What's Up At Wimbledon?

This year’s Wimbledon is a very interesting mix of tennis and side stories. As I mentioned before, I can’t believe there was such a huge focus on the fashion of the players. Yahoo! and ESPN had features about what the players were wearing on their front pages. I guess the style thing is contagious through the world of sports lately. Heck, I’ve written about fashion twice recently myself. Something must be in the air. At any rate, Roger Federer looked very sharp in his cardigan. Apparently, this was a special edition that Nike made only 230 of. The 230 is symbolic of the number of weeks he's been at the top according to ESPN.

The matches have been quite exciting as there has already been more than one upset. The ever-popular Maria Sharapova, ranked #3 in the world, was knocked out by Alla Kudryavtseva, ranked 154th. Sharapova had a multitude of unforced errors but was “upbeat” after the loss in an interview.

Lindsay Davenport also left competition, but not because of a loss. An old knee injury is apparently inhibiting her play.

Speaking of leaving, Andy Roddick and James Blake are also gone from the tournament. Venus Williams was able to advance even though she committed 26 unforced errors.

In other tennis news, the Williams sisters and Lindsay Davenport have been chosen to represent the U.S. at the Summer Olympics. No word yet on whether Davenport’s knee will be a factor here.