Ernests gets past Ghedin

Ernests has defeated Italian qualifier Riccardo Ghedin in straight sets in the first round of Wimbledon.

Ranked almost 200 places higher than his opponent, Ernests was never unduly troubled by Ghedin over the course of the match.

The win earns him the honour of facing either the third seed and British title hope, Andy Murray, or big-serving American, Robert Kendrick.

Ernests has a losing 0:2 head to head record against Murray and lost to Kendrick in the first round of Queen’s in 2007.

The match to determine his second-round opponent will be played later today.

WIMBLEDON R1: Ernests Gulbis (LAT) def. Riccardo Ghedin (ITA) 6:2 6:4 6:4

~ by Zahirah on June 24, 2009.

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23 Responses to “Ernests gets past Ghedin”

  1. Off to get some shut-eye. Always nice to have the exam season clash with Wimbledon. More detailed report later..

    Zahirah said this on June 24, 2009 at 1:22 am | Reply

  2. Zahirah,please get some shut eye. Ernests won in 3 sets. For once I was right: ) Take care lets root for next match.

    ivars said this on June 24, 2009 at 2:07 am | Reply

    • Yay! and on a completely off-topic note.. The Australians I know laugh themselves silly if other Anglophones use ‘root’ to mean ’support’.. It has a completely different connotation here :-P

      Zahirah said this on June 24, 2009 at 2:09 am | Reply

  3. Nice game! Ernie!

    Sakura said this on June 24, 2009 at 2:18 am | Reply

  4. Nica match Ernie ! Im your big fan you know :D Good luck against Murray ! :) You can do it !

    Nikita said this on June 24, 2009 at 3:06 am | Reply

  5. YAY! I’m so excited Ernests won! :) He needed to put in a win & and easy win at that!! I’m watching the Murray/Kendrick match now. I’m suprised to see how well Kendrick is playing against Murray. I think if Ernests is on his game, this second round could be REALLY interesting! :D (but then again, I’m always an optomistic)

    Courtney said this on June 24, 2009 at 3:16 am | Reply

  6. A two-day holiday in Latvia – “jāņi” started with a cold shower – Anastasija Sevastova lost the first round of her first Wimbledon. Then Ernests rose to the occasion and now fans can turn to celebrating tonight “Līksmus Līgo svētkus!”

    Nora said this on June 24, 2009 at 3:48 am | Reply

  7. Hey guys ! Here is some brand new interview of Ernie in London – http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2009-06-23/200906231245779058984.html?promo=personalization

    Nikita said this on June 24, 2009 at 6:56 am | Reply

  8. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2009-06-23/200906231245779058984.html?promo=personalization

    ERNIE PRESSER!!! YAY THEY FINALLY POSTED ONE!!

    estellem said this on June 24, 2009 at 7:30 am | Reply

  9. OMG I WAS SO SCARED ABOUT THE OUT COME!!! YAY SO HAPPY!! HOW WAS HIS SERVING??? THANKS ZAHIRAH HAHAHA ROOT

    estellem said this on June 24, 2009 at 7:31 am | Reply

  10. Roots : The Australian meaning is illustrated in the old “eats roots and leaves” joke.

    Lloyd Walters said this on June 24, 2009 at 7:38 am | Reply

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