Top-seeded Serena Williams meets unseeded Amra Sadikovic of Switzerland in a first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
Match Schedule:
Match: Serena Williams vs Amra Sadikovic
Place: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Centre Court, London
Time: Tuesday, 28th June, 2016 and 8 a.m. Eastern (tournament coverage until 4:30 p.m.)
Live Telecast: ESPN
Williams will play 148th-ranked qualifier Amra Sadikovic of Switzerland, a player she admits knowing nothing about, in the first round on Tuesday.
“It doesn’t matter who I play,” William said. “It doesn’t matter to me.”
Amra Sadikovic, a 27-year-old Swiss player who is facing Serena Williams in the first round Tuesday, playing at Wimbledon has been a dream 18 years in the making — except for a 14-month stretch in which she gave up on it entirely.
Serena Williams:
Serena Jameka Williams was born on September 26, 1981). She is an American professional tennis player. She is ranked no. 1 in women’s singles tennis. The Women’s Tennis Association(WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this ranking for the sixth time on February 18, 2013. Williams is regarded by some commentators and sports writers as the greatest female tennis player of all-time.
Williams’ first professional event was in September 1995, at the age of 14 to counteract the forthcoming changes to age-eligibility rules, at the Bell Challenge. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Annie Miller, winning just two games.
Amra Sadikovic:
Amra Sadiković was born on 6 May 1989 in Prilep. She is a Swiss tennis player. She announced her retirement in May 2014, a few days after her 25th birthday, only to begin playing on the ITF Women’s Circuit again 13 months later.
Sadiković has won eight singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 13 June 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 148. On 6 May 2013, she peaked at world number 148 in the doubles rankings.
Amra Sadiković made her Grand Slam debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier. She is drawn against World No.1 Serena Williams in the first round.
Prediction about the Match:
Serena Williams is a very aggressive player of the tennis and she is very experienced in this game. She always gives her best performance in each match. Serena Williams almost wins all the title of tennis tournament. Serena William also wins against her sister Venus Williams. This shows that She is very greedy for the cup.
Amra Sadikovic is a good player but she is not a regular player of tennis because she took the retirement. Amra may give her best performance to defeat the Serena Williams in the first round match of Wimbledon 2016.
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