Rafa is now in London after rest in Mallorca.
Wimbledon, bastion of tradition, retains many characteristics. One is how to set the seedings: does not respect the ATP rankings like any other tournament, but introduces some correction factors (see the right.) For results on grass. Under that, Rafa Nadal, number one, will be the second seed in the draw tomorrow. In any case, only cross with Federer (1) in the final. Nadal arrived yesterday in London, where he followed the party of the selection in the house they rented near the All England Club.
Under these scales, Roddick (7th on the list) is fifth or David Ferrer (11th) comes ninth. There are between thirty-eight Spanish-seeded. Three among the top ten.
After the boycott of players like Corretja and Costa in 2000, it gave more weight to the ATP rankings, but still there is always movement.
Almagro, KO and Garcia-Lopez, for semi-finals
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez is the only surviving Spanish Eastbourne (England) and look for the semifinals today against Julien Benneteau. The La Roda was left alone after the withdrawal of Nicolas Almagro. The Murcia lost 6-4 1-0 to Uzbekistan Denis Istomin when he felt discomfort in his left wrist. In the women's competition, Maria Jose Martinez will play against Bartoli quarts after winning a Rezai (6-2, 3-0 and withdrawal). In Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), Tommy Robredo was defeated by the German Simon Greul. The Girona did not play in Madrid because of back problems and fell Roland Garros in the first round.
The criteria for Wimbledon
Points of entry list, the global ranking of the ATP to June 14: Roger Federer: Rafael Nadal 8525: 8745 total 100% of points won in all tournaments of grass in the last 12 months: Roger Federer: Rafa Nadal 2000: 45 75% of points won in the best round of grass in the previous 12 months previously recorded at 12: Roger Federer: 900 Rafa Nadal: 1,500 Total Points: Roger Federer: 11,425 Rafa Nadal: 10 290