Wimbledon - Blow by Blow

[DudeAsInCool]

Another look at Sharpova...

[DudeAsInCool]

Federer Wins Second Set to Even Final

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: July 4, 2004

Filed at 11:09 a.m. ET

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Defending champion Roger Federer won the second set 7-5 and leveled the Wimbledon men's final at 1-all Sunday against second-seeded Andy Roddick.

Roddick won a rain-interrupted first set 6-4 in 31 minutes, hitting 18 winners and firing serves at 145 mph (233 kph).

Roddick broke Federer's serve in the third game and then saved four break points in the next before holding his own serve for a 3-1 lead.

In the second set, Federer broke Roddick in three games and dropped serve twice.

He broke Roddick twice to lead 4-0 before Roddick pulled back to 4-all.

After a flying start to the match, Roddick stuttered at the start of the second. At 0-30 in the second game, he served consecutive double-faults to give Federer at 2-0 lead.

In the fifth game, Federer saved four break points -- and had a game point -- before Roddick regained the momentum by breaking serve to go on a four-game winning stretch.

Federer held at 5-4 and the set was back on serve until the 12th game.

Roddick had game point to force a tiebreaker but miscued a forehand. Federer got set point when his backhand return clipped the net and dropped onto Roddick's side.

He finished in 42 minutes with a forehand winner.

[DudeAsInCool]

Federer up a set and goes up a game to 5-4 in the fifth - poised to take another Wimbledon. It's a hell of a match... Federer takes the trophy

[Guest .::BeatFactory::.]

Federer defeats Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4

Roddick, being the great sport that he is made the crowd laugh in the interview at the end of the match by saying "I threw the kitchen sink at him, but he went to the bathroom and got his tub." He also kid about their rivalry by saying "I'm gonna have to start winning some to call it a rivalry."

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Personally I was going for Roddick but oh well, you win some you lose some.

[DudeAsInCool]

They are replaying the Williams-Sherapova match now..

[Wolfie]

Simply cock-a-hoop watching Wimbledon

Jul 5 2004

By Graeme Whitfield, The Journal

The North-East's biggest tennis fan is crying fowl over the end of the Wimbledon championships.

In an eggs-straodinary two weeks, the armchair supporter has firmly established himself as Cock of the North in his own lounge.

But now Hen-Man - a three-month-old cockerel so called for his devotion to Britain's number one tennis player - is looking for a new sport he can watch with owners Sally and Bill Weston.

Hen-Man became transfixed by the court action at SW19 when his owners turned on their TV - even moving his head side-to side to follow the play.

He would not move until it was game, set and hatch - and even developed a hero worship of his namesake.

And when his hero crashed out in the quarter-final - the cockerel was spitting feathers and strutted away from the screen.

Sally said: "I just couldn't believe it. He just sat there transfixed - it's hilarious. He watches the ball going over the net, moving his head side to side and he won't move until the players have left the court."

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0100new...-name_page.html

[DudeAsInCool]

Nice find, Wolfie :good job: Too bad the guy he was rooting for didnt go further..