Sunday, June 20, 2010

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By Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

It's good news for a Briton
0939: Two years ago Wimbledon signed off with the best tennis match in history and last year we had the longest Grand Slam final in history, so what can we expect in 2010? There's only one thing that can top that - a British singles champion. A quick look through the history books tells me that this has actually happened before, although I'm not sure I believe it. The last time was apparently in 1977 when Virginia Wade skipped to the net in triumph with the Queen watching from the royal box. Well, Her Majesty will be back at the All England Club on Thursday for the first time in 33 years, which has to be a good omen. Ginny will be here too.

Twitter
Brad Gilbert on Twitter: "Match of the day that I have the most interest in is JJ vs Laura Robson. Robson has made a lot of news lately but she has big potential. I believe within the next couple of years, Robson will carry the weight of the nation like Andy Murray has done."

0926: "The 7.37am train to Wimbledon has been cancelled due to..." It could have been a meteor strike in the Haydons Road area, I stopped listening, but even this predictable yet still crushing blow failed to dampen my spirits on the best day of the year. On Centre Court today we have Roger Federer playing Alejandro Falla at 1300 BST, followed by 16-year-old Briton Laura Robson making her Centre Court debut against fourth seed Jelena Jankovic, and then third seed Novak Djokovic taking on Olivier Rochus. British number one Elena Baltacha kicks off the action at 1200 BST on Court 12 against Petra Martic.

0916: Play begins on the outside courts at 1200 BST, at which point my colleagues will spring into life on BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 live, with the action streamed live at the top of this very page on the website. And before that we have an extra treat in the form of a look back at Wimbledon 2009 on BBC Two and streamed on this page from 1035 BST. I would plan any eating/drinking/comfort breaks for 1130-1200.

It's good news for a Briton
0909: So Graeme McDowell has ended Europe's 40-year wait for a US Open golf champion, and after Sunday night's clear-the-air talks it's surely inevitable that England will now end 44 years of World Cup hurt, so that just leaves Wimbledon. Andy, if you could do the honours over the next couple of weeks that would be terrific. Mr Murray will be keeping us up to date with regular columns during the Championships and we heard from him yesterday.

The sun is out
0902: BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood: "The weather at Wimbledon is set fair, not just today but for the rest of the week. Today's forecast is a warm and sunny one. Temperatures will climb during the day and could get as high as 23C, with a very gentle breeze. Tomorrow looks like more sunny spells and a high of 25C."

0900: Morning all, and welcome to Wimbledon 2010. The greatest tennis tournament in the world will get under way in three hours but until then you can help me out by texting, tweeting, 606ing or shouting very loudly your thoughts on all things Wimbledon.

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