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How the Seeds Fared at Wimbledon

By Associated Press | June 25, 2008

Men - First Round

Rafael Nadal (2), ESP, def. Andreas Beck, GER, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0).

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LONDON - JUNE 24: Andy Roddick of United States plays a backhand during the men's singles round one match against Eduardo Schwank of Argentina on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 24, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton

Benjamin Becker, GER, def. Nikolay Davydenko (4), RUS, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Andy Roddick (6), USA, def. Eduardo Schwank, ARG, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (0).

Richard Gasquet (8), FRA, def. Mardy Fish, USA, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

James Blake (9), USA, def. Christophe Rochus, BEL, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

Andy Murray (12), BRI, def. Fabrice Santoro, FRA, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Paul-Henri Mathieu (14), FRA, def. Oscar Hernandez, ESP, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2.

Radek Stepanek (16), CZE, def. Jan Hernych, CZE, 6-3, 7-5, 6-0.

Mikhail Youzhny (17), RUS, def. Sergio Roitman, ARG, 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.

Nicolas Almagro (19), ESP, def. Marcel Granollers, ESP, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Tommy Robredo (23), ESP, def. Kristof Vliegen, BEL, 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4.

Women - First Round

Jelena Jankovic (2), SRB, def. Olga Savchuk, UKR, 6-3, 6-2.

Maria Sharapova (3), RUS, def. Stephanie Foretz, FRA, 6-1, 6-4. \

Venus Williams (7), USA, def. Naomi Cavaday, BRI, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Dinara Safina (9), RUS, def. Chan Yung-jan, TPE, 7-6 (8), 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova (10), SVK, def. Sara Errani, ITA, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Vera Zvonareva (13), RUS, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1.

Victoria Azarenka (16), BLR, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-1.

Frasca Schiavone (20), ITA, def. Tamira Paszek, AUT, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

Nadia Petrova (21), RUS, def. Olga Govortsova, BLR, 6-4, 6-4.

Flavia Pennetta (22), ITA, def. Julia Vakulenko, UKR, 6-3, 6-4.

Julia Goerges, GER, def. Katarina Srebotnik (23), SLO, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 16-14.