10 interesting facts of Wimbledon 2012

Wimbledon has always been somewhat special due to its history, tradition and prestige. This is the only Major that you witness royal family came to watch matches. This is the only Grand Slam that all players are required to wear "white" uniform. There's always something special at Wimbledon every year, and here is our list of 10 interesting facts at this year All England Club

1. Roger Federer does not come to grass court of Wimbledon to showcase his RF knitwear. He clinched another title. It has been 2 and a half year since his last, Australian Open 2010. People are seriously considering whether the Swiss is capable of winning a few more to reach 20

2.  Thirty might not be the new 20, but is no longer too old to at the Wimbledon. Both sing champions are in their thirties. In fact, Serena and Venus Willams, both thirties plus, won the women double

3. Wimbledon is emotional. Any Murray shed tears after his fourth successive defeat at a Grand Slam final

4. The Duchess of Cambridge is going to be regular in the front row of the Royal Box for years to come (either accompanied by Pippa or her Prince)

5. It is often said that anyone in the men's top 100 can beat anyone else, and now it's finally proven true. Lukas Rosol, the World No 100, showed that anything is possible by beating Rafa Nadal in the second round

6. In this age of baseline bashing, Radwanska demonstrated that you don't have to welt the ball to reach Wimbledon final 

7. Britain's Jonny Marray and Denmark's Frederik Nielsen, the double men's champion, showed that tales of improbable also happen in the doubles. 

8. Yaroslava Shvedova would have introduced the concept of 'golden set' to many when she won all 24 points of the opening set against Sara Errani, the finalist of French Open, in their third round match

9. Tim Henman might have trouble keeping his hill - many are now calling it "Murray Mound. *Henman hill in the hill outside of Centre Court where fans are usually gathered to watch the match via a giant screen. 

10. Many men in the competition would swap their serve for Serena's

Federer: I have “no issues” with Novak

Six-time Wimbledon champion Federer and defending champion Djokovic will battle in the semi-finals after cruising through the quarter-finals.

They have met total of 26 times and Djokovic winning 14. Some says that this would be the early final of Wimbledon after Nadal was out of competition early.

Federer feeling good

Federer does not think that he needs to adapt his game plan because of the surface.

“Obviously things are not that drastic of a change anymore from clay, hard court, indoor to grass. But it is interesting that this is our first grass-court match. I’m looking forward to it” Federer said.

“I’m just happy that I’m around further than I’ve been the last couple of years so it’s been a good tournament so far for me. I’m happy, I’m feeling good again. It gives me confidence to going into big match with Novak.

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“I think I’ve played over 100 matches on grass now, so I know how it works but it is obviously slowing down. I still believe the aggressive player can be rewarded if he plays the right way.’

I have “no issues” with world number one

The 16-time grand slam champion had some beef with Serbia’s Djokovic six years ago and Federer accused him of feigning an injury while playing against the Swiss star’s compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in the Davis Cup.

Federer: "I have no issue with Novak"

“I was just upset at him calling the trainer out for no obvious reason against my buddy, Stan, in a five-setter” said the Swiss

“That was it. We had a quick chat about it in Madrid after that and things are cool for a long time between me and him. I’ve always respected him.

“Have I gone out for dinner with him? No. But I’ve had many meetings with him at the player’s council. I have no issues with him, and I hope you believe me.”

Djokovic: Grass is suitable to Roger’s aggressive playing style.

The Serbian is feeling good about playing the former champion the first time on grass surface. The defending champion believes that grass is more suitable to Federer’s aggressive playing style.

“He has a variety, great variety, in his game. He opens up the court and uses that slice really well to get the balls to bounce low. He’s very aggressive at times and he can defend well” Djokovic speaks of his semi opponent.

“He has a very smart game on this surface but I’ve improved playing on grass in the last couple of years.

“I won the title here last year, got to another semi-final this year, so I’m feeling good about myself on the court. I really have nothing to lose”. 

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Del Bosque and team returned to Madrid

Del Bosque and the team returned to Madrid together with EURO 2012 Cup. Thousand and thousand were welcoming their heroes, who just made history by winning their third consecutive major tournament. La Roja is truly on top of the world now, smashing Italy 4-0 in the final. Del Bosque has made his mark with the unorthodox 4-6-0 formation, of which people will be talking about for a very long time.

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