This update includes this late match from yesterday:

• Roger Federer SUI (1) def. Nikolay Davydenko RUS (5)

This update does not include this late match from today:

• David Nalbandian ARG (4) vs. Marcos Baghdatis CYP

• Overall Standings
• Men's Draw Standings
• Women's Draw Standings

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Overall standings

Bill Walsh loses a point thanks to the elimination of Clijsters, and his lead is down to a mere point! J Stewart's relatively rare prediction that Mauresmo would beat Clijsters means that he is now alone in second place, and still has a chance to catch Bill at the wire in the final days.

Given that both Bill and J picked Federer to win the men's title, it will all come down to Saturday's women's final. Bill predicted that Henin-Hardenne would be this year's champion, while J sees Mauresmo lifting the trophy.

Rank	Contestant	Total score
1.	Bill Walsh	42 (18,24)
2.	J. Stewart	41 (21,20)
3.	Amelie's Shorts	40 (17,23)
4.	Babak Hejazi	39 (15,24)
5.	Gavin Hotchin	39 (14,25)
6.	Memo	39 (16,23)
7.	Anthony Ellis	38 (14,24)
8.	Tony Fales	38 (17,21)
9.	Larry Yonce	38 (16,22)
10.	Ed Toombs	37 (18,19)
11.	Yoonho Ji	37 (16,21)
12.	Andrew McCarthy	37 (17,20)
13.	Chris Gerby	36 (13,23)
14.	Peter Smyth	36 (15,21)
15.	Frederick Warburg	36 (19,17)
16.	Barbara&David	36 (16,20)
17.	Patrick van der Zee	35 (14,21)
18.	Tim Wilson	35 (15,20)
19.	Daisy Aye	35 (13,22)
20.	k i r i n	35 (15,20)
21.	Maydoosa	35 (16,19)
22.	Elizabeth Ashbury	35 (14,21)
23.	Jeff Tagen	35 (16,19)
24.	Eric Goll	35 (15,20)
25.	Gary Ellis	35 (17,18)
26.	Javier Camacho	34 (15,19)
27.	Stephen Spainhour	34 (13,21)
28.	Jack Cunniff	34 (13,21)
29.	Colin Strudwick	34 (16,18)
30.	Peter Versteege	34 (16,18)
31.	Sarah Halsted	34 (16,18)
32.	Fredrik Norström	34 (16,18)
33.	Manuel Halkias	34 (17,17)
34.	Art Vaughn	34 (17,17)
35.	Julio Morales	34 (14,20)
36.	Alex Macpherson	33 (13,20)
37.	Ed Zafian	33 (11,22)
38.	Marcel Stok	33 (14,19)
39.	Andy Smith	33 (17,16)
40.	Joeri Kester	33 (13,20)
41.	Paul Peach	33 (16,17)
42.	Michael Mungin	33 (15,18)
43.	Sanjeev Bordoloi	33 (12,21)
44.	Mark Wolbers	33 (15,18)
45.	Cian O'Reilly	33 (16,17)
46.	Chi-Wai Lui	33 (14,19)
47.	Michiel Vestjens	32 (14,18)
48.	Jacqueline "JD" Dupree	32 (12,20)
49.	Michael Grundy	32 (14,18)
50.	Heather Ryde	32 (14,18)
51.	Mike Cecilio	32 (17,15)
52.	Rich Glenn	32 (13,19)
53.	Steve Gocha	32 (12,20)
54.	Tom Brozo	32 (13,19)
55.	Dennis Uenk	32 (14,18)
56.	Granger Huntress	31 (11,20)
57.	Emily Dura	31 (10,21)
58.	Martin McLean	31 (14,17)
59.	Erwin van Oorspronk	31 (13,18)
60.	Lawrence Toombs	31 (14,17)
61.	Andrew Peglau	31 (14,17)
62.	Bounces	31 (14,17)
63.	Dirk van Panhuis	31 (12,19)
64.	Lindsay Brown	31 (12,19)
65.	Alison Dura	30 (10,20)
66.	Mark Zuckerman	30 (14,16)
67.	Kevin Eckert	30 (10,20)
68.	Luke Ghensi	30 (11,19)
69.	Mark Langley	30 (11,19)
70.	Samuel Burton	30 (13,17)
	Jason Juzwiak	30 (14,16)
72.	Michal Swiderski	30 (13,17)
73.	Paddy M	30 (12,18)
74.	Rosemary Contompasis	29 (10,19)
75.	Jerry Balsam	29 (12,17)
76.	Renato de Oliveira Almeida	28 (9,19)
77.	Charo Molinari	28 (16,12)
78.	Freudocadoe	28 (13,15)
79.	Will Johnson	28 (12,16)
80.	Jeff Sikes	27 (13,14)
81.	Craig Willeford	27 (7,20)
82.	Martin Nicholson	27 (10,17)
83.	Richard Erickson	27 (8,19)
84.	Folkert Joling	26 (11,15)
85.	Byron McCrae	26 (11,15)
86.	Chris Wang	25 (9,16)
87.	Supersuper305	25 (13,12)
88.	Belmont305	24 (13,11)
89.	Seraina	16 (16,0)

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Men's draw

J Stewart is our first champion of the fortnight! The Contest Decision Desk has determined that whatever happens the rest of the way, J will retain his two-point lead. A magnificent performance!

We'll find out how we did it in tomorrow's update when we examine J's Keys to Success.

Congratulations J!

Tomorrow's semifinal

Roger Federer SUI (1) vs. Nicolas Kiefer GER (21):
Kiefer is through to his first major semifinal, in the spot most of us thought would be occupied by Hewitt. He may have left his sportsmanship at home, but he certainly brought his "A game"! Congratulations to "k i r i n", the only contestant to place "Kiwi" in the semis. Federer has had to grind his way through his last two matches, and may have to do so again against a player who usually pushes him hard.
Previous head-to-head: Federer leads 7-3, including the last 6 in a row. Roger had to work hard to put the German away in four sets last year at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and in three tough sets in Cincinatti.

Rank	Contestant	Men's score
1.	J. Stewart	21
2.	Frederick Warburg	19
3.	Bill Walsh	18
4.	Ed Toombs	18
5.	Amelie's Shorts	17
	Tony Fales	17
	Manuel Halkias	17
8.	Art Vaughn	17
	Mike Cecilio	17
10.	Gary Ellis	17
11.	Andrew McCarthy	17
12.	Andy Smith	17
13.	Jeff Tagen	16
	Paul Peach	16
	Memo	16
16.	Fredrik Norström	16
	Sarah Halsted	16
	Charo Molinari	16
19.	Barbara&David	16
	Larry Yonce	16
	Cian O'Reilly	16
	Yoonho Ji	16
	Colin Strudwick	16
	Seraina	16
25.	Maydoosa	16
26.	Peter Versteege	16
27.	Tim Wilson	15
	Javier Camacho	15
29.	Babak Hejazi	15
	Eric Goll	15
	k i r i n	15
	Peter Smyth	15
33.	Michael Mungin	15
	Mark Wolbers	15
35.	Elizabeth Ashbury	14
	Patrick van der Zee	14
	Heather Ryde	14
38.	Michiel Vestjens	14
39.	Andrew Peglau	14
40.	Lawrence Toombs	14
41.	Jason Juzwiak	14
42.	Marcel Stok	14
	Anthony Ellis	14
	Chi-Wai Lui	14
	Bounces	14
	Mark Zuckerman	14
	Gavin Hotchin	14
	Michael Grundy	14
	Julio Morales	14
50.	Martin McLean	14
51.	Dennis Uenk	14
52.	Alex Macpherson	13
	Joeri Kester	13
54.	Erwin van Oorspronk	13
55.	Stephen Spainhour	13
56.	Chris Gerby	13
	Jeff Sikes	13
	Rich Glenn	13
59.	Daisy Aye	13
	Freudocadoe	13
	Tom Brozo	13
	Michal Swiderski	13
63.	Jack Cunniff	13
	Samuel Burton	13
65.	Belmont305	13
	Supersuper305	13
67.	Sanjeev Bordoloi	12
	Dirk van Panhuis	12
	Jerry Balsam	12
70.	Jacqueline "JD" Dupree	12
	Will Johnson	12
	Steve Gocha	12
73.	Paddy M	12
74.	Lindsay Brown	12
75.	Luke Ghensi	11
	Mark Langley	11
77.	Ed Zafian	11
	Folkert Joling	11
	Byron McCrae	11
80.	Granger Huntress	11
81.	Alison Dura	10
82.	Martin Nicholson	10
	Rosemary Contompasis	10
84.	Emily Dura	10
85.	Kevin Eckert	10
86.	Chris Wang	9
87.	Renato de Oliveira Almeida	9
88.	Richard Erickson	8
89.	Craig Willeford	7

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Women's draw

Semifinal wins by Henin-Hardenne and Mauresmo allow Gavin Hotchin to keep his one point lead!

Gavin lost one point with Sharapova's loss, but his pick of Mauresmo to reach the final saved him from falling out of contention for the title. Most of us had preferred clisters, and you know what that means: we have a Heartbreaker of the Day!

Amélie Mauresmo

Can Mauresmo finally win that elusive first Slam title? Clijsters' unfortunate third set tumble means that the Frenchwoman returns to a major final for the first time since the 1999 AO. It also means the battle for the Women's Draw championship is down to three, yes three, contestants!

Women's draw championship scenarios

• If Henin beats Mauresmo in the final:
  Babak H, Anthony E, Gavin H and Bill W finish tied for first. Babak H and Anthony E finish tied for first after the tie-break.
• If Mauresmo beats Henin in the final:
  Gavin H wins outright.

Good luck to all! We shall preview Saturday's final in tomorrow's update.

Rank	Contestant	Women's score
1.	Gavin Hotchin	25
2.	Anthony Ellis	24
	Babak Hejazi	24
4.	Bill Walsh	24
5.	Amelie's Shorts	23
6.	Chris Gerby	23
7.	Memo	23
8.	Ed Zafian	22
9.	Daisy Aye	22
10.	Larry Yonce	22
11.	Stephen Spainhour	21
12.	Jack Cunniff	21
13.	Patrick van der Zee	21
14.	Emily Dura	21
15.	Elizabeth Ashbury	21
	Peter Smyth	21
17.	Sanjeev Bordoloi	21
	Tony Fales	21
	Yoonho Ji	21
20.	Granger Huntress	20
	Kevin Eckert	20
22.	Jacqueline "JD" Dupree	20
23.	Alison Dura	20
	J. Stewart	20
	Alex Macpherson	20
26.	k i r i n	20
	Craig Willeford	20
28.	Tim Wilson	20
29.	Joeri Kester	20
30.	Barbara&David	20
	Eric Goll	20
	Julio Morales	20
	Steve Gocha	20
	Andrew McCarthy	20
35.	Rosemary Contompasis	19
36.	Javier Camacho	19
37.	Marcel Stok	19
38.	Maydoosa	19
39.	Renato de Oliveira Almeida	19
	Ed Toombs	19
41.	Richard Erickson	19
	Rich Glenn	19
43.	Luke Ghensi	19
44.	Jeff Tagen	19
45.	Lindsay Brown	19
	Chi-Wai Lui	19
	Mark Langley	19
48.	Tom Brozo	19
49.	Dirk van Panhuis	19
50.	Michiel Vestjens	18
51.	Colin Strudwick	18
52.	Michael Grundy	18
53.	Peter Versteege	18
54.	Michael Mungin	18
	Heather Ryde	18
	Sarah Halsted	18
57.	Fredrik Norström	18
58.	Mark Wolbers	18
59.	Gary Ellis	18
	Erwin van Oorspronk	18
61.	Dennis Uenk	18
	Paddy M	18
63.	Jerry Balsam	17
64.	Martin McLean	17
65.	Paul Peach	17
66.	Manuel Halkias	17
67.	Samuel Burton	17
	Martin Nicholson	17
	Lawrence Toombs	17
	Art Vaughn	17
71.	Bounces	17
72.	Michal Swiderski	17
	Cian O'Reilly	17
74.	Andrew Peglau	17
75.	Frederick Warburg	17
76.	Andy Smith	16
77.	Mark Zuckerman	16
78.	Will Johnson	16
79.	Jason Juzwiak	16
80.	Chris Wang	16
81.	Mike Cecilio	15
82.	Freudocadoe	15
83.	Folkert Joling	15
84.	Byron McCrae	15
85.	Jeff Sikes	14
86.	Charo Molinari	12
87.	Supersuper305	12
88.	Belmont305	11

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