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31 July, 2012 at 1:22 am

2012 London Olympics Day 4 Tennis Schedule: Djokovic vs. Roddick, Venus vs. Wozniak

Tennis at the 2012 London Olympic Games are going to be worth the watch today as Andy Roddick goes back up against Novak Djokovic while Venus Williams takes on Aleksandra Wozniak. Hopefully the rains will hold off this time for Roddick, but that’s going to be one of those games that’s either really quick or a test of endurance.

Andy Roddick has said that both he and Novak Djokovic have been through the tense pressures of a big match “a million” times but having it at the 2012 London Olympics adds a whole new meaning to overwhelming pressure.

Roddick, a three-time Wimbledon finalist, and Djokovic, the 2011 champion at the All England Club, play later today in the second round of the Olympics. Yup, both are rather wary of each other’s strengths and more than aware that this match is about a lot more than an individual victory. “Ninety-five percent of the time, when a tennis player plays, it’s for pretty selfish motives, and this week is not one of those,” Roddick said Monday after defeating Martin Klizan of Slovakia, 7-5, 6-4.

Second-seeded Djokovic, who lost to Roger Federer in the semifinals at Wimbledon, would seem to have the edge over Roddick, whose world ranking has slipped to 22, but he’s not about to take anything for granted. “Andy has one of the strongest serves in the world, ever, and it’s his biggest weapon,” Djokovic said. “The grass courts this year are very fast and it’s a low bounce, so I think I will have to be on top of my game in order to win that match.”

Roddick has openly stated that it’s “his fault” he’s having to battle Djokovic so soon in the tournament because he is unseeded. “The guy has been the best player in the world over the last couple of years. It’s going to be tough,” Roddick said. “But the situation, we’ve both been through it a million times. I’m going to have to serve well and take some chances on returns.”

Men’s Singles

Time Event
11:30	- Second Round		basic_expand
11:30	Second Round	GASQUET Richard	BAGHDATIS Marcos
12:00	Second Round	TSONGA Jo-Wilfried	RAONIC Milos
	Second Round	CILIC Marin	HEWITT Lleyton
	Second Round	DAVYDENKO Nikolay	NISHIKORI Kei
	Second Round	NIEMINEN Jarkko	MURRAY Andy
	Second Round	LOPEZ Feliciano	MONACO Juan
	Second Round	RODDICK Andy	DJOKOVIC Novak
	Second Round	FERRER David	KAVCIC Blaz

Women’s Singles

Time Event
11:30	- Second Round		basic_expand
11:30	Second Round	LISICKI Sabine	SHVEDOVA Yaroslava
11:30	Second Round	BABOS Timea	KERBER Angelique
12:00	Second Round	WILLIAMS Venus	WOZNIAK Aleksandra
	Second Round	LEPCHENKO Varvara	GOERGES Julia
	Second Round	TATISHVILI Anna	PETROVA Nadia
	Second Round	KIRILENKO Maria	WATSON Heather
	Second Round	AZARENKA Victoria	MARTINEZ SANCHEZ Maria Jose
	Second Round	ROBSON Laura	SHARAPOVA Maria

Women’s Doubles

Time Event
11:30	- Second Round		basic_expand
11:30	Second Round	KLEPAC A / SREBOTNIK K	ERRANI S / VINCI R
	Second Round	HLAVACKOVA A /HRADECKA L	LI N / ZHANG S
	Second Round	KERBER A / LISICKI S	WILLIAMS S / WILLIAMS V
	Second Round	HUBER L / RAYMOND L	RADWANSKA A /RADWANSKA U
	Second Round	CHUANG CJ / HSIEH SW	TBD
	Second Round	GOERGES J / GRONEFELD AL	MAKAROVA E / VESNINA E
13:00	- First Round		basic_expand
13:00	First Round	MEDINA GARRIGUES A /PARRA SANTONJA A	PENNETTA F /SCHIAVONE F

Men’s Doubles

Time Event
12:30	- First Round		basic_expand
12:30	First Round	BERDYCH T / STEPANEK R	BRACCIALI D / SEPPI A
15:00	- Second Round		basic_expand
	Second Round	TIPSAREVIC J / ZIMONJIC N	NESTOR D / POSPISIL V
	Second Round	TBD	MELO M / SOARES B
	Second Round	BENNETEAU J / GASQUET R	BHUPATHI M / BOPANNA R
	Second Round	BRUNSTROM J /LINDSTEDT R	CILIC M / DODIG I
	Second Round	ERLICH J / RAM A	FEDERER R / WAWRINKA S
	Second Round	BRYAN M / BRYAN B	DAVYDENKO N /YOUZHNY M
	Second Round	PAES L / VARDHAN V	LLODRA M / TSONGA JW