Roger Federer of Switzerland waves after defeating Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
Roger Federer of Switzerland waves after defeating Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 24, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth REUTERS

ATP circuit elites Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka were hit hard by Wimbledon Open championship organizers, who forced these players to play matches in consecutive games due to the delays caused by a rainy weather condition last Saturday at All-England Tennis Club.

According to latest report by Tennis Tonic, the Wimbledon Open organizers scheduled potential back-to-back matches for Nadal, Federer and Wawrinka throughout the coming week.

Wawrinka, the reigning Australian Open champion, was reportedly hit the hardest by the change in schedule, as he's now to play back-to-back-to-back matches on Monday Tuesday, and Wednesday if he wants to go deeper into the tourney.

"Stan was the one that was hit the hardest. In theory the Swiss has to win 5 matches in 7 days to grab the title. The worst part of it is that Stan is meant to play back to back Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We can't see many chances for him," according to Tennis Tonic.

Federer, on the other hand, will rest for a couple of days before returning to action on Tuesday against Tommy Robredo of Spain. Nadal is also facing the same consequences of a grueling schedule, taking on Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday before playing a quarterfinal foe on Wednesday.

"I guess Stan's section and Isner's section, they have to play three straight days now. There could be 15 sets right there, long sets. You don't know what's going to happen. It's a bit of the unknown. I mean, these guys are all fit enough to handle it, but it can have an impact, no doubt," Federer said of the new schedule.

All Good for the Upper Half

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, the finalist of last year's Wimbledon Open, will have a smooth sailing this coming week - an advantage they can capitalize as the tournament gets closer to climax.

"The players in the upper part of the draw will benefit from this as their schedule will not be affected at all. They were meant to rest on Sunday anyway to play on Monday. So they will stick to plying every single day," via Tennis Tonic.