Created Sun 1st Feb 7:40am PST by

eliminati Level 15, Seer (H$344,843)

Who will win the 2009 Men's Wimbledon?

Settled as Roger Federer

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/r7s1.html

Background:

Background: The oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world has had some of the most exciting matches, including last year's instant classic between Nadal and Federer. Who will it be this year?
I chose 8 of the top 10 for the possiblities, and included both Americans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbledon_Championships

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

93%

Novak Djokovic

Andy Murray

Nikolay Davydenko

Juan Martin Del Potro

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Andy Roddick

James Blake

A player not listed here

Settled as Roger Federer on Sun 5th Jul 9:28am PST

Activity: H$435,150
Predictions: 1355
Comments: 6

Suspend date: Sat 4th Jul 3pm PST
Settlement date: Sun 5th Jul 9:28am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 4th Jul 3pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Rafael Nadal: 35%, Roger Federer: 35%, Novak Djokovic: 20%, Andy Murray: 2%, Nikolay Davydenko: 2%, Juan Martin Del Potro: 1%, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: 1%, Andy Roddick: 2%, James Blake: 1%, A player not listed here: 1%

Action history:

Created Sun 1st Feb 7:40am PST by

eliminati Level 15, Seer (H$344,843)

Suspended Sat 4th Jul 3pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settled as 'Roger Federer' Sun 5th Jul 9:28am PST by

mrperfkt [Admin]

: http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/r7s1.html

hide

Get widget!

Predictions (1355)

19 weeks ago

redfist911 Level 7, Pro (H$3,201)

predicted Andy Roddick (H$100 at 6%)

19 weeks ago

point0507 Level 12, Guru (H$49,589)

predicted Andy Roddick (H$10 at 5%)

19 weeks ago

acharles Level 4, Whiz-kid (H$1,311)

predicted Andy Roddick (H$20 at 5%)

19 weeks ago

wordlife565 Level 9, Expert (H$8,340)

predicted Roger Federer (H$500 at 79%)

19 weeks ago

ljhughes predicted Andy Roddick (H$35 at 22%)

Comments (6)

burnsie1983 Level 10, Genius (H$12,611)

Pretty excited to have gotten Rafa at 11 percent...

posted 23 weeks ago

flexy101 Level 10, Genius (H$13,854)

yeh, he's screwed after knee treatment...he's gonna challenge noone!

posted 23 weeks ago

coolkraft Level 14, Prophet (H$130,309)

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4271391

posted 22 weeks ago

rufasabagas Level 14, Prophet (H$114,542)

Rafa is a gonna!!

posted 22 weeks ago

coolkraft Level 14, Prophet (H$130,309)

Nadal not a playin

posted 22 weeks ago

coolkraft Level 14, Prophet (H$130,309)

doubt if Roddick could pull off an upset

posted 20 weeks ago

Please log in or join to add a comment

Stake virtual dollars on the outcomes of real news stories! Win more if you're right and climb the leaderboards Learn more...

By joining you are agreeing to our terms of service

Related News
This news is selected automatically based on the question, its background, options and tags

score: 10

Walkovers for top seeds

IAfrica.com 27 weeks ago

Top seed Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick reached the Madrid Masters quarterfinals without hitting a ball on Thursday when their scheduled third round opponents pulled out with leg injuries. World number one

score: 10

Nadal advances without playing at the Masters 1000 Madrid

People's Daily Online 27 weeks ago

Madrid International Olympic Committee valuation committee arrives in Madrid Madrid defender Pepe handed 10-match ban Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal got a ticket to quarter finals of the Master 1000 of Madrid tournament without facing German Philipp

score: 10

Nadal enjoys walkover, Federer gets in quarters in Madrid Open

Xinhua News Agency 27 weeks ago

World number four Djokovic had a smooth passage against Seppi to set up a last-eight clash against wildcard Ivan Ljubicic, who battled back from a set down to beat eighth seed Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3

score: 10

Nadal, Roddick breeze into next round

Herald Sun 27 weeks ago

TOP seed Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick reached the Madrid Masters quarter-finals without hitting a ball. Both Nadal and Roddick were gifted their quarter final spots overnight when their scheduled third round

score: 10

Nadal, Federer in last eight

The Hindu 27 weeks ago

Roddick bt Nikolay Davydenko, walkover; Rafael Nadal bt Philipp Kohlschreiber, walkover; Roger Federer bt James Blake 6-2, 6-4; Juan Martin del Potro bt Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Andy Murray bt Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-1. Second round: Juan Monaco bt