Wimbledon 2008--the Summary

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Rafael Nadal won a stunning five-set final over Dai-Yokozuna Roger Federer and finally took the hurdle to Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) promotion himself, becoming the 15th tennis player of the open era to attain the highest rank. Former Ozeki (= Champion) Marat Safin and ex-Sekiwake (= Junior Champion I) Rainer Schuettler gave a strong showing and return to the Sanyaku ranks as Komosubi (= Junior Champion II). By contrast, Novak Djokovic--who was on a Yokozuna run entering this tournament--exited early and will go as kadoban Ozeki to the U.S Open, implying that he needs to reach the quarterfinal there to defend the rank. The Sekiwake David Ferrer and Andy Roddick also failed to reach the quarterfinals and will be demoted to Komosubi, while Komosubi Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils drop out of the Sanyaku ranks. Both withdrew from the tournament with injuries.

In the ladies' tournament, the Williams sisters--both long-established Yokozuna--defied the seeding list (there were seeded 6 and 7 only) and played an all-familiy final, with Venus having the better end for herself this time. Former Ozeki Elena Dementieva reached the semifinals, which gets her back to Sekiwake rank following her quarterfinal participation at the French Open. Semifinalist Jie Zheng and quarterfinalist Angieszka Radwanska earned a Komosubi promotion, which marks the first time for either player in the Sankyaku ranks. Ozeki Ana Ivanovic exited in the fourth round and therefore goes kadoban, while kadobon Ozeki Maria Sharapova will be demoted to Sekiwake. All three players at Sekiwake rank at the beginning of the tournamnet -- Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova (former O) and Dinara Safina -- failed to reach the quarterfinals, triggering a mass demotion to Komosubi.

The Men's Tournament

Result	Name	Old Rank	New Rank	Highest Rank	Career points
Winner	Rafael Nadal	O	Y(a)	Y	30
Finalist	Roger Federer	Y(a)	Y(a)	Y	68
Semifinalist	Marat Safin	-	K	O	22
Semifinalist	Rainer Schuettler	-	K	S	5
Quarterfinalist	Mario Ancic	-	-	K	5
Quarterfinalist	Feliciano Lopez	-	-	-	2
Quarterfinalist	Arnaud Clement	-	-	S	5
Quarterfinalist	Andy Murray	-	-	-	1
-	Novak Djokovic	O	O(k)	O	14
-	Andy Roddick	S	K	O	27
-	David Ferrer	S	K	S	5
-	Jo Wilfried Tsonga	K	-	S	3
-	Gael Monfils	K	-	K	2

The Women's Tournament

Result	Name	Old Rank	New Rank	Highest Rank	Career points
Winner	Venus Williams	Y(a)	Y(a)	Y	65
Finalist	Serena Williams	Y(a)	Y(a)	Y	55
Semifinalist	Elena Dementieva	-	S	O	15
Semifinalist	Jie Zheng	-	K	K	2
Quarterfinalist	Agnieszka Radwanska	-	K	K	2
Quarterfinalist	Nadia Petrova	-	-	S	9
Quarterfinalist	Nicole Vaidisova	-	-	S	7
Quarterfinalist	Tamarine Tanasugarn	-	-	-	1
-	Ana Ivanovic	O	O(k)	O	13
-	Maria Sharapova	O(k)	S	O	29
-	Svetlana Kuznetsova	S	K	O	17
-	Jelena Jankovic	S	K	S	9
-	Dinara Safina	S	K	S	5
-	Lindsay Davenport	Y(ia)	Y(ia)	Y	59

Y(a)=Active Yokozuna
Y(ia)=Inactive Yokozuna
O=Ozeki
O(k)=Kadoban Ozeki
S=Sekiwake
K=Komosubi

Final and Semifinal Results

Men's Final
Federer (Y, seeded 1)	vs.	Nadal (O, 2)	4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-9
Women's Final
S. Williams (Y, 6)	vs.	V. Williams (Y, 7)	5-7, 4-6
Men's Semifinals
Federer (Y, 1)	vs.	Safin (former O)	6-3, 7-6, 6-4
Schuettler (former S)	vs.	Nadal (O, 2)	1-6, 6-7, 4-6
Women's Semifinals
Zheng	vs.	S. Williams (Y, 6)	2-6, 6-7
Dementieva (former O, 5)	vs.	V. Williams (Y, 7)	1-6, 6-7

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