players led by defending champion and top American men's player John Isner. Watch the ATP Newport 2012 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships tennis matches 2012 live online streaming here.

Favorites: Last year, Isner became the first top seed to win the title since the inaugural edition in 1976. It was a battle featuring one of the tallest players on tour against one of the shortest player as 6’9’’ American defeated 5’6’’ Olivier Rochus in straight sets to win his second ATP World Tour title. This year, Isner reached a ranking milestone of entering the world's top 10 for the first time and becoming the top-ranked American as well. Top Japanese player Kei Nishikori is the second seed while Canada's no. 1 Milos Raonic is the third seed. Both Nishikori and Raonic are playing in Newport for the first time.

Two young Americans who are Olympics-bound are using this tournament as tune-up for the 2012 London Games that will be played in the grass courts of Wimbledon. Ryan Harrison is seeded no. 6 and reached the quarterfinals of this event in 2010. Donald Young is seeded no. 7 and he reached the round of 16 in his previous visits in 2008 and 2011. Besides Harrison and Young, sixteen other players in the draw, including Isner, Nishikori and Raonic have also qualified for the Olympic tennis men's singles draw.

Isner and Raonic are both on the top half of the draw and are seeded to meet in the semi-finals. Nishikori and no. 4-seed Dennis Istomin are the top seeded players in the bottom half of the draw. Wildcard spots were awarded to former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and American Jack Sock.

2012 Newport Tennis: Points/Prize Money (Singles)
Points Prize $
W 250 68,220
F 150 35,920
SF 90 19,460
QF 45 11,085
R16 20 6,530
R32 0 3,870
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Q 12
Q3 6 660
Q2 0 315
Q1 0 0

2012 Newport Tennis: Points/Prize Money (Doubles)
Points Prize $
W 250 21,800
F 150 11,480
SF 90 6,220
QF 45 3,560
R16 2,090

Watch the ATP Newport 2012 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships tennis matches 2012 live online streaming through TennisTv.com.

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Tennis Olympics 2012 - Men's Singles Entry List

2008 Olympic gold medalist and French Open champion Rafael Nadal, world no. 1 and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, and 5-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will lead an Olympic men's tennis singles field that consists of top ATP players from 33 different countries. Argentina, France, Russia, and the United States are the only four countries who will be sending the maximum number of four singles players into the men's draw. Brazil, India, Romania, Slovenia, Tunisia and Ukraine are countries that will be represented in the draw only because the ITF has extended wildcard entries to their top players. The other 56 players qualified based on their world ranking as of June 11, 2012. Fernando González of Chile, the 2008 silver medalist from 2008 will not be participating as he retired from tennis earlier this year. The 2008 bronze medalist is Djokovic, the current Australian Open and US Open champion.

2012 London Olympics - Men's Tennis singles entry list

- Argentina: Juan Martin del Potro, Juan Monaco, Carlos Berlocq, David Nalbandian
- Australia: Bernard Tomic, Lleyton Hewitt (*)
- Austria: Jurgen Melzer
- Belgium: Olivier Rochus, David Goffin, Steve Darcis
- Brazil: Thomaz Bellucci (*)
- Bulgaria: Grigor Dimitrov
- Canada: Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil (*)
- Chinese Taipei: Lu Yen-Hsun
- Colombia: Santiago Giraldo, Alejandro Falla
- Croatia: Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Ivan Dodig
- Cyprus: Marcos Baghdatis
- Czech Republic: Tomas Berdych, Radek Stepanek
- Finland: Jarkko Nieminen
- France: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils, Richard Gasquet
- Germany: Philipp Kohlschreiber
- Great Britain: Andy Murray
- India: Somdev Devvarman (*)
- Italy: Andreas Seppi, Fabio Fognini
- Japan: Kei Nishikori, Go Soeda, Tatsuma Ito
- Kazakhstan: Mikhail Kukushkin
- Luxembourg: Gilles Muller
- Netherlands: Robin Haase
- Poland: Lukasz Kubot
- Romania: Adrian Ungur (*)
- Russia: Mikhail Youzhny, Alex Bogomolov Jr, Nikolay Davydenko, Dmitry Tursunov
- Serbia: Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic, Viktor Troicki
- Slovak Republic: Lukas Lacko, Martin Klizan
- Slovenia: Blaz Kavcic (*)
- Spain: Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro, Fernando Verdasco
- Switzerland: Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka
- Tunisia: Malek Jaziri (*)
- Ukraine: Sergiy Stakhovsky (*)
- USA: John Isner, Andy Roddick, Donald Young, Ryan Harrison

- Uzbekistan: Denis Istomin
(*) ITF Place

The Olympics 2012 men's tennis singles entry list is from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) website.

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Tennis Olympics 2012 - Who will win in London?

It's a once-in-four-years experience for tennis players in the world's greatest sporting event - the Olympics. For the 2012 London Olympics, the top players in both the ATP and WTA professional tours will be in attendance led by current world no. 1 players Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka. The Olympic tennis tournament will be held at the grass courts of the All England Club in Wimbledon, England from 28 July to 5 August 2012. The men's gold medalist in singles will be awarded 750 ranking points while the women's gold medalist will be given 685 ranking points. In perspective, these ranking points are more than what a Grand Slam quarter-finalist would receive but less than that of a Grand Slam semi-finalist.

Who are the favorites to win in London? For the men's singles tournament - current Wimbledon champion and world no. 1 Federer, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Rafael Nadal, Australian and US Open champion Novak Djokovic and hometown favorite and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Andy Murray are expected to contend for the gold medal. In women's singles, the prohibitive champion is 2012 Wimbledon titlist Serena Williams. Top ranked Azarenka - the reigning Australian Open champion, French Open champion Maria Sharapova, US Open champion Samantha Stosur, world no. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska and 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova are expected to challenge Williams for the gold medal.

Don't forget to return in two-weeks time as this blog will be covering the 2012 London Olympics tennis events. Five gold medal events are going to be contested - the men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and the mixed doubles, a new event being played for the first time in 2012.

Related Links: Women's Singles Entry List | Men's Singles Entry List | Women's Doubles Entry List | Men's Doubles Entry List | Mixed Doubles Entry List | Watch Tennis Olympics 2012 Live Streaming | 2012 London Olympics - Tennis TV Schedule

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Tennis Olympics 2012 - Women's Singles Entry List

Thirty four countries will be represented at the London Olympics 2012 women's singles tennis tournament that starts on July 28. 56 women tennis players gained direct entry into the draw based on their world rankings as of 11 June 2012, after the 2012 French Open. 8 other players were given wildcard entries - 6 ITF final qualification places and 2 tripartite commission invitation places. 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles Elena Dementieva will not be competing as she resigned from tennis in 2012.

Russia swept all three women's singles medals in 2008 but only Vera Zvonareva is returning for the London Olympics. Last Olympics' silver medalist, former world no. 1 Dinara Safina doesn't have a world ranking due to inactivity - she ended 2011 ranked no. 129 in the world. All four current Grand Slam champions - Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and Samantha Stosur - will be in attendance along with world no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska. The venue for the Olympic women's tennis tournament is at the All England Club where the yearly Wimbledon grand slam championship takes place.

2012 London Olympics: Women's Tennis singles entry list

- Australia: Samantha Stosur
- Belarus: Victoria Azarenka
- Belgium: Yanina Wickmayer, Kim Clijsters
- Bulgaria: Tsvetana Pironkova
- Canada: Aleksandra Wozniak
- China, P.R.: Li Na, Peng Shuai, Zheng Jie
- Chinese Taipei: Hsieh Su-Wei
- Croatia: Petra Martic
- Czech Republic: Petra Kvitova, Lucie Safarova, Petra Cetkovska, Klara Zakopalova
- Denmark: Caroline Wozniacki
- Estonia: Kaia Kanepi
- France: Alize Cornet (*)
- Georgia: Anna Tatishvili (*)
- Germany: Angelique Kerber, Sabine Lisicki, Andrea Petkovic, Julia Goerges
- Great Britain: Anne Keothavong (*), Elena Baltacha (*)
- Hungary: Agnes Szavay
- Israel: Shahar Peer
- Italy: Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta, Roberta Vinci, Francesca Schiavone
- Kazakhstan: Galina Voskoboeva, Yaroslava Shvedova
- Liechtenstein: Stephanie Vogt (#)
- New Zealand: Marina Erakovic
- Paraguay: Veronica Cepede Royg (#)
- Poland: Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska
- Romania: Monica Niculescu, Simona Halep, Sorana Cirstea, Irina-Camelia Begu
- Russia: Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova
- Serbia: Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic
- Slovak Republic: Dominika Cibulkova, Daniela Hantuchova
- Slovenia: Polona Hercog
- Spain: Anabel Medina Garrigues, Carla Suarez Navarro, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Silvia Soler-Espinosa
- Sweden: Sofia Arvidsson
- Switzerland: Timea Bacsinszky
- Tunisia: Ons Jabeur (*)
- Ukraine: Alona Bondarenko, Kateryna Bondarenko (*)
- USA: Serena Williams, Christina McHale, Venus Williams, Varvara Lepchenko

(*) ITF Place
(#) Tripartite Commission Invitation Place

The London Olympics 2012 women's tennis singles entry list is taken from the International Tennis Federation website.

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Watch WTA Stanford Tennis 2012 Live Online Stream

After three weeks on grass, the WTA tour shifts to the hard court season in preparation for the year's last Grand Slam in Flushing Meadows, New York this coming September. The first tournament on the North American summer calendar is the Bank of the West Classic held in STANFORD, USA from JULY 9 - 15, 2012. The tournament is a WTA premier-level and for 2012, it has attracted four of the world's top 20 players. The surface is hard courts and the tournament director is Kim Hall Uliasz. The total 8prize money for the tournament is $740,000. TennisTv.com will start broadcasting tennis matches starting July 13 to July 15. Watch WTA Stanford tennis matches live online here.

Fresh from winning her 7th Wimbledon title, American tennis star and defending Stanford champion Serena Williams is the top-seeded player and top attraction for the 2012 Bank of the West Classic. The world no. 4 Serena used this tournament last year as part of her comeback after almost a year away from tennis. Ranked no. 169 last year, she rampaged through the draw, defeating then world no. 5 and no. 2-seed Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals en route to her first tournament win in 2011.

In this year's draw, Serena is joined by world no. 10 Marion Bartoli who will be this year's no. 2 seed. Bartoli finished runner-up to Serena in 2011 and has a good history in this tournament. She reached the finals in two other previous occasions winning in 2009 and finishing runner-up in 2008. Third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova - a semifinalist in Stanford last year - and fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic will both be seeking to shake off first round losses at Wimbledon.

2012 BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: Order Of Play
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Stadium (from 11.00hrs)
1. Michelle Larcher de Brito vs. Chanelle Scheepers
2. Yanina Wickmayer vs. Heather Watson
3. Serena Williams vs. Nicole Gibbs (NB 15.00hrs)
4. Erakovic/Watson vs. Kops-Jones/Spears
5. Coco Vandeweghe vs. Jelena Jankovic (NB 20.00hrs)

Court 6 (from 13.30hrs)
1. Chan/Chan vs. Cibulkova/Husarova
2. Gajdosova/King vs. Cirstea/Keothavong (NB 14.30hrs)
3. Burdette/Gibbs vs. Grandin/Uhlirova (NB 17.00hrs; after suitable rest)

2012 BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: Seeded Players

1. WILLIAMS, Serena
2. BARTOLI, Marion
3. CIBULKOVA, Dominika
4. JANKOVIC, Jelena
5. WICKMAYER, Yanina
6. SCHEEPERS, Chanelle
7. MARTIC, Petra (withdrew)
8. ERAKOVIC, Marina
9. CIRSTEA, Sorana

2012 BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: Prize Money (Ranking Points)

Winner $96,000 (470)
Finalist $53,000 (320)
Semi-Finalist $28,500 (200)
Quarter-Finalist $15,500 (120)
2nd Round $8,750 (60)
1st Round $4,600 (1)

Watch WTA Stanford Tennis 2012 live online stream through TennisTv.com.

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Serena, Azarenka, Sharapova's Next Tournaments - July 2012

Where will the WTA tennis stars play next? Wimbledon champion and 14-time Grand Slam titlist Serena Williams is defending her Stanford title by participating in the $640,000 Bank of the West Classic tournament starting on July 9. Other top 25 players joining Serena in California are #10 Marion Bartoli, #15 Dominika Cibulkova, and #20 Jelena Jankovic. This same week at the $220,000 XXV Italiacom Open in Palermo, Italy, French Open finalist Sara Errani is joined by #24 Julia Goerges in the red clay tournament.

The next main event in the WTA calendar is the Olympic Tennis Event in London, England on the week of July 30. The once in four years event will be held on the outdoor grass of Wimbledon. All top 25 players with the exception of world no. 10 Bartoli are in action. The Rogers Cup in Montréal, Canada held on outdoor hard courts will be next on the week of August 6. This premier level WTA tournament will nine of the top 10 players with Serena opting out of the tournament.

Player Schedules for Top 25 Player - July 2012

1. Victoria Azarenka --- Olympics, Montréal
2. Agnieszka Radwanska --- Olympics, Montréal
3. Maria Sharapova --- Olympics, Montréal
4. Serena Williams --- Stanford, Olympics
5. Samantha Stosur --- Olympics, Montréal
6. Petra Kvitova --- Olympics, Montréal
7. Angelique Kerber --- Olympics, Montréal
8. Caroline Wozniacki --- Olympics, Montréal
9. Sara Errani --- Palermo, Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
10. Marion Bartoli --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Montréal
11. Li Na --- Olympics, Montréal
12. Ana Ivanovic --- Olympics, Montréal
13. Vera Zvonareva --- Olympics, Montréal
14. Maria Kirilenko --- Olympics, Montréal
15. Dominika Cibulkova --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
16. Kaia Kanepi --- Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
17. Flavia Pennetta --- Olympics, Montréal
18. Sabine Lisicki --- Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
19. Andrea Petkovic --- Olympics, Montréal
20. Jelena Jankovic --- Stanford, Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
21. Nadia Petrova --- Carlsbad, Olympics, Montréal
22. Francesca Schiavone --- Olympics
23. Lucie Safarova --- Olympics, Montréal
24. Julia Goerges --- Palermo, Bastad, Olympics, Montréal
25. Zheng Jie --- Olympics, Montréal
** 35. Kim Clijsters --- Olympics
** 68. Venus Williams --- Olympics

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ATP Men's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

For the third time in his career, Roger Federer rises up to the world no. 1 ranking after a historic Wimbledon 2012 singles title that raised his record of Grand Slam wins to 17. On Sunday, Federer dashed the Grand Slam hopes of Andy Murray and all of Britain who was waiting for the first ever local hero champion at Wimbledon with a commanding 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory. With the win, Federer overtakes Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal to jump from world no. 3 to world no. 1 in the newest ATP tour rankings as of Monday, July 9, 2012. In the process, he now ties Pete Sampras' record of 286 total weeks as world no. 1.

Federer first reached the no. 1 ranking when he overtook American Andy Roddick on February 2, 2004. His first reign at the top came to an end when Rafael Nadal supplanted him as no. 1 on August 18, 2008. Federer stayed for a record consecutive stay at the top for 237 weeks during his first stint as no. 1. He again overtook Nadal on July 6, 2009 and stayed as no. 1 for an additional 48 weeks before Nadal took over on June 7, 2010. Federer is assured to break the current record of 286 total weeks at no. 1 when the rankings come out on July 16.

ATP Men's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

1 Federer, Roger (SUI) 11,075
2 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,000
3 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 8,905
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,460
5 Ferrer, David (ESP) 5,430
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 5,230
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,515
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,215
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 3,180
10 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 2,605
11 Isner, John (USA) 2,520
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 2,480
13 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,355
14 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 2,130
15 Cilic, Marin (CRO) 1,825
16 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 1,810
17 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 1,715
18 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 1,680
19 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR) 1,620
20 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 1,600
21 Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 1,570
22 Mayer, Florian (GER) 1,545
23 Raonic, Milos (CAN) 1,540
24 Granollers, Marcel (ESP) 1,530
25 Wawrinka, Stanislas (SUI) 1,470
26 Stepanek, Radek (CZE) 1,420
27 Roddick, Andy (USA) 1,395
28 Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 1,390
29 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,355
30 Seppi, Andreas (ITA) 1,355
31 Troicki, Viktor (SRB) 1,265
32 Benneteau, Julien (FRA) 1,255
33 Anderson, Kevin (RSA) 1,180
34 Istomin, Denis (UZB) 1,167
35 Andujar, Pablo (ESP) 1,115
36 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT) 1,102
37 Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 1,045
38 Berlocq, Carlos (ARG) 985
39 Nieminen, Jarkko (FIN) 967
40 Baghdatis, Marcos (CYP) 945
41 Nalbandian, David (ARG) 935
42 Haase, Robin (NED) 930
43 Giraldo, Santiago (COL) 923
44 Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS) 885
45 Tomic, Bernard (AUS) 880
46 Ramos, Albert (ESP) 880
47 Paire, Benoit (FRA) 880
48 Harrison, Ryan (USA) 855
49 Kukushkin, Mikhail (KAZ) 833
50 Bogomolov Jr., Alex (RUS) 830
51 Chardy, Jeremy (FRA) 829
52 Haas, Tommy (GER) 818
53 Lacko, Lukas (SVK) 818
54 Soeda, Go (JPN) 806
55 Querrey, Sam (USA) 795
56 Karlovic, Ivo (CRO) 786
57 Young, Donald (USA) 785
58 Falla, Alejandro (COL) 754
59 Goffin, David (BEL) 753
60 Klizan, Martin (SVK) 753
61 Muller, Gilles (LUX) 746
62 Mayer, Leonardo (ARG) 742
63 Fognini, Fabio (ITA) 740
64 Bellucci, Thomaz (BRA) 722
65 Mahut, Nicolas (FRA) 717
66 Lu, Yen-Hsun (TPE) 715
67 Ito, Tatsuma (JPN) 701
68 Kubot, Lukasz (POL) 695
69 Dimitrov, Grigor (BUL) 671
70 Jaziri, Malek (TUN) 660
71 Kavcic, Blaz (SLO) 657
72 Malisse, Xavier (BEL) 651
73 Matosevic, Marinko (AUS) 648
74 Roger-Vasselin, Edouard (FRA) 647
75 Darcis, Steve (BEL) 645
76 Baker, Brian (USA) 643
77 Llodra, Michael (FRA) 640
78 Gulbis, Ernests (LAT) 631
79 Volandri, Filippo (ITA) 630
80 Ebden, Matthew (AUS) 610
81 Phau, Bjorn (GER) 597
82 Stebe, Cedrik-Marcel (GER) 591
83 Ramirez Hidalgo, Ruben (ESP) 590
84 Zopp, Jurgen (EST) 586
85 Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG) 585
86 Montanes, Albert (ESP) 585
87 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo (ESP) 581
88 Lorenzi, Paolo (ITA) 579
89 Andreev, Igor (RUS) 575
90 Levine, Jesse (USA) 573
91 Petzschner, Philipp (GER) 569
92 Stakhovsky, Sergiy (UKR) 568
93 Cipolla, Flavio (ITA) 566
94 Machado, Rui (POR) 561
95 Starace, Potito (ITA) 558
96 Russell, Michael (USA) 557
97 Dodig, Ivan (CRO) 555
98 Kamke, Tobias (GER) 555
99 Ungur, Adrian (ROU) 552
100 Dutra Silva, Rogerio (BRA) 550

The ATP Men's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012 is from the ATPTOUR.com website.

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WTA Women's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

Before the start of Wimbledon, there were three players with the chance of emerging as the world no. 1 player. French Open champion Maria Sharapova, Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, and Poland's no. 1 player Agnieszka Radwanska all had a chance to be the WTA tour no. 1 player. Sharapova was upset in the fourth round and because she wasn't able to defend her ranking points from last year when she reached the finals of Wimbledon, she would lose the top ranking to either Azarenka or Radwanska. Azarenka lost her semifinal match to eventual winner Serene Williams but just had enough points to regain the top ranking from Sharapova after Radwanska lost in the final. When the new WTA rankings are released on Monday, July 9 - Azarenka would be the new no. 1 while Radwanska will rise to no. 2, a career high ranking. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams rises to world no. 4, a year after making a comeback following foot surgeries and an emergency hospitalization.

WTA Women's Tennis Rankings as of July 9, 2012

RANK NAME RANKING POINTS
1 Azarenka, Victoria 8800
2 Radwanska, Agnieszka 8530
3 Sharapova, Maria 8370
4 Williams, Serena 7360
5 Stosur, Samantha 6195
6 Kvitova, Petra 5275
7 Kerber, Angelique 5170
8 Wozniacki, Caroline 4091
9 Errani, Sara 3410
10 Bartoli, Marion 3400
11 Li, Na 3245
12 Ivanovic, Ana 3190
13 Zvonareva, Vera 3160
14 Kirilenko, Maria 2635
15 Cibulkova, Dominika 2625
16 Kanepi, Kaia 2514
17 Pennetta, Flavia 2305
18 Lisicki, Sabine 2297
19 Petkovic, Andrea 2260
20 Jankovic, Jelena 2220
21 Petrova, Nadia 2105
22 Schiavone, Francesca 2050
23 Safarova, Lucie 2040
24 Goerges, Julia 1945
25 Zheng, Jie 1910
26 Medina Garrigues, Anabel 1870
27 Vinci, Roberta 1865
28 McHale, Christina 1810
29 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia 1800
30 Cetkovska, Petra 1765
31 Peng, Shuai 1730
32 Zakopalova, Klara 1700
33 Hantuchova, Daniela 1665
34 Niculescu, Monica 1640
35 Clijsters, Kim 1591
36 Paszek, Tamira 1567
37 Wickmayer, Yanina 1520
38 Kuznetsova, Svetlana 1487
39 Makarova, Ekaterina 1456
40 Barthel, Mona 1456
41 Suarez Navarro, Carla 1391
42 Scheepers, Chanelle 1380
43 Cirstea, Sorana 1366
44 Lepchenko, Varvara 1364
45 Halep, Simona 1305
46 Shvedova, Yaroslava 1281
47 Peer, Shahar 1255
48 Martic, Petra 1240
49 Stephens, Sloane 1237
50 Erakovic, Marina 1237

Race to the WTA Championships Singles Standings as of July 9, 2012

RANK NAME RANKING POINTS
1 Azarenka, Victoria 6945
2 Sharapova, Maria 6820
3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 5567
4 Williams, Serena 4520
5 Kerber, Angelique 4070
6 Errani, Sara 3291
7 Kvitova, Petra 3091
8 Stosur, Samantha 2722
9 Li, Na 2471
10 Bartoli, Marion 2223
11 Wozniacki, Caroline 1978
12 Ivanovic, Ana 1827
13 Kanepi, Kaia 1659
14 Kirilenko, Maria 1601
15 Clijsters, Kim 1590
16 Goerges, Julia 1547
17 Cibulkova, Dominika 1510
18 Safarova, Lucie 1383
19 Vinci, Roberta 1357
20 Wickmayer, Yanina 1353
21 Schiavone, Francesca 1305
22 Makarova, Ekaterina 1276
23 Petrova, Nadia 1246
24 Jankovic, Jelena 1244
24 Lisicki, Sabine 1244
26 Zakopalova, Klara 1235
27 Lepchenko, Varvara 1200
28 Mchale, Christina 1198
29 Zheng, Jie 1161
30 Hantuchova, Daniela 1152
31 Pennetta, Flavia 1145
32 Shvedova, Yaroslava 1131
33 Barthel, Mona 1121
34 Medina Garrigues, Anabel 1112
35 Paszek, Tamira 1077
36 Cetkovska, Petra 1066
37 Cornet, Alize 1032
38 Halep, Simona 1028
39 Cirstea, Sorana 1019
40 Stephens, Sloane 946
41 Hsieh, Su-wei 940
42 Arvidsson, Sofia 922
43 Wozniak, Aleksandra 903
44 Radwanska, Urszula 898
45 Kuznetsova, Svetlana 882
46 Peng, Shuai 864
47 Hradecka, Lucie 826
48 Peer, Shahar 818
48 Pironkova, Tsvetana 818
50 Babos, Timea 813

The latest WTA women's tennis rankings are from the WTATOUR.com website.

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Andy Murray cries in Wimbledon Finals Speech (Video)

Andy Murray, the first finalist in Wimbledon from the United Kingdom in over 70 years, cries as he gave his runner-up speech after the Wimbledon 2012 men's final. Murray lost a tough 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 to new world no. 1 Roger Federer and he lost control of his emotions during the awards ceremony. Murray fought tears and struggled to speak - his first words were "I'm getting closer..." before he fought again to regain composure. The crowd cheered and clapped while Murray spoke through tears, "I'm going to try but it's not going to be easy..." he stammered before losing composure again. It is probably one of the more recent memorable speeches as a young tennis player lets his emotions out after the pressure of being the best hope to end Britain's drought of not having a men's champion since Fred Perry in 1936. Say what you will, this blogger just became an Andy Murray fan today. Watch the video below:

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Wimbledon 2012 Winners List, Prize Money Earnings

The Wimbledon 2012 has now come to a close and the biggest prizes went to a pair of 30 year old tennis legends who won their first Grand Slam titles in more than two years. Roger Federer won a record equaling 7th Wimbledon title to increase his record Grand Slam titles to 17. With his title win, Federer becomes the new world no 1 in ATP men's tennis rankings. Serena Williams won her 5th Wimbledon title and has the most Grand Slam titles amongst active women players with 14. Serena also won the ladies doubles title with her sister, Venus Williams, and so she will take home the most prize money earnings from this year's Wimbledon amongst all the players who participated, both men and women. Below is a list of this year's Wimbledon 2012 winners and their prize money earnings.

Gentlemen's Singles

Winner: £1,150,000 - Roger Federer SUI (3)
Runner-up: £575,000 - Andy Murray GBR (4)
Semi-Finalists: £287,500 - Novak Djokovic SRB (1); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (5)

Ladies' Singles

Winner: £1,150,000 - Serena Williams USA (6)
Runner-up: £575,000 - Agnieszka Radwanska POL (3)
Semi-Finalists: £287,500 - Victoria Azarenka BLR (2); Angelique Kerber GER (8)

Gentlemen's Doubles (per pair)

Winners: £260,000 - Jonathan Marray GBR and Frederik Nielsen DEN
Runners-up: £130,000 - Robert Lindstedt SWE and Horia Tecau ROU (5)
Semi-Finalists: £65,000 - Bob Bryan USA and Mike Bryan USA (2); Jurgen Melzer AUT and
Philipp Petzschner GER (10)

Ladies' Doubles (per pair)

Winners: £260,000 - Serena Williams USA and Venus Williams USA
Runners-up: £130,000 - Andrea Hlavackova CZE (6) and Lucie Hradecka CZE (6)
Semi-Finalists: £65,000 - Liezel Huber USA and Lisa Raymond USA (1); Flavia Pennetta ITA and Francesca Schiavone ITA

Mixed Doubles (per pair)

Winners: £92,000 - Mike Bryan USA and Lisa Raymond USA (2)
Runners-up: £46,000 - Leander Paes IND (4) and Elena Vesnina RUS (4)
Semi-Finalists: £23,000 - Bob Bryan USA and Liezel Huber USA (1); Nenad Zimonjic SRB and Katarina Srebotnik SLO (3)

Boys' Singles

Winner - Filip Peliwo CAN (4)
Runner-up - Luke Saville AUS (1)

Girls' Singles

Winner - Filip Peliwo CAN (4)
Runner-up - Luke Saville AUS (1)

Boys' Doubles

Winner - Eugenie Bouchard CAN (5)
Runner-up - Elina Svitolina UKR (3)

Finalists:

Winner - Andrew Harris AUS (4 ) and Nick Kyrgios AUS (4)
Runner-up - Matteo Donati ITA and Pietro Licciardi ITA

Girls' Doubles

Winner - Eugenie Bouchard CAN (1) and Taylor Townsend USA (1)
Runner-up - Belinda Bencic SUI (7) and Ana Konjuh CRO (7)

Congratulations to Wimbledon 2012 winners for their prize money earnings.

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Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title, takes no. 1 Ranking

Roger Federer won the Wimbledon 2012 men’s singles title to extend his record to 17 Grand Slams when he beat local favorite Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. The win enabled Federer to equal Pete Sampras' record of 7 Wimbledon titles and also to grab the world no. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic. Federer started the tournament ranked third in the world but jumped two spots after the top two players and last year's Wimbledon finalists - Djokovic and Rafael Nadal - failed to reach the finals this year. Nadal was eliminated in the second round while Federer eliminated Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer will take home the £1,150,000 men's singles champion prize money while Murray will take home the runner-up prize money of £575,000.

Watch the Wimbledon 2012 mens' singles championship match highlights and interviews with both Roger Federer and Andy Murray here.

Roger Federer (SUI) vs Andy Murray (GBR) - Finals Match Statistics

12 Aces 16
3 Double faults 1
90 of 131 = 69 % 1st serves in 88 of 157 = 56 %
68 of 90 = 76 % 1st serve points won 61 of 88 = 69 %
20 of 41 = 49 % 2nd serve points won 33 of 69 = 48 %
130 MPH Fastest serve 133 MPH
116 MPH Average 1st serve speed 121 MPH
98 MPH Average 2nd serve speed 88 MPH
53 of 68 = 78 % Net points won 24 of 39 = 62 %
4 of 12 = 33 % Break points won 2 of 7 = 29 %
63 of 157 = 40 % Receiving points won 43 of 131 = 33 %
62 Winners 46
38 Unforced errors 25
151 Total points won 137

Congratulations to Roger Federer for winning the Wimbledon 2012 men's singles title.

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Murray's Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings

7/8 Update: Andy Murray lost the final to Roger Federer and will take home the Wimbledon men's singles runner-up prize money of £575,000. | Preview: How much will world no. 4 Andy Murray take home as his prize money earnings for his Wimbledon 2012 effort? By virtue of reaching the finals, Murray is assured of the runner-up prize of £575,000. If he wins his first ever Grand Slam title by beating world no. 3 Roger Federer, Murray will take home £1,150,000. Murray has reached three Grand Slam finals before and has lost all three of them at the 2008 US Open, the 2010 Australian Open, and the 2011 Australian Open. He lost the first two Grand Slam finals he played to Federer and the last one to world no. 1 Novak Djokovic. Murray is attempting to become the first British man to win the title since Fred Perry triumphed in 1936.

When Murray takes on Federer for the Wimbledon championship match, he will be going on-court having an 8-7 lead over Federer in their career head-to-head. He has never beaten the Swiss in a best-of-five-set encounter. Federer won their past two meetings in straight sets, most recently in this year’s Dubai final. This year, Murray has won one tournament, the first event he entered this season in Brisbane. He lost to Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open, and to Spain's David Ferrer in the quarterfinals of the French Open.

For his 2012 year-to-date earnings, Murray has won a total of $1,430,310. That puts him in 5th place behind Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, and Ferrer. In the latest men's tennis career prize money earning leaders list, Murray is at 10th place with $20,577,701. With his Wimbledon prize money earnings, he is assured of overtaking tennis Hall of Famers Stefan Edberg (#9 - $20,630,941) and Ivan Lendl (#8 - $21,262,417) when the new list is released on Monday, July 9. Federer holds the record earnings of more than $71 million and Murray is the only player in the top 10 list to have never won a Grand Slam title and achieved the no. 1 ranking.

2012 ATP Career Prize Money Leaders (US$), as of June 25, 2012

1 Federer, Roger $71,126,377
2 Nadal, Rafael $50,025,798
3 Sampras, Pete $43,280,489
4 Djokovic, Novak $37,672,100
5 Agassi, Andre $31,152,975
6 Becker, Boris $25,080,956
7 Kafelnikov, Yevgeny $23,883,797
8 Lendl, Ivan $21,262,417
9 Edberg, Stefan $20,630,941
10 Murray, Andy $20,577,701

Murray's 2012 Prize Money Earnings by Tournament

London / Queen's Club, Great Britain; 11.06.2012; Prize Money: €5,410
Roland Garros, France; 27.05.2012; GS; Prize Money: €155,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy; Prize Money: €30,000
Barcelona, Spain; 23.04.2012; Prize Money: €38,960
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Monaco; Prize Money: €57,755
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $321,990
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $12,725
Dubai, U.A.E.; 27.02.2012; Prize Money: $184,470
Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$437,000
Brisbane, Australia; Prize Money: $74,370

Congratulations to Andy Murray for his Wimbledon 2012 prize money earnings.

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Federer's Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings

7/8 Update: Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in four sets and will take home the Wimbledon men's singles champion prize money of £1,150,000. | Preview: Before the start of Wimbledon, world no. 3 Roger Federer holds the record of $71,126,377 in men's career prize money. He stands way ahead of the top 10 players who have earned the most prize money earnings in tennis history. The second place player is Rafael Nadal who passed the $50 million mark when he won his 7th French Open title last month. To put Federer's lead in perspective, the $20 million difference that separates him and Nadal is the total career earnings of Andy Murray, the #10 player in the list. By reaching the finals of Wimbledon, Federer assured himself of the runner-up prize money earnings of £575,000. If he wins his 7th Wimbledon title, Federer will take home £1,150,000 and become the world no. 1 player when the new rankings are announced on Monday, July 9.

This year as of June 25, Federer has earned $3,696,441 putting him in third place behind world Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. This year, Federer won four tournaments in Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells, and Madrid and finished runner-up in a Wimbledon tune-up in Halle. He reached the semifinals of both the Australian Open and the French Open losing to Nadal and Djokovic respectively.

2012 ATP Prize Money Leaders (US$) - Year to Date
as of June 25, 2012

1.Nadal, Rafael $4,961,419
2 Djokovic, Novak $4,789,340
3 Federer, Roger $3,696,441
4 Ferrer, David $1,713,343
5 Murray, Andy $1,430,310
6 Berdych, Tomas $1,312,471
7 Del Potro, Juan Martin $1,286,353
8 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried $938,374
9 Almagro, Nicolas $915,143
10 Tipsarevic, Janko $895,868

2012 ATP Career Prize Money Leaders (US$)
as of June 25, 2012

1 Federer, Roger $71,126,377
2 Nadal, Rafael $50,025,798
3 Sampras, Pete $43,280,489
4 Djokovic, Novak $37,672,100
5 Agassi, Andre $31,152,975
6 Becker, Boris $25,080,956
7 Kafelnikov, Yevgeny $23,883,797
8 Lendl, Ivan $21,262,417
9 Edberg, Stefan $20,630,941
10 Murray, Andy $20,577,701

Federer's 2012 Prize Money Earnings by Tournament

Halle, Germany; €63,105
Roland Garros, France; Prize Money: €310,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy; Prize Money: €113,580
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain; Prize Money: €585,800
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $23,210
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $1,000,000
Dubai, U.A.E.; 27.02.2012; Prize Money: $409,170
Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Prize Money: €290,550
SUI vs. USA WG 1st RD, Switzerland; Prize Money: €
Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$437,000
Doha, Qatar; Prize Money: $50,030

Congratulations to Federer on his Wimbledon 2012 prize money earnings.

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Wimbledon 2012 Men's Finals ESPN Live Stream: Federer vs Murray

Tennis fans around the world can watch the Wimbledon 2012 men's singles finals live stream through the ESPN.com website here. Whatever the result will be, it is going to be a historic moment. World no. 3 Roger Federer is aiming to tie Pete Sampras record of 7 Wimbledon titles and at the same time, he will have a chance to rise up to become the world no. 1 tennis player and again tie Sampras record of 287 weeks at the top ranking. His opponent, world no. 4 Andy Murray is carrying the hopes of the whole United Kingdom who has not seen a local men's champion since Fred Perry won in 1936.

Play will commence on DAY 13: SUNDAY 8 JULY with the men's singles final starting at 2pm local time and live tennis action will be broadcast through ESPN.com.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY

Centre Court
2:00 PM GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - FINAL
Roger Federer (SUI)[3] vs Andy Murray (GBR)[4]

MIXED DOUBLES - FINAL
Leander Paes (IND)[4] / Elena Vesnina(RUS)[4] vs Mike Bryan (USA)[2] / Lisa Raymond(USA)[2]

Watch the preview of the Wimbledon 2012 men's singles final by clicking on the link below:
ANDY MURRAY V ROGER FEDERER: THE COUNTDOWN

Read the ATP Tour's WIMBLEDON FINAL PREVIEW: FEDERER VS. MURRAY here.

Television Networks covering the Wimbledon 2012 Men's Singles Final Live:

Sunday, 8 July, 2012
Fox Sports 3 (Australia) 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. LIVE
ESPN (United States) 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET LIVE
BBC 1 (United Kingdom) 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. LIVE
BBC 2 (United Kingdom) 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. LIVE
WOWOW HV (Japan) 8:50 p.m. - 0:00 a.m. JST LIVE
BBC 2 (United Kingdom) 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Highlights
Tennis Channel (United States) 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET Repeat

International TV Broadcasters that will cover the Wimbledon 2012 Men's Singles Final Live:

EUROPE

United Kingdom - BBC TV, BBC Radio; Albania & Kosovo - Supersport; Austria - ORF Radio; Belgium - VRT, VTM (VMMA), RTBF TV; Bulgaria - TV+; Cyprus - Lumiere TV; Czech Republic - Novasports (ARQ); Denmark - TV2; France - Canal+, RMC, RTL, Europe 1; Georgia - GMG Georgia Sport; Germany - Sky Deutschland; Greece - Nova (Grece & Cyprus); Hungary - Digi Sport; Ireland - TG4; Israel - Sports Channel (Sport 5); Italy - Sky Italia; Malta - Go Multiplus; Netherlands - Sport 1; NOS - TV BNR; Poland - Polsat; Portugal - Sport TV, Digi Sport - Romania; Russia - NTV Plus; Serbia - B92; Balkans - Sportklub/IKO; Spain - Prisa TV (Canal + /Sogecable); Onda Cero; Cadena Cope; Sweden - TV4 (C More); Switzerland - SRG/SSR TV (includes RTS, RSI, SRF), SRG Radio (includes DRS, SR); Turkey - Media Eye.

REST OF THE WORLD

Asia - Star Sports, Beijing TV, Guagdong TV, Sohu TV; Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 7, Cross Court, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Canada - TSN Canada; Fiji - Fiji TV; Japan - NHK, Gaora, Wowow; Latin America - ESPN International; Middle East - ADMC; South Africa - Supersport; Thailand - Quu FM Sport; United States of America - ESPN, Tennis Channel.

The final is going to be an encounter to remember. Watch Wimbledon 2012 Men's Finals ESPN Live Stream featuring Federer vs Murray. Enjoy!

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Serena Williams' 14 Grand Slams compared to Other #1 Players

By winning her 14th Grand Slam trophy, Serena Williams now trails three other tennis greats in the Open era who have won more majors than her. Steffi Graf's haul is 22, while Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova have won 18 each. But those three other players were from different generations, and in Serena's generation, she is considered unanimously - by peers, critics, experts, and fans alike - as the best player of her generation. So, what does 14 Grand Slam wins mean in terms of the current generation of WTA players?

For starters, let's have a list of how many Grand Slams were won by current or former world no. 1 players in the last 15 years.

Martina Hingis - 5 GS (3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Lindsay Davenport - 3 GS (1 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Jennifer Capriati - 3 GS (2 Australian Open, 1 French Open)
Venus Williams - 7 GS (5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open)
Serena Williams - 14 GS (5 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 5 Wimbledon, 3 US Open)
Kim Clijsters - 4 GS (1 Australian Open, 3 US Open)
Justine Henin - 7 GS (1 Australian Open, 4 French Open, 2 US Open)
Amélie Mauresmo - 2 GS (1 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon)
Maria Sharapova - 4 GS (1 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Ana Ivanović - 1 GS (1 French Open)
Jelena Janković - 0 GS
Dinara Safina - 0 GS
Caroline Wozniacki - 0 GS
Victoria Azarenka - 1 GS (1 Australian Open)

Svetlana Kuznetsova is the only player since Wimbledon 1997 who have won multiple Grand Slams without ever reaching the no. 1 ranking. She won the 2004 US Open and the 2009 French Open.

Here's some interesting observations regarding Serena's 14 Grand Slam win total, and how it compares to the Grand Slam success of other former world no. 1 players in the past 14 years:

1. She owns same number of major wins as the total of the two other most successful players in her generation. Serena's older sister Venus, and another rival, Justine Henin each won 7 Grand Slam titles each. Serena can actually contend for more Grand Slams, while the chances of Venus' winning another Slam is very small. Henin has already retired in 2011.

2. The nation of Belgium produced two superb players in Clijsters and Henin, both in the same generation as Serena. Their total Grand Slam wins fall three short of Serena's total.

3. Russia has produced two world no. 1 players (Sharapova and Safina), and three Grand Slam winners (Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Sharapova) - all in the past 14 years. Russian players total Grand Slam wins is 7 - half of what Serena has won.

4. Hingis, Davenport, and Capriati all were ahead of Serena in terms of number of Grand Slams won by end of 2001. Their combined total is three less than Serena's total as of Wimbledon 2012.

5. Serena has won more Wimbledon titles than the total Grand Slam wins of five former no. 1 players - Davenport, Capriati, Clijsters, Mauresmo, and Sharapova.

6. On a more humorous note, Serena has won 14 more Slams than the combined wins of three recent number 1 players in the past 4 years (Janković, Safina, Wozniacki).

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Watch Serena vs Radwanska Wimbledon 2012 Finals Highlights, Interviews

American Serena Williams defeated Poland's no. 1 player and world no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth Wimbledon crown and the 14th Grand Slam tournament in her career. Williams scored a 61 57 62 victory in just over two hours. With the win, Serena rises up to become world no. 4 while Radwanska reaches her top career ranking of no. 2. Victoria Azarenka, the Australian Open winner becomes the new no. 1 while Maria Sharapova, the French Open champion falls from no. 1 to no. 3. Watch the highlights of the Wimbledon 2012 women's singles finals here featuring Serena vs Radwanska. Other featured videos in the above link include: Agnieszka Radwanska Press Conference - 07/07/2012 || Serena Williams Press Conference - 07/07/2012.

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Serena Williams wins Wimbledon 2012; 14 Grand Slam title

Exactly two years ago in July 2010, Serena Williams was no. 1 in the world and recently won her 13th Grand Slam title in the Championships at Wimbledon. Earlier in the year, she won her 12th Slam by taking the Australian Open title in January. But, things unraveled fast and because of a freak accident and an emergency hospitalization, Serena would be out and away from the WTA tour for 11 months. Then, she started her comeback. In last year's Wimbledon, the usually steely Serena poured her out when she cried on court during her first round match. It was her first Grand Slam in a year, and though she failed to make the quarterfinal round, her comeback has started.

In the summer of 2011, Serena was on a rampage racking up wins in two US Open tune-ups and beating six opponents to reach the US Open final. She was the heavy favorite against Samantha Stosur in the final, but somehow, the Australian brought out her best game at the right time to win her first ever Grand Slam title. Serena would not play in another tournament for the year, and she surfaced back at the Australian Open in January failing to make a dent by quietly being eliminated in the fourth round.

Serena played Miami, a favorite tournament for the American and a place where she has been successful in the past. She went out in the quarterfinals to Caroline Wozniacki - a player she has never lost to prior to their encounter. Then came this spring's clay court season. Serena racked 17 straight wins and won two clay court tournaments becoming the prohibitive favorite to win her second French Open title. She however went out spectacularly, suffering her worst Grand Slam result ever, in a first round upset by Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano. It was considered one of the more shocking results in both ATP and WTA tennis tours in recent memory.

When Wimbledon came, all eyes were on the current world no. 1 - Maria Sharapova - who won her first Grand Slam title in Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam. Serena was certainly considered a favorite, but in the earlier rounds, she struggled big time against lower ranked opponents in the third and fourth rounds, losing a set in each match. But, as Serena has done through the years, she elevated her game in the final stages of the Grand Slam. She beat defending champion Petra Kvitova and world no. 2 Victoria Azarenka in back-to-back straight set victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Again, she reached the Wimbledon final as a top favorite to win her fifth Wimbledon title - she was after all facing a first time major finalist in world no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanksa, a player known for her consistency more than her grass court game.

So, when Serena won the first set 6-1 in just over 30 minutes and went up 4-2 in the second set, the whole tennis world expected Serena to wrap up the championship quickly. But, Radwanska had other ideas. Serena displayed a mental lapse that is somehow rare at this stage of this Grand Slam and before the audience knew it, Radwanska had battled back by winning the second set 7-5 and holding a 2-1 lead in the third set. Not to be unfazed, Serena replied with a service game of four aces and that allowed her to relax a bit. She would then win the next three games to wrap up her fifth Wimbledon crown and 14th Grand Slam title. And, she goes home with the top singles prize of £1,150,000. Congratulations and well done to Serena.

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Golf Career Prize Money Leaders - Top 100

Tiger Woods leads golf's career prize money leaders with almost $100 million in career prize money earnings and stands way ahead of any of the other top 10 earners. He is followed by Vijay Singh (#2 - $66.4 million), Phil Mickelson (#3 - $66.3 million), Jim Furyk (#4 - $51.1 million), and Ernie Els (#5 - $43 million). All career earnings are updated as of July 2012. Woods is currently having a resurgence in his career this year winning 3 titles and earning $4.2 million for the 2012 season so far. Last year, he didn't win any titles and earned "just" $660K. Overall, Tiger Woods has won 74 PGA Tour titles in his career and finished runner-up in 28 other tournaments. He has an official world golf ranking of #4.

Golf - Career Prize Money Leaders - Top 100
Standings as of July 2012

1 Tiger Woods $99,037,940
2 Vijay Singh $66,361,772
3 Phil Mickelson $66,298,248
4 Jim Furyk $51,066,494
5 Ernie Els $42,962,950
6 Davis Love III $41,783,457
7 David Toms $38,279,278
8 Steve Stricker $33,521,557
9 Kenny Perry $31,780,626
10 Justin Leonard $31,635,046
11 Stewart Cink $30,779,867
12 Sergio Garcia $28,873,774
13 Luke Donald $27,647,916
14 Scott Verplank $27,400,942
15 Retief Goosen $27,300,828
16 K.J. Choi $27,087,242
17 Mike Weir $26,821,949
18 Adam Scott $26,587,796
19 Stuart Appleby $26,572,355
20 Robert Allenby $26,359,451
21 Rory Sabbatini $25,388,467
22 Geoff Ogilvy $25,227,042
23 Zach Johnson $24,857,990
24 Mark Calcavecchia $24,023,484
25 Jerry Kelly $23,483,195
26 Charles Howell III $23,373,615
27 Chris DiMarco $22,334,546
28 Fred Couples $22,276,316
29 Tom Lehman $21,475,800
30 Hunter Mahan $21,285,911
31 Padraig Harrington $21,250,304
32 Fred Funk $21,097,907
33 Chad Campbell $20,894,167
34 Nick Price $20,576,104
35 Bob Estes $20,297,705
36 Matt Kuchar $20,221,506
37 Billy Mayfair $19,982,435
38 Justin Rose $19,476,937
39 Stephen Ames $19,369,967
40 David Duval $18,839,933
41 Scott Hoch $18,530,156
42 Tim Clark $18,392,545
43 Jeff Sluman $18,165,266
44 Carl Pettersson $18,060,979
45 Steve Flesch $18,030,350
46 Tim Herron $17,959,831
47 Jeff Maggert $17,817,114
48 Brad Faxon $17,769,249
49 Bo Van Pelt $16,976,650
50 Ben Crane $16,845,610
51 Rocco Mediate $16,701,599
52 Nick Watney $16,685,557
53 John Rollins $16,575,267
54 Sean O'Hair $16,390,820
55 Jonathan Byrd $16,354,864
56 Bubba Watson $16,047,424
57 Corey Pavin $16,021,370
58 Bob Tway $15,785,815
59 Lee Janzen $15,766,111
60 Woody Austin $15,636,134
61 Steve Elkington $15,505,418
62 Kevin Sutherland $15,435,073
63 Brian Gay $15,421,366
64 Dustin Johnson $15,387,031
65 Hal Sutton $15,267,685
66 Jesper Parnevik $15,265,141
67 Loren Roberts $15,154,767
68 Steve Lowery $15,114,746
69 Aaron Baddeley $15,113,447
70 Lucas Glover $14,974,985
71 John Huston $14,967,146
72 Heath Slocum $14,925,672
73 Tom Pernice Jr. $14,818,912
74 Camilo Villegas $14,684,945
75 John Senden $14,516,658
76 Greg Norman $14,484,458
77 Paul Azinger $14,467,496
78 Jay Haas $14,440,317
79 Mark O'Meara $14,169,805
80 Kirk Triplett $14,096,656
81 Shigeki Maruyama $13,809,170
82 Joe Durant $13,708,086
83 Bill Haas $13,637,305
84 Rod Pampling $13,458,971
85 Pat Perez $12,968,388
86 Fredrik Jacobson $12,957,040
87 Brandt Snedeker $12,866,298
88 Kevin Na $12,814,599
89 Mark Wilson $12,791,009
90 Paul Goydos $12,738,659
91 John Cook $12,685,199
92 Briny Baird $12,634,862
93 Scott McCarron $12,611,793
94 Dudley Hart $12,566,495
95 Ryan Palmer $12,511,218
96 Ben Curtis $12,401,913
97 Billy Andrade $12,380,805
98 Lee Westwood $12,320,627
99 Jose Maria Olazabal $12,267,230
100 Anthony Kim $12,206,409

The Golf Career Prize Money Leaders - Top 100 is listed by the PGATour.com website.

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Wimbledon 2012 Women's Final Live Stream: Serena vs Radwanska

Will Agnieszka Radwanska become the first ever Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam and reach the world no. 1 ranking? Or, will Serena Williams win her 14th Grand Slam title and first since 2010? Who will take home the top prize money of £1,150,000 and be sketched in history as the Wimbledon 2012 women's champion? These questions will be answered on Wimbledon's Centre Court starting 2pm on Saturday, July 7. Watch the Wimbledon 2012 women's singles final live online video stream here.

For those in the United States, the live TV coverage will be covered by ESPN. Check the schedule for tomorrow:

Wimbledon 2012 - Live TV Schedule Coverage from ESPN on Saturday, July 7

7/07 6:30 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: Court 3 (Day 12 - Legends Doubles) ESPN3
7/07 6:30 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: Court 18 (Day 12 - Boys Doubles Semifinals) ESPN3
7/07 6:30 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: Court 14 (Day 12 - Wheelchair Tennis) ESPN3
7/07 8:00 AM EDT Breakfast at Wimbledon presented by US Trust ESPN
7/07 8:00 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: ESPN Coverage (Ladies' Championship) ESPN3
7/07 8:00 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: No. 1 Court (Mixed Doubles Semifinals) ESPN3
7/07 9:00 AM EDT Serena Williams vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (Ladies' Championship) ESPN
7/07 9:00 AM EDT The Championships, Wimbledon 2012 presented by IBM: Centre Court (Ladies' & Doubles Championships)

A day before the women's finals on Friday, both Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska spoke to the press.

Serena Williams - Interview Answers before Wimbledon 2012 Final

On whether she feels like the favorite in the final...
"No. I have to go out there and win. Agnieszka has had a better year than I have. She's been way more consistent than me. She's done really well, so she's ranked higher than me - she deserves to be. I have to fight for this. This is by no means going to be easy. Never, ever do I underestimate any opponent.

"I really like Aga. She's a great girl. I wish her the best for Saturday."

On what it would mean to get her Wimbledon title back...
"Oh, my gosh, it would mean a lot to me. But I have to get there."

On whether all her doubles matches this week will tire her out...
"It would be good to have a day off, but it's also good to practice in doubles because I get a lot of match play, practice some returns and serves."

On her mindset right now...
"Just positive, live for the moment. The past is the past. Any match I've won in the past is in the past. It's important for me to think like that because I tend to dwell on things, like I didn't do that so well, I didn't do this so well."

On her loss to Stosur in last year's US Open final...
"That was tough for me. I had played a lot of matches going into that - not more than I did here, but I was really tired. I really tried. Also I had just come back from a year off, so I think ultimately it was a really great effort for me. I don't know why I was such a heavy favorite. Maybe because I had such a great summer. But I was just happy to make it that far. I mean if you look at where I'd come from, after Wimbledon I was ranked close to 200 - I fought back.

"So that's the one loss I didn't beat myself up over because I felt like, 'Serena, look how far you've come, and look how far you'll continue to go.'"

On her dad's recent comments that a few years ago there was a time she thought she would never play tennis again...
"It was more or less like I wasn't even thinking about tennis. I just wanted to make it through everything I was going through and become a survivor - I've been able to do that. I've been through so much in the past year or two years it's unbelievable. But if you just keep keeping on, you can do it."

Agnieszka Radwanska - Interview Answers before Wimbledon 2012 Final

On the illness she has picked up the last few days...
"Unfortunately I have picked up an upper respiratory illness, which is affecting my nose and throat. I have been playing a lot of matches here in the rain and cold wind, and I haven't been well for a few days. The most important thing is that I'm feeling good on the court and playing some good tennis, despite not being able to talk much away from the court. The priority is my singles match tomorrow, so I will do whatever it takes to make sure I'm ready to play the best I can. It was unfortunate that the illness meant I had to withdraw from doubles. Of course, it is always a good sign to be playing singles and doubles in the second week of a Grand Slam, but I wasn't able to continue in both events."

On having to leave her post-semifinal press conference and miss her pre-final press conference with the illness...
"As everyone could see, I wasn't able to complete my press conference yesterday. I was really hoping I would have improved overnight so I could come in to finish my press today, but unfortunately I can't speak for very long, and so I have done as much as I can do today. I'm very sorry about that."

On playing Williams...
"We have played a couple of times a long time ago. It's going to be another challenge, especially here on grass. She's playing amazing tennis at the moment. I don't really have much to lose, so I'll try my best and we'll see."

On potentially becoming No.1...
"Everyone dreams when they are a kid about becoming No.1, so I'm very happy to have a chance to play for the top ranking. But there is still one very tough match to go. I will do everything in my power to perform well and win. I'm really happy that I've been able to improve my ranking so much this year. I think this is the best two weeks of my career, playing my first Grand Slam final and achieving a career-high ranking no matter the outcome tomorrow."

Watch the Wimbledon 2012 women's singles final live online video stream through TennisGuru.net.

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Watch Murray vs Tsonga, Federer vs Djokovic Wimbledon 2012 Match Highlights

Two explosive men's semifinals, two losers - but more importantly, two winners who will look to this Sunday to lift the Wimbledon 2012 men's singles championship trophy. World no. 3 Roger Federer surprised defending champion and top-ranked Novak Djokovic to reach a record 8th Wimbledon final. In the second semifinal, world no. 4 Andy Murray carried the hopes of the entire United Kingdom when he advanced to the finals of Wimbledon for the first time with a four-set victory over the top Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Watch the match highlights featuring Murray vs Tsonga and Federer vs Djokovic here.

Other Featured match highlights, Wimbledon interviews and features showcasing the top men and women's tennis players are also found in the link above. The following are video descriptions available from the past two days:

Jonathan Marray & Frederik Nielsen v Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan - Day 11 Highlights
Roger Federer visits the Live @ Wimbledon studio
Luke Donald discusses similarities with Andy Murray
Serena Williams Press Conference
Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond v Serena Williams & Venus Williams - Day 11 Highlights
Novak Djokovic Press Conference - 06/07/2012
Roger Federer Press Conference - 06/07/2012
Serena Williams - Road To The Final

Agnieszka Radwanska - Road To The Final
Wimbledon 2012 - Day 11 Highlights
Andy Murray Press Conference - 06/07/2012
Wimbledon 2012 Day 12 - Preview
Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Day 11 Highlights
HSBC Play Of The Day - 06/07/2012
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Press Conference - 06/07/2012
Frederik Nielsen & Jonathan Marray Press Conference - 06/07/2012

Wimbledon 2012 - Day 10 Highlights
Victoria Azarenka Press Conference - 05/07/2012
Colin Fleming & Su-Wei Hsieh v Dominic Inglot & Laura Robson - Day 10 Highlights
Serena Williams takes a quiz
Day 10 Montage
HSBC Play Of The Day - Day 10
Tom Jenkins - Guardian photographer
Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner take a ride with Hertz

Chris Evert Interview
Serena Williams v Victoria Azarenka - Day 10 Highlights
Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan v Scott Lipsky & Rajeev Ram - Day 10 Highlights
Angelique Kerber Press Conference - 05/07/2012
Agnieszka Radwanska Press Conference - 05/07/2012
Agnieszka Radwanska v Angelique Kerber - Day 10 Highlights
Greatest reactions of all time
Serena Williams Press Conference - 05/07/2012

Watch Murray vs Tsonga, Federer vs Djokovic Wimbledon 2012 Match Highlights

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Serena Williams vs Agnieszka Radwanska: Who will win Wimbledon 2012

When the two Wimbledon 2012 women's singles finalists step at Centre Court on Saturday, at 2pm, it will not just be a battle for a Grand Slam title. World no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland is going against world no. 6 Serena Williams of the United States for her first ever Grand Slam title, and a chance to be the top-ranked player for the first time in her career. Williams is gunning for her 14th major title, and first since Wimbledon 2010. The head-to-head between the two has Williams leading 2-0 but both their encounters were in 2008.

So Serena is an 8/1 on choice with the bookmakers to continue the Williams family's domination of the Ladies' event at Wimbledon in the 21st century. Her older sister Venus has captured the appropriately-named (in her case) Venus Rosewater Dish on five occasions and Serena will be confident of matching that if she can emphasise what she has been doing well in these Championships, which is serving aces, and minimise some of the extravagant errors which have crept into her game, particularly since she came back just over a year ago from a combination of serious injury and grave illness. To have got this far on Wimbledon's lawns once more is indeed a tribute to one whose career could so easily have been over.

Final Thoughts from Radwanska: "I played Serena a couple of times, but it was long time ago. I didn't play her I think in last few years. But it's always tough. She's a very tough opponent and hitting the ball very well. Of course she's playing great tennis on the grass. I think I don't really have anything to lose, so just going to try my best."

Final Thoughts from Williams: "I have to go out there and win. Agnieszka has had a better year than I have. She's been way more consistent than me. She's done really well, so she's ranked higher than me. She deserves to be. You know, I have to go out there and fight for this. This is by no means going to be easy. Never, ever do I underestimate any opponent. She's out there to try to do her best."

Interesting Facts about the Wimbledon 2012 singles final:

~ No Polish player, male or female, has ever won a Grand Slam title.

~ Radwanska is the first Polish player, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era (she was already the first to reach a semifinal).

~ Radwanska has many other firsts for Poland: first to win a WTA title (at Stockholm in 2007), first to reach Top 10 (in July 2008), first to beat a World No.1 (beating Wozniacki at Sydney this year) and first to cross $1 million in career prize money (and she now has more than $9 million).

~ Radwanska is trying to become the fifth woman to win Wimbledon having been a junior champion, having done it in 2005 (beating Paszek in the final); the first four to achieve the feat were Jones, Susman, Hingis and Mauresmo.

~ Radwanska will break the Top 2 after this, to No.2 if she loses the final and to No.1 if she wins the final (Azarenka will be the other one in the Top 2); Williams will move from No.6 to No.4 no matter what happens in the final.

~ Williams is playing her 18th Grand Slam final (she is 13-4 in her first 17).

~ Williams is 10-0 against Top 5 players over the last year (winning them all in straight sets - and only being pushed to two tie-breaks, both by Azarenka).

~ Williams is trying to become the first 30-something to win a Grand Slam title since 1990 Wimbledon (Navratilova, who was 33 at the time).

~ With 13, Williams is in fourth place for Grand Slam titles in the Open Era (Graf leads with 22, followed by Evert and Navratilova with 18).

~ With 4, Williams is tied for fourth place for Wimbledon titles in the Open Era (Navratilova has 9, followed by Graf with 7 and Venus Williams with 5).

~ Every time the Williams sisters play doubles at Wimbledon, one of them wins the singles title (they have played doubles here eight times before and have each won the singles title four of those times - good for Serena?)

~ This will be the seventh different Grand Slam champion in a row (Clijsters, Li, Kvitova, Stosur, Azarenka, Sharapova and Radwanska or Williams); the only time there have been seven or more different Grand Slam champions in a row came between the 1977 Australian Open and 1978 Wimbledon.

Wimbledon 2012: Agnieszka Radwanska - Road to Final
First Round: d. Magdalena Rybarikova, 63 63 (1:37)
Second Round: d. Elena Vesnina, 62 61 (0:56)
Third Round: d. Heather Watson, 60 62 (0:58)
Fourth Round: d. Camila Giorgi, 62 63 (1:06)
Quarterfinals: d. Maria Kirilenko, 75 46 75 (2:50)
Semifinals: d. Angelique Kerber, 63 64 (1:10)

Wimbledon 2012: Serena Williams - Road to Final
First Round: d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 62 64 (1:20)
Second Round: d. Melinda Czink, 61 64 (1:01)
Third Round: d. Zheng Jie, 67(5) 62 97 (2:28)
Fourth Round: d. Yaroslava Shvedova, 61 26 75 (1:54)
Quarterfinals: d. Petra Kvitova, 63 75 (1:24)
Semifinals: d. Victoria Azarenka, 63 76(6) (1:36)

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Serena Williams Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings

July 7 Update: Serena Williams wins her 14th Grand Slam title, her 5th Wimbledon title, and the top prize of £1,150,000. On top of her singles prize money, Serena will split the ladies doubles top prize of £260,000 with sister Venus. | Preview: Serena Williams holds the all-time record of prize money won by a woman professional athlete. As of June 25, 2012, her career total is a staggering $36,046,313. By reaching the finals of both the Wimbledon 2012 singles and doubles tournament, she is assured of pushing her record prize money earnings beyond the $37 million mark. On Saturday, Serena is chasing two titles. If she wins the singles title, she takes home the champion's prize money of £1,150,000. If she and sister Venus takes home the doubles trophy, they will split the £260,000 champions purse.

Before the tournament started, Serena is #5 in the 2012 year-to-date prize money leaders list behind Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Sara Errani with $1,294,379.

WTA 2012 Prize Money Leaders
AS OF JUNE 25, 2012

1 Azarenka, Victoria BLR $4,633,237
2 Sharapova, Maria RUS $4,369,006
3 Radwanska, Agnieszka POL $2,088,433
4 Errani, Sara ITA $1,901,235
5 Williams, Serena USA $1,294,379
6 Kvitova, Petra CZE $1,058,976
7 Stosur, Samantha AUS $945,530
8 Vinci, Roberta ITA $901,208
9 Kerber, Angelique GER $886,976
10 Li, Na CHN $770,854

WTA Career Prize Money Leaders
As of: Jun 25, 2012
1 WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 36,046,313
2 WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 28,091,198
3 CLIJSTERS, KIM BEL 24,279,361
4 DAVENPORT, LINDSAY USA 22,166,338
5 GRAF, STEFFI GER 21,895,277
6 NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA USA 21,626,089
7 SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 21,012,333
8 HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 20,863,335
9 HINGIS, MARTINA SUI 20,130,657
10 SANCHEZ-VICARIO, ARANTXA ESP 16,942,640

Serena Williams - 2012 Prize Money per Singles Tournament

BRISBANE
BRISBANESEE ALL BRISBANE RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 1 2012, $655,000, HARD (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: 4/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H SCHEEPERS, CHANELLE (RSA) 38 W 6-2 6-3
R16 H2H JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA (SRB) 76 W 6-2 6-4
Q H2H HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA (SVK) 24 L W/O
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 120 WTA RANKING PTS: 120 PRIZE MONEY: $16,000
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
AUSTRALIAN OPENSEE ALL AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
GS, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 16 2012, $12,122,762, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: 12/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H PASZEK, TAMIRA (AUT) 45 W 6-3 6-2
R64 H2H ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA (CZE) 49 W 6-0 6-4
R32 H2H ARN, GRETA (HUN) 92 W 6-1 6-1
R16 H2H MAKAROVA, EKATERINA (RUS) 56 L 6-2 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 280 WTA RANKING PTS: 280 PRIZE MONEY: $115,423
FED CUP WEEK 1
FED CUP WEEK 1SEE ALL FED CUP WEEK 1 RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
FC, USA, FEBRUARY 4 2012, $0, HARD (I)
DRAW: 8M/0Q/2D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: /
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R1 H2H GOVORTSOVA, OLGA (BLR) 97 W 7-5 6-0
R1 H2H YAKIMOVA, ANASTASIYA (BLR) 65 W 5-7 6-1 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 0 WTA RANKING PTS: 0 PRIZE MONEY: $0
MIAMI
MIAMISEE ALL MIAMI RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, USA, MARCH 20 2012, $4,828,050, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/64Q/32D, RANK: 11 SEED/ENTRY: 10/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 BYE
R64 H2H ZHANG, SHUAI (CHN) 171 W 6-2 6-3
R32 H2H (21) VINCI, ROBERTA (ITA) 20 W 6-2 6-1
R16 H2H (6) STOSUR, SAMANTHA (AUS) 5 W 7-5 6-3
Q H2H (4) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN) 6 L 6-4 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 250 WTA RANKING PTS: 250 PRIZE MONEY: $79,000
CHARLESTON
CHARLESTONSEE ALL CHARLESTON RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, USA, APRIL 2 2012, $740,000, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/64Q/16D, RANK: 10 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 BYE
R32 H2H VESNINA, ELENA (RUS) 56 W 6-3 6-4
R16 H2H (17) ERAKOVIC, MARINA (NZL) 45 W 6-2 6-2
Q H2H (6) LISICKI, SABINE (GER) 13 W 4-1 RET
S H2H (2) STOSUR, SAMANTHA (AUS) 5 W 6-1 6-1
F H2H (9) SAFAROVA, LUCIE (CZE) 26 W 6-0 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 470 WTA RANKING PTS: 470 PRIZE MONEY: $115,000
FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS
FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFSSEE ALL FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
FC, UKRAINE, APRIL 21 2012, $0, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 8M/0Q/2D, RANK: 9 SEED/ENTRY: /
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R2 H2H TSURENKO, LESIA (UKR) 110 W 6-3 6-2
R2 H2H SVITOLINA, ELINA (UKR) 171 W 6-2 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 0 WTA RANKING PTS: 0 PRIZE MONEY: $0
MADRID
MADRIDSEE ALL MADRID RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, SPAIN, MAY 5 2012, $5,189,603, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/28D, RANK: 9 SEED/ENTRY: 9/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 H2H VESNINA, ELENA (RUS) 68 W 6-3 6-1
R32 H2H PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS) 25 W 6-2 6-1
R16 H2H (6) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN) 6 W 1-6 6-3 6-2
Q H2H (2) SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS) 2 W 6-1 6-3
S H2H HRADECKA, LUCIE (CZE) 105 W 7-6(5) 6-0
F H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 W 6-1 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 1000 WTA RANKING PTS: 1000 PRIZE MONEY: $872,042
ROME
ROMESEE ALL ROME RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, ITALY, MAY 14 2012, $2,168,400, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/32D, RANK: 6 SEED/ENTRY: 9/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 H2H VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA (KAZ) 46 W 6-2 6-3
R32 H2H PETROVA, NADIA (RUS) 30 W 4-6 6-2 6-3
R16 H2H MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL (ESP) 31 W 6-3 6-1
Q H2H PENNETTA, FLAVIA (ITA) 21 W 4-0 RET
S H2H (8) LI, NA (CHN) 9 L W/O
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 395 WTA RANKING PTS: 395 PRIZE MONEY: $70,175
FRENCH OPEN
FRENCH OPENSEE ALL FRENCH OPEN RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
GS, FRANCE, MAY 27 2012, $11,315,740, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 5 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H RAZZANO, VIRGINIE (FRA) 111 L 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 5 WTA RANKING PTS: 5 PRIZE MONEY: $24,320

Congratulations to Serena Williams for her Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings.

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Radwanska's Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings

By reaching the finals of the Wimbledon 2012 women's singles tournament, Agnieszka Radwanska assured herself of having her best year in terms of money earned. Before the tournament started, Radwanska's prize money for 2012 is an impressive $2,088,433 haul putting her on third spot behind Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova. She participated in both the women's singles and doubles tournament. By reaching the third round of the doubles with sister Urszula, Radwanska takes home £8,000. By reaching the finals of the women's singles, she assured herself of £575,000. If she wins the whole tournament, she takes home the champion's prize money of £1,150,000. | 7/7 Update: Radwanska lost in three sets in the recently concluded 2012 Wimbledon women's singles final.

Agnieszka Radwanska Prize Money for 2012: $2,088,433 - currently in 3rd place

Agnieszka Radwanska Prize Money for Career: $9,038,568 - currently in #29 place. After Wimbledon, she will be #25 overtaking Mary Pierce, Lisa Raymond, Ana Ivanovic, and Francesca Shchiavone.

Agnieszka Radwanska - 2012 Prize Money Earnings per Singles Tournament

SYDNEY
SYDNEYSEE ALL SYDNEY RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 8 2012, $637,000, HARD (O)
DRAW: 32M/64Q/16D, RANK: 8 SEED/ENTRY: 7/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H RADWANSKA, URSZULA (POL) 102 W 6-1 6-1
R16 H2H PETKOVIC, ANDREA (GER) 10 W 7-5 6-4
Q H2H (1) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN) 1 W 3-6 7-5 6-2
S H2H (3) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 3 L 1-6 6-3 6-2
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 200 WTA RANKING PTS: 200 PRIZE MONEY: $30,510
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
AUSTRALIAN OPENSEE ALL AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
GS, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 16 2012, $12,122,762, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 8 SEED/ENTRY: 8/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H MATTEK-SANDS, BETHANIE (USA) 67 W 6-7(10) 6-4 6-2
R64 H2H ORMAECHEA, PAULA (ARG) 189 W 6-3 6-1
R32 H2H VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA (KAZ) 57 W 6-2 6-2
R16 H2H (22) GOERGES, JULIA (GER) 23 W 6-1 6-1
Q H2H (3) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 3 L 6-7(0) 6-0 6-2
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 500 WTA RANKING PTS: 500 PRIZE MONEY: $230,845
DOHA
DOHASEE ALL DOHA RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, QATAR, FEBRUARY 13 2012, $2,168,400, HARD (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/32D, RANK: 6 SEED/ENTRY: 4/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 BYE
R32 H2H KEOTHAVONG, ANNE (GBR) 89 W 6-1 6-2
R16 H2H LEPCHENKO, VARVARA (USA) 114 W 7-5 6-1
Q H2H MCHALE, CHRISTINA (USA) 38 W 6-1 6-1
S H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 L 6-2 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 395 WTA RANKING PTS: 395 PRIZE MONEY: $96,100
DUBAI
DUBAISEE ALL DUBAI RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, FEBRUARY 20 2012, $2,000,000, HARD (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 6 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H WOZNIAK, ALEKSANDRA (CAN) 80 W 6-1 6-7(6) 7-5
R16 H2H PEER, SHAHAR (ISR) 40 W 7-5 6-4
Q H2H (9) LISICKI, SABINE (GER) 13 W 6-2 6-1
S H2H (8) JANKOVIC, JELENA (SRB) 14 W 6-2 2-6 6-0
F H2H GOERGES, JULIA (GER) 19 W 7-5 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 470 WTA RANKING PTS: 470 PRIZE MONEY: $446,778
KUALA LUMPUR
KUALA LUMPURSEE ALL KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, MALAYSIA, FEBRUARY 27 2012, $220,000, HARD (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 5 SEED/ENTRY: 1/W
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H AMANMURADOVA, AKGUL (UZB) 118 W 6-2 6-4
R16 H2H PLISKOVA, KAROLINA (CZE) 139 W 6-4 6-4
Q H2H HSIEH, SU-WEI (TPE) 123 L W/O
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 70 WTA RANKING PTS: 70 PRIZE MONEY: $5,340
INDIAN WELLS
INDIAN WELLSSEE ALL INDIAN WELLS RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, USA, MARCH 7 2012, $5,536,664, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/64Q/32D, RANK: 5 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 BYE
R64 H2H CIRSTEA, SORANA (ROU) 48 W 6-2 6-4
R32 H2H (27) PENNETTA, FLAVIA (ITA) 25 W 6-4 6-2
R16 H2H HAMPTON, JAMIE (USA) 99 W 6-3 4-6 3-0 RET
Q H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 L 6-0 6-2
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 250 WTA RANKING PTS: 250 PRIZE MONEY: $100,000
MIAMI
MIAMISEE ALL MIAMI RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, USA, MARCH 20 2012, $4,828,050, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/64Q/32D, RANK: 4 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 BYE
R64 H2H KEYS, MADISON (USA) 275 W 6-1 6-1
R32 H2H SOLER-ESPINOSA, SILVIA (ESP) 72 W 6-1 6-2
R16 H2H MUGURUZA, GARBINE (ESP) 208 W 6-3 6-2
Q H2H WILLIAMS, VENUS (USA) 134 W 6-4 6-1
S H2H (7) BARTOLI, MARION (FRA) 7 W 6-4 6-2
F H2H (2) SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS) 2 W 7-5 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 1000 WTA RANKING PTS: 1000 PRIZE MONEY: $712,000
STUTTGART
STUTTGARTSEE ALL STUTTGART RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, GERMANY, APRIL 23 2012, $740,000, CLAY (I)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 4 SEED/ENTRY: 4/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 BYE
R16 H2H ARN, GRETA (HUN) 75 W 6-3 6-4
Q H2H (8) LI, NA (CHN) 8 W 3-6 6-2 6-3
S H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 L 6-1 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 200 WTA RANKING PTS: 200 PRIZE MONEY: $33,500
MADRID
MADRIDSEE ALL MADRID RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, SPAIN, MAY 5 2012, $5,189,603, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/28D, RANK: 3 SEED/ENTRY: 4/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 H2H ARRUABARRENA-VECINO, LARA (ESP) 131 W 6-3 6-1
R32 H2H ERRANI, SARA (ITA) 24 W 6-0 6-1
R16 H2H VINCI, ROBERTA (ITA) 20 W 7-6(1) 6-4
Q H2H LEPCHENKO, VARVARA (USA) 77 W 6-4 6-4
S H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 L 6-2 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 450 WTA RANKING PTS: 450 PRIZE MONEY: $206,609
ROME
ROMESEE ALL ROME RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, ITALY, MAY 14 2012, $2,168,400, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/32D, RANK: 3 SEED/ENTRY: 3/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 BYE
R32 H2H CETKOVSKA, PETRA (CZE) 28 L 6-4 4-6 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 1 WTA RANKING PTS: 1 PRIZE MONEY: $11,300
BRUSSELS
BRUSSELSSEE ALL BRUSSELS RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, BELGIUM, MAY 21 2012, $637,000, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 3 SEED/ENTRY: 1/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 BYE
R16 H2H TSURENKO, LESIA (UKR) 105 W 6-1 6-0
Q H2H VAN UYTVANCK, ALISON (BEL) 450 W 6-2 6-1
S H2H (8) KANEPI, KAIA (EST) 25 W 7-6(8) 6-3
F H2H HALEP, SIMONA (ROU) 49 W 7-5 6-0
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 470 WTA RANKING PTS: 470 PRIZE MONEY: $107,000
FRENCH OPEN
FRENCH OPENSEE ALL FRENCH OPEN RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
GS, FRANCE, MAY 27 2012, $11,315,740, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 3 SEED/ENTRY: 3/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA (SRB) 101 W 6-1 6-0
R64 H2H WILLIAMS, VENUS (USA) 53 W 6-2 6-3
R32 H2H (26) KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA (RUS) 28 L 6-1 6-2
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 160 WTA RANKING PTS: 160 PRIZE MONEY: $63,503
EASTBOURNE
EASTBOURNESEE ALL EASTBOURNE RESULTS FOR RADWANSKA
TOUR, GREAT BRITAIN, JUNE 18 2012, $637,000, GRASS (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 3 SEED/ENTRY: 1/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA (BUL) 40 L 6-2 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 1 WTA RANKING PTS: 1 PRIZE MONEY: $4,500

Congratulations to AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA for her Wimbledon 2012 prize money earnings.

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Wimbledon 2012 TV Coverage - Men and Women's Finals Live

It's down to the last weekend at Wimbledon 2012 and there are two intriguing match-ups to identify the men's and women's singles champion at the Championships. Roger Federer and Serena Williams, winners of a combined total of 29 Grand Slam titles, will be facing first time Wimbledon finalists who are carrying their nations expectations to breakthrough for their first ever Grand Slam title. Federer is going up against local hope Andy Murray with the whole of the United Kingdom waiting for a local men's champion since 1936. Williams will be facing Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, a country who has never seen a tennis Grand Slam champion at all.

First up on Saturday July 7 is the match between Radwanska and Serena. It starts at 2pm local time and live action will be broadcast directly from the Centre Court. Serena is the overwhelming favorite to win her 14th Grand Slam title while Radwanska will try to neutralize Serena's power with her consistent shot making. ESPN and ESPN2 will broadcast the women's final live in the United States while in Poland, Polsat and Polish Radio will cover the Wimbledon finals live.


DAY 12: SATURDAY 7 JULY, Centre Court 2:00 PM Schedule of Play

LADIES' SINGLES - FINALS
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[3] vs Serena Williams (USA)[6]

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FINALS
Robert Lindstedt (SWE)[5] / Horia Tecau(ROU)[5] vs Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Frederik Nielsen(DEN)

LADIES' DOUBLES - FINALS
Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams(USA) vs Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)[6] / Lucie Hradecka(CZE)[6]

On Sunday, July 8, the men's final will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom through BBC channels. In Switzerland, SRG / SSR TV channels will allow Swiss residents to witness Federer's attempt to bring home a 17th Grand Slam title and the world no. 1 ranking.

2012 Wimbledon TV Schedule on ESPN and ESPN2

Saturday, July 7
8 AM-9 AM "Breakfast at Wimbledon" ESPN
9 AM-2 PM Women’s Final ESPN
3 PM-6 PM Women’s Final (encore) ABC

Sunday, July 8
8 AM-9 AM "Breakfast at Wimbledon" ESPN
9 AM-3 PM Men’s Final ESPN
3 PM-6 PM Men’s Final (encore) ABC

United Kingdom - Wimbledon 2012 TV Broadcasters

BBC TV
BBC Radio
BBC International
BBC Five Live
BBC Sports Xtra
BBC Radio 1
BBC Online
BBC Sport Interactive
London Live
BBC World Service
BBC News/Nations & Regions
AELTC World Feed
Global Radio
Live @Wimbledon
David Luddy International
Sky News Radio


USA - Wimbledon 2012 TV Broadcasters
ESPN
Tennis Channel
ABC Sports Radio
KFWB

Australia - Wimbledon 2012 TV Broadcasters
Fox Sports
Channel 7
Cross Court
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Radio 2UE
Australian News Network
Paul Walsh Media Services
1116 SEN/BAP Communications


Switzerland - Wimbledon 2012 TV Broadcasters
SRG/SSR TV (includes RTS, RSI, SRF)
SRG Radio (includes DRS, SR)
Radio Chablais


Poland - Wimbledon 2012 TV Broadcasters
Polsat
Polish Radio

Enjoy the live Wimbledon 2012 TV Coverage of the Men and Women's Finals Live. It happens just once a year.

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Murray vs Tsonga in Wimbledon 2012 Men's Semifinal Live Online

It's Murray-mania time in the whole United Kingdom. After world no. 4 Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon semi-final for the fourth time in the past four years, all of the kingdom's morning newspapers featured the Scot in the headlines. On Friday, in the second match at Centre Court, Murray will attempt to reach a milestone by gunning for his first ever Wimbledon final against the best player from France in world no. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Watch the Wimbledon 2012 men's semifinal live online stream here.

After Murray beat world no. 5 David Ferrer to book his place in the last four earlier this week, the look of relief and delight that spread over Andy Murray’s face on Wednesday night said it all. Now he could allow himself a little smile. Now he could admit that the draw had opened up for him. Now he did not have to play world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. Ever since Nadal packed his bags and headed for home in the second round, Scotland’s finest has been telling anyone who would listen – and very few would as Andymonium started to build – that the stunning upset made not one jot of difference to him. It would only affect his challenge for the title if he reached the last four – and he did that on Wednesday evening with a lung-bursting marathon of a match to beat David Ferrer 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4).

That said, the draw has still only opened up a bit: he may not be playing the former champion but he still has to find a way to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world No.6, on Friday. It is not as if Rafa left a ticket to the final pinned on Murray’s locker door before he caught the first flight back to Manacor. The fact that Murray leads the Frenchman 5-1 in career meetings will give him some comfort but this is still a Grand Slam semi-final; from now on, the form book means nothing – it is who has the heart and the nerve to take their chances that matters.

Heading into their semifinal encounter, Murray will be the favorite. He leads Tsonga 5-1 in their career head-to-head series, including wins at 2010 Wimbledon and the 2011 AEGON Championships final. Murray is attempting to become the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final since Henry "Bunny" Austin in 1938. The last British man to lift the title was Fred Perry, two years earlier. Murray has a 0-3 record in Grand Slam championship finals losing once at the US Open final and twice at the Australian Open.

Tsonga’s best major championship result came at the 2008 Australian Open, where he finished runner-up to world no. 1 Novak Djokovic. Last year at Wimbledon, he lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals. The last Frenchman to reach the Wimbledon final was Cedric Pioline in 1997. Yvon Petra was France’s last titlist at the All England Club in 1946. Tsonga reached his second straight Wimbledon semifinal into the Wimbledon semi-finals for a second straight year on Wednesday with a hard-fought 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 victory over No. 27 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.

Who will reach his first ever Wimbledon final? Watch Wimbledon 2012 men's semifinal live online stream featuring Murray vs Tsonga.

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Wimbledon 2012 Mens Semifinal Live: Djokovic vs Federer

There is plenty at stake when world no. 1 Novak Djokovic meets world no. 3 Roger Federer in the Wimbledon 2012 men's singles semifinals. If Djokovic loses, Federer will be the first ever player to reach eight Wimbledon finals. Furthermore, it provides the opportunity for Federer to supplant Djokovic at the top of men's tennis world rankings, a position he hasn't held since May 2010. This will only happen if Federer wins his seventh Wimbledon title, tying Pete Sampras with the most Wimbledon wins. Watch Wimbledon 2012 men's semifinal live online stream featuring Djokovic vs Federer here.

Federer is already assured of supplanting Rafael Nadal as the world no. 2 after the rankings will be released next Monday. The pair will be meeting for the 11th time at a Grand Slam championship when they take to court on Friday. Both have split their last 10 meetings in Grand Slams but it was the Serbian who has had recent success winning semifinal encounters in last year's US Open and this year's Australian Open. In their over-all career head-to-head, Federer leads 14-12 but it was Djokovic who has emerged victorious in their previous two meetings this year in Melbourne and Rome.

For Federer, a return to the top ranking will mean that he will equal Pete Sampras' 286 weeks at no. 1, and due to top players inactivity in the week after, he is also expected to break that tie in a record that looks to stand for a very long time. Many tennis fans and observers believe that Federer deserves that world record as he also is the player with the most Grand Slams and whose dominance in tennis was unparalleled in the Open era. Still, Djokovic is expected to battle well and with his previous form, will not go down easily even in the tournament that Federer has owned as his personal playground. Djokovic is aiming to be the first repeat winner at Wimbledon since Federer did the same in 2007.

When asked about potentially losing the World No. 1 ranking to Federer, Djokovic said, "When you're playing at this stage of a Grand Slam against one of your biggest rivals, there is a lot of things involved, a lot of things on the line. It's not the first time that I'm playing to win or lose a ranking. It's not something that I think about too much. I really just want to focus on the match."

Djokovic added, "It is a challenge when you play Roger and Rafa or any of the top players. Roger has been on the top of the men's game for so long. This is where he won six titles. He definitely wants to prove himself and to everybody else that he can win it once again... We [have] never played on grass, so we'll see how that is going to turn out. He has a really smart game for this surface. But I [have] improved playing on grass in last couple of years. I won the title here last year, got to another semi-final this year, so I'm feeling good about this surface, about myself on the court. I really have nothing to lose."

Come Friday, expect the tennis world to be tuned in to the Centre Court at Wimbledon as both players step into the court for their 1pm semifinal date. Watch Wimbledon 2012 men's semifinal live online stream featuring Djokovic vs Federer. May the best man win.

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