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Roger Federer's quest for a sixth Wimbledon title gathered pace with an emphatic 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. The Swiss second seed wrapped up victory in 89 minutes and will take on Philipp Kohlschreiber for a place in the last 16 after the German ousted Ivo Minar in a five-set thriller. "I thought all the sets were pretty similar, he won the first service game and I broke him in the next," said Federer, neatly summing up the pattern of an underwhelming match. "I thought one end (of the court) was definitely easier to play from." "I definitely did not want to underestimate him but I think I did well today, I could even try out a few things in the third set. It was solid and that's exactly what I needed today." "I expected a much harder match because he's been playing well in Eastbourne, he reached the semis... [read full story]
In a bizarre twist to the two-and-half-year public matrimonial dispute between Saudi national Saeed Al-Shahrani and his Canadian wife Nathalie Morin, Al-Shahrani is now reported to be willing to divorce his wife, give her...
John Czarnecki has been the editorial consultant for FOX NFL Sunday since its 1994 inception. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: It is impossible to figure out the Cardinals, who allowed Carolina to run over them for 270 yards last Sunday. The...
By Jim Wyatt • THE TENNESSEAN • November 8, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — Over the years, picking a receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft has required two things from general managers and coaches — guts and patience. "The...
Alfredo Angulo (17-1, 14 KO's) delivered a third-round knockout of Harry Joe Yorgey (22-1-1, 10 KO's) of Bridgeport, Montgomery County, last night at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Angulo, a 2004 Mexican Olympian, claimed an...
