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Wimbledon (slightly delayed report)
In the doubles Chiba/Guha didn't manage to make further ground losing in the 3rd. Hart and Hughes however continued their domination of the doubles scene for another slam.
In the singles: Chiba did make the second round and, thanks to several players taking it off, Kayeeda got the number 32 seed which he translated into a solid 3rd place finish. He lost to compatriot Kasaveralli and reached the top 32 for the first time.
Mathou showed he can still play a bit in round 1 upsetting Fitzpatrick who has not had a great opening season in the big leagues. Narciso pushed Mptaki close in the 3rd round but couldn't find a way in the 5th set to lose in the 3rd round. Smith showed he is has the early edge on the next generation with a win over Chittoor. Kasaveralli and Vicars both went out to the Perez family in round 4.
Weigl met Kjaerstad in the 3rd round. No shame there. He is a solid grass court player. Meanwhile Smith's journey came to an end in the quarter finals to Perez. Good competition from him there. Kjaerstad continued his run of form beating Aviles and Mpataki to make the semi final.
On the other side Veilla and Wentz got through as expected. Veilla got a nice win over Wentz while Kjaerstad pulled off another upset to beat Perez 11/9 in the 5th! The Argentinian deserved the win but couldn't get it done. He then followed this up by beating Veilla 10/8 in the 5th for Sweden's first ever Grand Slam. Who saw it coming from there!
Perez was defending his slam title and the points lost means his no. 1 spot is at risk. He is still odds on to end the year no. 1 as Wentz has far more points to defend at the end of the year.
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