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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jeff Gordon hasnt invited any big guests such as Lewis Hamilton or Mario Andretti to the Sprint Cup race Sunday, and he has no big postrace party planned as he did for what many thought would be his final NASCAR race last November at Homestead.While the four-time Cup champion wouldnt call the race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway his official last NASCAR race, he said he has no plans to race in NASCAR again following the Goodys Fast Relief 500.Gordon came out of retirement this year in a substitute role as Dale Earnhardt Jr. recovers from a concussion. Gordon has competed in seven races this year and the Martinsville race is his last one planned in a substitute role for the Hendrick Motorsports team where he remains an equity owner.This is my last race, the 45-year-old Gordon said with a laugh while using air quotes to emphasize the last two words. Your guess is as good as mine. I can promise you that I had no intentions of this happening. But here I am.So never say never is all I know what to say. I really dont think that Ill be getting back in the Cup car again. But go ask Rick Hendrick.Gordon competed in four consecutive races starting with Indianapolis in July and then three more in a six-race stretch. His best finish was 10th four weeks ago at Dover, the last time he has driven the Hendrick No. 88 car in sharing the substitute role with young driver Alex Bowman.I hope in the future that the drivers dont have a situation like what we have with Junior where we need somebody to fill in for them, said Gordon, who believes Earnhardt will return as hoped for the 2017 Daytona 500. But this little bit of experience has been good for me, good for the organization and we had a little bit of fun with it as well.If I had to do it, then certainly I would. But I dont anticipate it.If any track beyond Indianapolis could lure Gordon back to the drivers seat, Martinsville would rank high on the list. He won the race at Martinsville a year ago, his ninth career victory at NASCARs shortest track and the 93rd (and possibly last) victory of his career.There is a part of me that wasnt sure if I wanted to come back and take away from that, but at the same time, Ive always said if there was one track where I felt like I could get back in the car and feel comfortable and competitive, its this track, Gordon said.For that, Im happy that Im here.Gordon teammate Jimmie Johnson wouldnt call this Gordons last race. Gordon competed in 797 consecutive races through the end of last year and transitioned to the television booth for Fox, which telecasts the first 16 Cup points races each year.That is so hard to say, Johnson said. He is one heck of a sub to have sitting on the bench when you need it. We will see. Im not sure he is ready to completely stop.I think he was ready to get off the merry-go-round of 39 races a year, but the full stop I dont think he is ready for. Taijuan Walker Jersey . 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The top-seeded Serena is second on Centre Court against another American, Christina McHale, in the second round.Venus is a five-time champion at the All England Club, but last went as far as the quarterfinals in 2010. Her career has been slowed in recent years by Sjogrens syndrome, a condition that can cause joint pain and saps energy.On Friday, shell be back on one of the bigger courts after spending Thursday winning on Court 18, one of the smaller stadiums that is still considered to be a show court.Im not so much into disrespect. Im willing to play anywhere, any time, said Venus, who was asked about the lack of top mens matches on the outside courts.Its not the ideal schedule for the women. Wed like to see equal amount of matches. We dont want more, just the same amount, thats all.Little sister Serena, a six-time Wimbledon champion and the defending champion, will be second in the main stadium. Although Serena is the title favorite, she has lost in the Australian Open and French Open finals this year and last won a major title -- her 21st -- at Wimbledon last year.Here are some other matches to look ffor on Friday:ROGER AND NOVAK: Federer and Djokovic, who have won a combined 10 titles at Wimbledon, will each follow a Williams sister on court.ddddddddddddFederer, who lost to Djokovic in the past two Wimbledon finals, will face Daniel Evans of Britain on Centre Court. Djokovic will take on 28th-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States on Court No. 1.Both Federer and Djokovic are chasing history, as usual. Federer is looking for a record eighth Wimbledon title, while Djokovic is on course for a calendar-year Grand Slam -- a feat that has not been done since Rod Laver in 1969.ANOTHER WIMBLEDON CHAMPION: There will be another former Wimbledon champion on court Friday when 10th-seeded Petra Kvitova takes on Ekaterina Makarova on No. 2 Court in the second round.Kvitova, who is from the Czech Republic, won the title at the All England Club in 2011 and `14. Last year, however, she lost in the fourth round -- her worst result at Wimbledon since back-to-back first-round exits in 2008-09.DEL POTRO VS. WAWRINKA: The opening match on Centre Court will be between a pair of players who have combined to win the other three major titles, but never Wimbledon.Stan Wawrinka, a former Australian Open and French Open champion from Switzerland, will take on 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the second round.Del Potro has won three of his five matches against Wawrinka, but the fourth-seeded Swiss won their only matchup on grass at Wimbledon in 2008. ' ' '