2009 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries

The 2009 Wimbledon Championships are described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

Day 1 (22 June) edit

The first day of Wimbledon 2009 saw the early withdrawal of defending champion and number 1 seed Rafael Nadal due to injury.[1] Instead, 2008 Men's Singles runner-up and five-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer opened on Centre Court, winning his first round match in straight sets. Amongst the first day's winners were 2008 Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic, 2009 French Open finalist Robin Söderling, Fernando Verdasco, Marin Čilić, Ivo Karlović, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mardy Fish and former French Open champion Guillermo Cañas. Spanish player Nicolás Almagro survived a five set match against Juan Mónaco despite losing the first two sets, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 8–6. Two matches were suspended on the first day: the match between Michaël Llodra and Josh Goodall, and the match between Tommy Haas and Alexander Peya. However, the first major upset of the tournament came when Italy's Andreas Seppi defeated Queen's Club finalist James Blake in straight sets, 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–5).

In the women's side of the draw, last year's finalist and two-time Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams easily won in straight sets; she was joined by Shahar Pe'er, Jill Craybas, Urszula Radwańska, Russian players Elena Dementieva, Alisa Kleybanova, Elena Vesnina, Nadia Petrova, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova, and 2008 semi-finalist Jie Zheng. Slovakian player Daniela Hantuchová won a three set thriller against last year's Girls Singles Champion and Britain's young prodigy Laura Robson, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, while former finalist Marion Bartoli scored the first double bagel of the tournament against Taipei's Chan Yung-jan. The 2009 Ordina Open Champion Tamarine Tanasugarn lost to Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets, but the major upset was when Ai Sugiyama defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Roger Federer [2]   Lu Yen-hsun 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Ladies' Singles 1st Round   Serena Williams [2]   Neuza Silva [Q] 6–1, 7–5
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Novak Djokovic [4]   Julien Benneteau 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–1), 6–2, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 1st Round   Maria Sharapova [24]   Viktoriya Kutuzova [Q] 7–5, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Robin Söderling [13]   Gilles Müller 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–1, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Fernando Verdasco [7]   James Ward [WC] 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Ladies' Singles 1st Round   Mathilde Johansson   Melanie South [WC] 7–5, 7–6(7–5)

Day 2 (23 June) edit

In the men's singles 2008 US Open finalist Andy Murray advanced to the second round, and he was joined by two-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, 2003 French Open Champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, Juan Martín del Potro, Gilles Simon, Tommy Haas, 2002 Wimbledon Champion Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, and Stan Wawrinka. "The Magician" Fabrice Santoro, who was competing in his last Wimbledon, scored a straight set victory over Nicolas Kiefer, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2. Three retirements were recorded on the men's side, with Denis Istomin retiring against Fabio Fognini, Grigor Dimitrov retiring against Igor Kunitsyn, and Dmitry Tursunov retiring against Mischa Zverev. Nicolas Devilder fought off a five set thriller against Nicolás Lapentti, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5. Marat Safin was upset by Jesse Levine in four sets, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4.

In the women's side five-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams got through in straight sets against Stefanie Vögele 6–3 6–2. She was joined in the second round by World No. 1 Dinara Safina, 2009 French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, former World No. 1 Jelena Janković, Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na, Shuai Peng, Agnieszka Radwańska, Flavia Pennetta, Carla Suárez Navarro, Samantha Stosur, Maria Kirilenko, and Sabine Lisicki. Two former World No. 1 and Grand Slam champions were pushed to their limit, with Ana Ivanovic prevailing over Lucie Hradecká, 5–7, 6–2, 8–6, and 2006 Champion Amélie Mauresmo triumphed against Melinda Czink, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2.

In the Men's Doubles, second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić won their first round, while sixth seed Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski were upset by Americans Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. The Women's Doubles sixth seeds Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama got through the first round, and were joined by Shahar Pe'er and Gisela Dulko.

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 1st Round   Venus Williams [3]   Stefanie Vögele 6–3, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Andy Roddick [6]   Jérémy Chardy 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Andy Murray [3]   Robert Kendrick 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Juan Martín del Potro [5]   Arnaud Clément 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Ladies' Singles 1st Round   Dinara Safina [1]   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 7–5, 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles 1st Round   Juan Carlos Ferrero [WC]   Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

Day 3 (24 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 2nd Round   Gisela Dulko   Maria Sharapova [24] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Roger Federer [2]   Guillermo García López 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Marin Čilić [11]   Sam Querrey 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Novak Djokovic [4]   Simon Greul [Q] 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Ladies' Singles 2nd Round   Serena Williams [2]   Jarmila Groth 6–2, 6–1
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Tommy Haas [24]   Michaël Llodra 4–3 retired

Day 4 (25 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Lleyton Hewitt   Juan Martín del Potro [5] 6–3, 7–5, 7–5
Ladies' Singles 2nd Round   Caroline Wozniacki [9]   Maria Kirilenko 6–0, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Andy Murray [3]   Ernests Gulbis 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 2nd Round   Venus Williams [3]   Kateryna Bondarenko 6–3, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Andy Roddick [6]   Igor Kunitsyn 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 2nd Round   Fernando González [10]   Leonardo Mayer 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Day 5 (26 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Roger Federer [2]   Philipp Kohlschreiber [27] 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Ladies' Singles 3rd Round   Victoria Azarenka [8]   Sorana Cîrstea [28] 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Novak Djokovic [4]   Mardy Fish [28] 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 3rd Round   Elena Dementieva [4]   Regina Kulikova [Q] 6–1, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Ivo Karlović [22]   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Tommy Haas [24] vs   Marin Čilić [11] 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–6, suspended

Day 6 (27 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 3rd Round   Venus Williams [3]   Carla Suárez Navarro 6–0, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Andy Roddick [6]   Jürgen Melzer [26] 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Andy Murray [3]   Viktor Troicki [30] 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Tomáš Berdych [20]   Nikolay Davydenko [12] 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Tommy Haas [24]   Marin Čilić [11] 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3–7), 10–8
Ladies' Singles 3rd Round   Sabine Lisicki   Svetlana Kuznetsova [5] 6–2, 7–5
Gentlemen's Singles 3rd Round   Juan Carlos Ferrero [WC]   Fernando González [10] 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Middle Sunday (28 June) edit

Middle Sunday in Wimbledon is traditionally a rest day, without any play, and this was the case in 2009. The seventh day of the competition, consequently, fell on Monday 29 June.

Day 7 (29 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round   Roger Federer [2]   Robin Söderling [13] 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Ladies' Singles 4th Round   Dinara Safina [1]   Amélie Mauresmo [17] 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round   Andy Murray [3]   Stan Wawrinka [19] 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles 4th Round   Venus Williams [3]   Ana Ivanovic [13] 6–1, 0–1, retired
Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round   Ivo Karlović [22]   Fernando Verdasco [7] 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Gentlemen's Singles 4th Round   Andy Roddick [6]   Tomáš Berdych [20] 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–3

Day 8 (30 June) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles Quarterfinals   Dinara Safina [1]   Sabine Lisicki 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1
Ladies' Singles Quarterfinals   Serena Williams [2]   Victoria Azarenka [8] 6–2, 6–3
Gentlemen's Doubles Quarterfinals   Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
  Bruno Soares [5]
  Kevin Ullyett [5]
6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles Quarterfinals   Venus Williams [3]   Agnieszka Radwańska [11] 6–1, 6–2
Ladies' Singles Quarterfinals   Elena Dementieva [4]   Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–2
Gentlemen's Doubles Quarterfinals   Daniel Nestor [2]
  Nenad Zimonjić [2]
  Łukasz Kubot [8]
  Oliver Marach [8]
6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Day 9 (1 July) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals   Roger Federer [2]   Ivo Karlović [22] 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals   Andy Murray [3]   Juan Carlos Ferrero [WC] 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Guy Forget
  Cédric Pioline
  Todd Martin
  David Wheaton
6–3, 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals   Tommy Haas [24]   Novak Djokovic [4] 7–5, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles Quarterfinals   Andy Roddick [6]   Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–4

Day 10 (2 July) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles Semifinals   Serena Williams [2]   Elena Dementieva [4] 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 8–6
Ladies' Singles Semifinals   Venus Williams [3]   Dinara Safina [1] 6–1, 6–0
Gentlemen's Doubles Semifinals   Daniel Nestor [2]
  Nenad Zimonjić [2]
  James Blake
  Mardy Fish
5–7, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 10–8
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Doubles Semifinals   Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
  Wesley Moodie [9]
  Dick Norman [9]
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals   Leander Paes [1]
  Cara Black [1]
  André Sá [11]
  Ai Sugiyama [11]
6–3, 6–3
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals   Mark Knowles [9]
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld [9]
  Bob Bryan [2]
  Samantha Stosur [2]
0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
  Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
7–6(10–8), 6–3

Day 11 (3 July) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles Semifinals   Roger Federer [2]   Tommy Haas [24] 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 6–3
Gentlemen's Singles Semifinals   Andy Roddick [6]   Andy Murray [3] 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–5)
Mixed Doubles Semifinals   Mark Knowles [9]
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld [9]
  Jamie Murray
  Liezel Huber
6–2, 7–5
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Doubles Semifinals   Serena Williams [4]
  Venus Williams [4]
  Cara Black [1]
  Liezel Huber [1]
6–1, 6–2
Ladies' Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Martina Navratilova
  Helena Suková
  Tracy Austin
  Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
7–5, 6–3
Mixed Doubles Semifinals   Leander Paes [1]
  Cara Black [1]
  Stephen Huss [12]
  Virginia Ruano Pascual [12]
6–4, 6–4
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Kevin Curren
  Johan Kriek
  Mansour Bahrami
  Henri Leconte
6–1, 6–4

Day 12 (4 July) edit

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Ladies' Singles Final   Serena Williams [2]   Venus Williams [3] 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Gentlemen's Doubles Final   Daniel Nestor [2]
  Nenad Zimonjić [2]
  Bob Bryan [1]
  Mike Bryan [1]
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Ladies' Doubles Final   Serena Williams [4]
  Venus Williams [4]
  Samantha Stosur [3]
  Rennae Stubbs [3]
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Girls' Singles Final   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn [4]   Kristina Mladenovic [1] 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Jeremy Bates
  Anders Järryd
  Joakim Nyström
  Mats Wilander
6–1, 6–3
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Round Robin   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
  Guy Forget
  Cédric Pioline
1–6, 7–6(10–8), 13–11

Day 13 (5 July) edit

Roger Federer won his sixth Wimbledon title defeated Andy Roddick in five sets, Federer surpassed Pete Sampras as the all-time Grand Slam record of 15 titles and reclaimed the ATP world no. 1 from Nadal.[2]

Matches on main courts
Matches on Centre Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Gentlemen's Singles Final   Roger Federer [2]   Andy Roddick [6] 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(5–7), 3–6, 16–14
Mixed Doubles Final   Mark Knowles [9]
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld [9]
  Leander Paes [1]
  Cara Black [1]
7–5, 6–3
Matches on No. 1 Court
Event Winner Loser Score
Boys' Singles Final   Andrey Kuznetsov   Jordan Cox 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Girls' Doubles Final   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Sally Peers
  Kristina Mladenovic [2]
  Silvia Njirić [2]
6–1, 6–1
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Final   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
  Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
7–6(7–2), 6–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Federer Outlasts Roddick to Win Record 15th Major Title". The New York Times. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2013.