LONDON - It is, for good reason, known as The Best of Tennis. After a day of rest, Wimbledon storms back for Manic Monday, when all 32 remaining singles player compete in the course of a single session.
Here’s a brief dispatch from each of the 16 matches, as they transpired. We’ll start with the ladies first, since they’re the ones that have to play tomorrow.
• As if to taunt her, when Dominika Cibulkova took to Court 18 promptly at 11:30 a.m., she was greeted by her image on the scoreboard and accompanying graphic:
Rank: 33
SEED:
Cibulkova was bumped from the seeding when Serena Williams was given special dispensation and seeded 25th.