Fernando Verdasco News

ANDREW CASTLE believes Andy Murray's epic five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka is proof he can become the first British man to go all the way at Wimbledon since 1936.

The injury that forced 2008 champion Rafael Nadal to pull out of this year's Wimbledon may put an end to the 23-year-old's career, according to sport scientists.

If a 6ft 10in Croat is doing a grotesque cowboy impression on centre court this afternoon it will be very bad news for Roger Federer and very good news for Andy Murray.

WIMBLEDON Date: 22 June - 5 July Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer Tennis on the BBC Verdasco had a few hairy moments but edged through on Court Three Seventh seed Fernando Verdasco survived four gruelling sets to beat Belgium's Kristof Vliegen 7-6 6-7 7-6 ...

Ivo Karlovic is hoping his greatest weapon will continue to serve him well after claiming his place in the last eight at Wimbledon for the first time.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will miss Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany next month.

Men:Roger Federer remained on target at Wimbledon this afternoon with a straight sets win over Robin Soderling on Centre Court to reach the quarter-finals. Federer beat the Swede in the French Open final earlier this month and the Swiss maestro never looked flustered as he booked his quarter-final berth.

POINTER: Like his predecessor Mark McGhee, Jim Gannon is noted for loyalty to his club, attractive football and relative success.

Pictures of star players, fans and Wimbledon stadium during the 2009 tennis competition.

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic will meet Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round after battering Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday enlarge It was not so much a tennis match as a shooting gallery, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the firing line.

FERNANDO Verdasco needed almost three hours to see off a resilient Kristof Vliegen in a tense Wimbledon second-round encounter on Court Three.

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo XWIM188 WIMBLEDON, England Ivo Karlovic of Croatia has hit 46 aces in a close third-round upset of No.

Now that Andy Roddick is married, it has fallen on Fernando Verdasco to uphold the image of the men's tennis tour and acquire the most glamorous girlfriends.

Give Maria Sharapova credit for honesty. Before Wimbledon began, she acknowledged that a recent comeback from shoulder surgery made it too much to ask for her to contend seriously for a second title at the All England Club.

No. 2-seeded Roger Federer and fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic were straight-set winners Wednesday in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships in London.

Seventh seed Fernando Verdasco , the highest-ranked Spaniard in the draw after defending champion Rafael Nadal 's withdrawal, required two hours and 55 minutes to overcome 27-year-old Kristof Vliegen of Belgium in a battle of the big servers at The Championships on Wednesday.

Andy Murray aside, the British public have about as much confidence in their tennis players as they do in the modesty of their MPs' expense accounts.

Goodall has won one ATP match in his entire career... Oh no, no, no, we've got a Mexican wave on Centre Court.

With Andy Murray not in action until the second day of the competition, youngster Laura Robson will be the first British player in action at this year's Wimbledon when she faces Daniela Hantuchova.

German qualifier Benjamin Becker beat Dutch wild card Raemon Sluiter 7-5, 6-3 Saturday to win his first ATP title at the Ordina Open.