Nadal in Federer's way at Wimbledon
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June 22, 2013, Saturday
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ROGER Federer faces a tough road to another Wimbledon final after yesterday's draw threw Rafael Nadal and home favorite Andy Murray into the champion's path and cleared the way for Novak Djokovic.
The third seed could face Spaniard Nadal, seeded only fifth to reflect his current ranking as he works his way back from injury, in what would likely be an epic quarterfinal on the grass of southwest London.
Federer and Nadal, the big danger in the draw, played three finals in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
If the Swiss seven-time winner gets through, he faces a potential clash with last year's finalist Murray in the semifinals.
World No. 1 Djokovic could face seventh seed Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals but will avoid any of his three main rivals until the final.
Djokovic plays Florian Mayer in his opening match and also has fourth seed David Ferrer in his half of the draw.
Nadal, the eight-time French Open winner who suffered a shock second-round defeat in London last year, starts out against Belgian Steve Darcis while Federer's first opponent is Romanian Victor Hanescu.
Second seed Murray's opener is against world No. 95 Benjamin Becker of Germany.
In the women's draw, five-time champion and top seed Serena Williams was drawn in the same half as Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, who she beat in the 2012 final.
Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the third seed and 2004 champion, are scheduled to meet in the semifinals in the bottom half.
Williams, who captured her 16th major at the French Open this month, starts against Luxemburg's Mandy Minella and could face China's Zheng Jie next. Zheng pushed Williams all the way in the third round last year, losing 7-9 in the final set.
The third seed could face Spaniard Nadal, seeded only fifth to reflect his current ranking as he works his way back from injury, in what would likely be an epic quarterfinal on the grass of southwest London.
Federer and Nadal, the big danger in the draw, played three finals in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
If the Swiss seven-time winner gets through, he faces a potential clash with last year's finalist Murray in the semifinals.
World No. 1 Djokovic could face seventh seed Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals but will avoid any of his three main rivals until the final.
Djokovic plays Florian Mayer in his opening match and also has fourth seed David Ferrer in his half of the draw.
Nadal, the eight-time French Open winner who suffered a shock second-round defeat in London last year, starts out against Belgian Steve Darcis while Federer's first opponent is Romanian Victor Hanescu.
Second seed Murray's opener is against world No. 95 Benjamin Becker of Germany.
In the women's draw, five-time champion and top seed Serena Williams was drawn in the same half as Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, who she beat in the 2012 final.
Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the third seed and 2004 champion, are scheduled to meet in the semifinals in the bottom half.
Williams, who captured her 16th major at the French Open this month, starts against Luxemburg's Mandy Minella and could face China's Zheng Jie next. Zheng pushed Williams all the way in the third round last year, losing 7-9 in the final set.
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