How the Seeds Fared at Wimbledon
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Men – First Round
Rafael Nadal (2), ESP, def. Andreas Beck, GER, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
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.
