{"id":2440,"date":"2013-06-30T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2440"},"modified":"2013-06-30T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T12:41:14","slug":"wimbledon-2013-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=2440","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2013 &#8211; Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am pleased to say that last week\u2019s Wimbledon blogging bore fruit, so I am featuring 8 players again for the second week.\u00a0 Some of the content will be reproduced from last week\u2019s blog, commentary and updates.\u00a0 Serena seems likely to win the Ladies\u2019 trophy, and I am undecided about the men\u2019s, but hope to have a conclusion by the end of writing.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Serena Williams, No. 1 Women\u2019s Seed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Serena looks unbeatable this year, and finishes Wimbledon with Jupiter sextile her Ascendant (in supreme physical shape).\u00a0 She will play Sabine Lisicki in the next round<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><em>Sabine Lizicki<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I wrote in 2011:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLizicki has a deeply emotional chart, with Venus conjunct Pluto in Scorpio, and\u00a0 Jupiter with Chiron in Cancer possibly joined by the Moon there.\u00a0 This will be the source of much of her energy.\u00a0 Uranus, Saturn and Neptune sit in stoical Capricorn in her chart.\u00a0 Her Sun is in Virgo, a sign which figures heavily in this generation of tennis players, both as Sun and Ascendant.\u00a0 Mercury (her nervous system) and Mars (her physical energy, as distinct from her emotional energies) are in the traditional tennis sign of Libra.\u00a0\u00a0 Without knowing her Ascendant (from her birth time) Mars and Mercury represent important elements of her physicality and there is a gracefulness and elegance there, but not as much robustness as some other signs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Midway through Wimbledon 2013 Pluto is on Lizicki\u2019s Neptune, the North Node is on her Pluto and Jupiter opposes her Uranus, heavy numbers for a heavy meeting with Serena.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Novak Djokovic,No. 1 Men\u2019s Seed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, like Serena, looks unbeatable at the moment. \u00a0He seems incredibly fit, in the exercise use of the term. He is born a week apart from Andy Murray and some of their transits are similar.\u00a0\u00a0 Most likely to meet up with Murray in the final.<\/p>\n<p>In the next round, he plays<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><b>Tommy Haas<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Haas injury prone career is shown by Sun in Aries, Chiron conjunct his Venus, \u00a0and Mercury square Mars . His physical stoicism is shown by Mercury closely trine Saturn .\u00a0 He has a difficult Sun opposition with Pluto.\u00a0 He remains upbeat due to his Mercury sextile Jupiter, which provides a balanced outlook with the Saturn aspect to Mercury: he is able to be realistic and positive.\u00a0 Jupiter currently sextiles his Venus, so he is enjoying the tournament so far\u2026Mars sextiles his Mercury at the end of Wimbledon, so he may end Wimbledon in good physical shape and with fewer injuries than most.\u00a0 It seems to have been the most injury prone Wimbledon I can remember.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><b>Laura Robson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Laura Robson could meet Serena Williams in the quarter-finals\u00a0 Our very own Laura has a very focussed chart, with Sun early in Aquarius sextile a conjunction of North Node\/Pluto. She has the capacity to pull off some dramatic effects on the court, and is literally a game-changer.\u00a0 She provided illustration of Sun sextile North Node\/Pluto in her astronishing comeback in yesterday\u2019s match. Midway through Wimbledon Uranus is sextile Laura\u2019s Mercury, enabling flashes of genius to sparkle through her game.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><b>She will play Kaia Kanepi tomorrow:<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Natally, Kanepi has a lucky Jupiter, being trine her Sun and sextile her Uranus, and a dynamic sextile between her Jupiter and Uranus.\u00a0 Though curiously her natal Jupiter squares her Nodal Axis exactly, so it is as though she can only be lucky as long as her karma allows.\u00a0 Midway through Wimbledon Jupiter is on her Mars and Mars is on her Sun, so there will be fire in her performance, and she is likely to have some lucky shots.\u00a0 By the end of Wimbledon Jupiter will be trine her natal Pluto (a powerful assistance from the Universe) but Jupiter will also be opposite her Neptune (confusion).\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t rule out her going another round or so.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><b>Andy Murray, No. 2 Men\u2019s Seed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Born a week apart from Djokovic, he has slightly more interesting transits.\u00a0 At the end of Wimbledon, Murray will have Mars opposite his Uranus (like Djokovic), but he will also have a Mars Return, so may be iron-fisted!<\/p>\n<p>I see Murray and Djokovic almost as twins astrologically. Indeed my mother-in-law kept saying they look alike yesterday evening (I don\u2019t think they do).\u00a0 If they meet in the final, I don\u2019t think there will be much in it, they\u2019ll be like two sides of a coin.\u00a0 My heart says Murray to win, but my head says Djokovic (I am rarely split).\u00a0 Murray has his Mars Return so he will be really true in his own energy, which astrologically would give him the edge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc99ff;\"><b><i>He is playing Youzhny tomorrow:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pluto squares Youzhny\u2019s Mars in the middle of the tournament, which could indicate a knock out.\u00a0 Uranus sextiles his Mercury which favours his mental acuity, and Jupiter trines his Jupiter, the force of which has brought him this far, but then this transit starts to wane.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 4 Women\u2019s Seed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neptune does sextile her Uranus and conjuncts her North Node at the start of Wimbledon, so she will be opening up spiritually now, and that may distract her physical performance this Wimbledon.\u00a0 If she can get through the challenges of the early tournament rounds (which she has), she is likely to be rewarded by her experience towards the end.\u00a0 The tournament is likely to be a test of character.\u00a0 At the end of the two weeks, Saturn trines her North Node (perhaps reward for hard work) and initial aspects are still around.\u00a0 This could take her as far as the semi-finals.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think she would be able to beat Serena Williams, however.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b><i>She plays Pironkova in the next round:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Midway through the tournament Pironkova has Neptune sextile her Neptune, so is balanced spiritually, but Mars squares her Sun, so overexertion or injury may prove overwhelming.\u00a0 The North Node sextiles her Mars at the end of Wimbledon, so she will be pleased with her performance overall and be very at peace with herself karmically.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>David Ferrer, No. 4 Men\u2019s Seed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the Wimbledon round Jupiter squares his Mercury (high hopes) and Mars trines his Pluto (extra power to his elbow) so he may make the final, though Murray is most likely to.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b><i>He plays Dodic in the next round:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dodic has a quick witted conjunction natally of Mercury and Uranus, so this is his brilliance.\u00a0 Currently Uranus squares his Sun (a sudden fall perhaps), and Saturn transits his Pluto, so not easy aspects to support a the route to the top, plus Mars opposing his Mercury (also incident-prone).<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Petra Kvitova, No. 8 Women\u2019s Seed<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Petra Kvitova seems to fall on the right side of the draw to meet Serena in the final.<b> <\/b>She is a player I have looked at (successfully) in past years in this blog. Imaginative Piscean Petra Kvitova has some solid planets in Capricorn which help her focus This year she has a Jupiter Return, so could be a real contender, at least for facing Serena in the final. By the final, the Jupiter Return will have peaked, so probably not the outright winner.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em><b>Plays Carla Navarro (Seed 19) in the next round:<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Natally, Navarro has the asset of Jupiter exactly trine her Mercury, excellent physical co-ordination for a sporting career.\u00a0 Her natal Pluto sextiles her natal Sun, providing great strength.\u00a0 Neptune squares her Jupiter currently, which could be a hurdle for her against Kvitova.\u00a0 But Pluto sextiles Navarro\u2019s Pluto at the end of Wimbledon, so she is playing solidly, and it trines her natal Sun so she is secure in herself. She\u2019ll have no regrets.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>Jerzy Janowicz, No 24 Men\u2019s Seed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A bright new star emerged on the firmament on Friday, praised by all the television commentators.\u00a0 Janowicz\u00a0 is a deep Scorpio Sun conjunct Pluto, with Chiron close to the South Node and trine his Venus\/Sun conjunction,.\u00a0 Psychological healing is part of his karmic mission, and there may be an instinctive quality to his play which shows this.\u00a0 His power (Plutonian)and big serve, as well as his height, have caught attention this year.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through the tournament Uranus squares his natal Neptune. Uranus trines his Jupiter (which is waning towards the end of Wimbledon)<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><b>He will play Jurgen Melzer before he can meet Murray:<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meltzer natally Sun in Gemini trine exactly Jupiter in Libra, a very upbeat combination.\u00a0 But he has Mercury opp exactly Neptune \u2013 which means hecould sometimes get distracted.\u00a0 Midway through Wimbledon Saturn squares his Nodal Axis, which may work against him karmically.\u00a0 Jupiter squares his Jupiter and he could make some forced errors.\u00a0 At the end of the tournament, Jupiter squares his Saturn and Saturn still squares his Nodal Axis prominently.\u00a0\u00a0 So it looks as though he would be beaten by Joanowicz.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to be back midweek with commentaries, and hopefully produce a blog or two towards the final.<b><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am pleased to say that last week\u2019s Wimbledon blogging bore fruit, so I am featuring 8 players again for the second week.\u00a0 Some of the content will be reproduced from last week\u2019s blog, commentary and updates.\u00a0 Serena seems likely to win the Ladies\u2019 trophy, and I am undecided about the men\u2019s, but hope to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wimbledon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}