Nadal, Murray, Soderling reach third round at Big W

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06/24/2010 - Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former champion Rafael Nadal, heavy British crowd favorite Andy Murray and French Open runner-up Robin Soderling highlighted some of the second-round winners at Wimbledon, which enjoyed its first visit from Queen Elizabeth II in 33 years on Thursday.

The second-seeded world No. 1 Nadal trailed two-sets-to-one before putting the pedal to the metal in a 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory over talented Dutchman Robin Haase on the famed Centre Court.

Although Nadal and Haase went for five sets, the match was over in 2 hours, 22 minutes. The big-serving Haase launched 28 aces, but Nadal piled up six service breaks, compared to only two breaks for the Dutchman, who was slowed by a knee injury over the final two sets.

Nadal beat Roger Federer in an epic final here two years ago and was the 2006 and 2007 Wimbledon runner-up to the Swiss great. The super Spaniard missed Wimbledon 2009 due to some knee problems and has won his last nine matches at the storied All England Club.

The Australian Open runner-up Murray, meanwhile, mauled Finnish veteran Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 playing in front of her majesty the Queen on Centre Court. This marked the Queen's first visit here since 1977.

Murray cruised in 1 hour, 42 minutes by swatting 18 aces among his 49 winners and breaking Nieminen's serve on four occasions while holding his serve throughout.

The two-time Grand Slam runner-up Murray, seeded fourth here, is trying to give Britain its first male Wimbledon singles champion in 74 years. His third- round opponent will be 26th-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon.

A sixth-seeded Soderling, who has played top-five-type tennis over the last year, handled Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 on Day 4. The ever- improving Swede lost to Federer and Nadal, respectively, in the last two French Open finals, but did shock Nadal in the fourth round in Paris last year and stun Federer in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros this year.

Up next for Soderling will be 25th-seeded rising Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.

Another top-10 result saw 10th-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga outlast Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 5-7, 10-8 at the fortnight.

In other action involving seeds, Bellucci snuck past Austrian Martin Fischer 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, No. 32 Frenchman Julien Benneteau overcame German Andreas Beck 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 and Simon advanced via walkover against Ukrainian Illya Marchenko.

Additional second-round wins came for France's Jeremy Chardy, German Tobias Kamke, Italian Fabio Fognini and Belgian Xavier Malisse, who drove out American journeyman Michael Russell 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.

Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.

Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.

"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."

SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.

“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”

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