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Wimbledon at a glance [video]

27th June, 2008
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A look at the highlights of day four’s Wimbledon action.

Attendance: 40,881. Last year: 39,770.

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 21 Celsius (70 F).

Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 2 Rafael Nadal, No. 8 Richard Gasquet, No. 12 Andy Murray, No. 14 Paul-Henri Mathieu, No. 16 Radek Stepanek, No. 17 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 25 Dmitry Tursunov, No. 27
Nicolas Kiefer, No. 28. Gilles Simon.

Men’s Seeded Losers: No. 6 Andy Roddick, No. 9 James Blake, No. 19 Nicolas Almagro, No. 23 Tommy Robredo, No. 24 Jarkko Nieminen.

Women’s Seeded Winners: No. 2 Jelena Jankovic, No. 5 Elena Dementieva, No. 7 Venus Williams, No. 9 Dinara Safina, No. 16 Victoria Azarenka, No. 21 Nadia Petrova, No. 24 Shahar Peer, No. 31
Caroline Wozniacki.

Women’s Seeded Losers: No. 3 Maria Sharapova, No. 10 Daniela Hantuchova, No. 13 Vera Zvonareva, No. 22 Flavia Pennetta, No. 25 Lindsay Davenport, No. 26 Sybille Bammer, No. 32 Sania Mirza.

Top Players On Court Friday: No. 1 Roger Federer, No. 5 David Ferrer, No. 10 Marcos Baghdatis; No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 6 Serena Williams.

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Stat of the Day: 0-8 – Andy Roddick’s failed conversion rate for breakpoint chances against Janko Tipsaveric.

Quote of the Day: “I don’t like her outfit. Can I put it this way? It was one of the motivations to beat her.” – Kudryavtseva takes a swipe at Sharapova’s tuxedo-inspired outfit after ousting her in the second round.

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