Wimbledon: Roddick and Henin out, Nadal and Federer up

Andy Roddick was two points from victory, Justine Henin is also out of Wimbledon tennis, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are on semifinals.

Wimbledon: Roddick and Henin out, Nadal and Federer up The 18th-seeded Marion Bartoli took away Henin's chance for career Grand Slam, after beating the Belgian 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Friday. Bartoli will play Venus Williams at the 2007 Wimbledon final. Williams and Bartoli are the lowest ranking players to ever reach an Wimbledon final, Venus is 23rd and Marion 20th. Venus Williams reached the Wimbledon final by beating Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-4.

Similar upset at the men's Wimbledon, when Andy Roddick was two points away from a semi-final. Roddick was playing Richard Gasquet at the quarter final, but lost 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), 8-6 to the No.12 Frenchman.

Richard Gasquet will meet Roger Federer at the Wibledon semi-final on Saturday. Rafael Nadal will play against Novak Djokovic for a spot on the final.

The British online betting website Bet365 currently offers the following odds on the three Wimbledon matches:

Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic 1/3 v 12/5
Roger Federer v Richard Gasquet 1/9 v 11/2
Venus Williams v Marion Bartoli 1/5 v 7/2

Published on 07/06/2007