Marsel İlhan Wimbledon'da
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Marsel İlhan to Open Wimbledon Campaign
06/21/2010 10:26:30
Marsel İlhan to open Wimbledon campaign
June 20, 2010
Turkish tennis player Marsel İlhan starts the country's first men's singles campaign at Wimbledon on Monday in a first round match against Brazilian Marcos Daniel.
İlhan is yet to break into the world's Top 100, but he has been making his way up since turning proffessional four years ago.
He pushed Lleyton Hewitt to three sets in Barcelona this spring, and he didn't look particularly out of place across from Russia's Mikhail Youzhny or Chille's Fernando Gonzalez in Rotterdam and at the Australian Openrespectively.
Afterfailingto get past the second qualifying round at Queens, The Uzbeki-born 23-year-old won all three of his qualifying matches to secure his place in the main draw for Wimbledon. He only dropped one set in making it into the Slam, penciling in his name alongside some of the greatest players in the game.
Daniel was on thevergeof the Top 50 last year after winning challenger events at Marrakech, Zagreb, and Bogota, so he is absolutely a player who can cause damage even though his worldrankingmay notreflectthethreathe poses.
Although many Turkish tennisenthusiastswill be closely following İlhan's process, the main focus of the competition will be on Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
He is back at Wimbledon for the first time since hisepicvictory over Roger Federer in the the 2008 final after missing last year's tournament due to tendonitis in both knees.
"The last six months of the 2009 season weren't easy; a lot ofinjuriesand problems. But I worked hard to be back, and I did, winning in Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, and later in Roland Garros."
Marsel İlhan Wimbledon'da - Marsel İlhan to Open Wimbledon Campaign
Marsel İlhan to open Wimbledon campaign
June 20, 2010
Turkish tennis player Marsel İlhan starts the country's first men's singles campaign at Wimbledon on Monday in a first round match against Brazilian Marcos Daniel.
İlhan is yet to break into the world's Top 100, but he has been making his way up since turning proffessional four years ago.
He pushed Lleyton Hewitt to three sets in Barcelona this spring, and he didn't look particularly out of place across from Russia's Mikhail Youzhny or Chille's Fernando Gonzalez in Rotterdam and at the Australian Openrespectively.
Afterfailingto get past the second qualifying round at Queens, The Uzbeki-born 23-year-old won all three of his qualifying matches to secure his place in the main draw for Wimbledon. He only dropped one set in making it into the Slam, penciling in his name alongside some of the greatest players in the game.
Daniel was on thevergeof the Top 50 last year after winning challenger events at Marrakech, Zagreb, and Bogota, so he is absolutely a player who can cause damage even though his worldrankingmay notreflectthethreathe poses.
Although many Turkish tennisenthusiastswill be closely following İlhan's process, the main focus of the competition will be on Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
He is back at Wimbledon for the first time since hisepicvictory over Roger Federer in the the 2008 final after missing last year's tournament due to tendonitis in both knees.
"The last six months of the 2009 season weren't easy; a lot ofinjuriesand problems. But I worked hard to be back, and I did, winning in Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid, and later in Roland Garros."
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