On paper, it appears as if the three men's players who have committed to the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament have serviceable draws - at least in the first couple of rounds.

Tommy Robredo, seeded 15th, will face Luka Gregorc in the first round. With a win Robredo will play either Austria's Stefan Koubek or Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round. If Robredo makes it to the third round, No. 18 Rainer Schuettler could be waiting.

Mardy Fish, the No. 28 seed, is in the same quarter as Robredo and drew Argentina's Sergio Roitman in the first round. The Fish/Roitman winner will play either Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic or Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in the second round. Tipsarevic has taken out the No. 6 ranked player in each of the last two Wimbledons en route to Round of 16 appearances so he is a dangerous foe. Speaking of Serbian tennis stars, No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic (who should be plenty motivated after his early exit in the French Open) could be waiting for Fish in the third round and Robredo in the fourth round.

Dent, who had to win three qualifying matches to get into the main draw, will play Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the first round. A victory would set up a showdown with either 30th-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia or Brian Dabul of Argentina. The bad news for Dent is that No. 3 seed Andy Murray, one of the leading championship contenders, figures to be looming if Dent reaches the third round.

Former Fairfild resident James Blake was supposed to have a tricky opening match against the crafty veteran Fabrice Santoro of France, playing in his final Wimbledon. But one of the ramifications of Rafael Nadal's withdrawal is that Blake moves into the slot previously held by No. 5 seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Blake will now face Italy's Andreas Seppi in the first round. In the second round, the two-time Pilot Pen men's singles champion would face a Frenchman as Adrian Mannarino and Marc Gicquel meet in the first round with the winners squaring off in the second round.

Speaking of Nadal, it will be interesting to see how long he is sidelined for. Since he was able to play in two exhibitions, I would saw it should not be a prolonged absence but I am sure Pilot Pen tournament director Anne Worcester will make it clear to Nadal's reps (if she hasn't already) that they would welcome Nadal with open arms. Nadal has never played in the Pilot Pen but did cause a stir when he was on the grounds of the Connecticut Tennis Center for a practice session a couple years back.

On the women's side, No. 17 seed Amelie Mauresmo seems like she has a decent chance to reach the fourth round and a possible matchup with top-ranked Dinara Safina. Mauresmo will play Melinda Czink in the first round with the winner drawing either Katarina Srebotnik or Aiko Nakamura. The only other seed Mauresmo may run into in the third round is No. 17 Flavia Pennetta.

The only other two women's players to commit to play in the Aug. 21-29 Pilot Pen could meet in the third round. No. 14 seed Dominika Cibulkova will face Julie Coin of France in the first round with either Slovenia's Masa Zec Peskiric or Urszula Radwanska of Poland awaiting in the second round. Cornet, the 22nd seed, draws Russian Vera Dushevina in the opening round with either Russia's Elena Vesnina or Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer being the second-round opponent.

If four time Pilot Pen singles champion Venus Williams wins another Wimbledon, it won't be easy. Among those in her quarter of the bracket are former world No. 1 players Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic as well as Agnieszka Radwanska (seeded 11th) and Sam Stosur (the 18th seed). The good news is she would not meet her sister Serena until the championship match.

For those interested, here is the ESPN broadcast schedule for Wimbledon
DATE TIME (ET) COVERAGE NETWORK
Monday, June 22 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Early Round Day 1 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Tuesday, June 23 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Early Round Day 2 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Wednesday, June 24 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Early Round Day 3 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Thursday, June 25 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Early Round Day 4 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Friday, June 26 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Early Round Day 5 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Saturday, June 27 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Early Round Day 6 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Sunday, June 28 4–6 p.m. Week One Highlights Taped ESPN / ESPN HD
Monday, June 29 7–10 a.m. Round of 16 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
1–7 p.m. Round of 16 Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Tuesday, June 30 7–10 a.m. Ladies’ Quarterfinals Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
1–5 p.m. Ladies’ Quarterfinals Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Wednesday, July 1 7–10 a.m. Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals Live ESPN2/ESPN2 HD
1–5 p.m. Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Thursday, July 2 7 a.m.–Noon Ladies’ Semifinal Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
8–10 p.m. Ladies Semifinals Highlights Same day ESPN / ESPN HD
Friday, July 3 7–Noon Gentlemen’s Semifinal Live EPSN2 / ESPN2 HD
8–11 p.m. Gentlemen’s Semifinal Highlights Same day ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Saturday, July 4 2-3 p.m. SportsCenter at Wimbledon Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD
Sunday, July 5 3-4 p.m. SportsCenter at Wimbledon Live ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD

ESPN's list of announcers includes the usual suspects with the exception of Suzy Kolber who will share hosting duties with Chris Fowler. Dick Enberg and Cliff Drysdale will call the matches with assistance from Darren Cahill, Mary Carillo, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert, Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver and Bud Collins.

NBC's Wimbledon coverage will begin on June 27 culminating with the televising of the men's and women's singles finals. Here's the complete broadcast schedule

The Tennis Channel will also be providing coverage of Wimbledon. For those staying in tonight, they are showing the classic 2008 Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer tonight at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 (to be preceded by the 1975 Jimmy Connors/Arthur Ashe Wimbledon final).

Here are the hours that The Tennis Channel will be broadcasting during Wimbledon
Date Time (EST)
Monday, Jun. 22 7 PM
Monday, Jun. 22 11 PM
Tuesday, Jun. 23 7 PM
Tuesday, Jun. 23 11 PM
Wednesday, Jun. 24 7 PM
Wednesday, Jun. 24 11 PM
Thursday, Jun. 25 7 PM
Thursday, Jun. 25 11 PM
Friday, Jun. 26 7 PM
Friday, Jun. 26 11 PM
Saturday, Jun. 27 7 PM
Saturday, Jun. 27 11 PM
Sunday, Jun. 28 7 PM
Sunday, Jun. 28 11 PM
Monday, Jun. 29 7 PM
Tuesday, Jun. 30 midnight
Tuesday, Jun. 30 7 PM
Wednesday, Jul. 1 midnight
Wednesday, Jul. 1 7 PM
Thursday, Jul. 2 midnight