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| Djokovic outplays Nadal to win Wimbledon title Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT LONDON, July 3 — Novak Djokovic outplayed Rafa Nadal to win the Wimbledon title with an emphatic 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the final today. The Serbian second seed saw off the top seed and defending champion to claim his first Wimbledon crown and confirm his status as the new world No. 1. The first set went with serve until Djokovic pounced in the 10th game to break Nadal and he played inspired tennis to romp through the second set in 33 minutes and take complete control of the match. Nadal, twice Wimbledon champion and winner of 10 grand slam titles, finally got a foothold in the match when a rare Djokovic error handed him a break in the second game of the third set and he broke again before taking it 6-1. Nadal looked to have the momentum but Djokovic displayed nerves of steel to break for a 2-0 lead in the fourth. The Spaniard broke back quickly but Djokovic struck again in the eighth game and he served out for victory. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Lorenzo reels in Stoner to win Italian MotoGP Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:26 AM PDT MILAN, July 3 — World champion Jorge Lorenzo snatched the Italian MotoGP from Casey Stoner today to close the gap on the current championship leader. Yamaha rider Lorenzo overtook the Australian six laps from the end at the Mugello circuit to claim his second win of the season, having previously won at Jerez.  Jorge Lorenzo (centre), runner-up Andrea Dovizioso (left) and Casey Stoner celebrate on the podium. — Reuters pic Spaniard Lorenzo, second in the world championship, cut Stoner's lead to 19 points after eight of the 18 races in the season. Dovizioso stayed third overall, a further 14 points adrift. Stoner, world champion in 2007, was quick out of the blocks and built a lead of more than two seconds over Lorenzo and Dovizioso, who were locked in an enthralling battle for second. However, the pair gradually closed the gap on the Australian before Lorenzo nipped past. American Ben Spies, winner of the last race at Assen, took fourth place from Marco Simoncelli after repeatedly swapping places with the Italian throughout. Italian great Valentino Rossi, starting 12th on the grid, battled his way through the field to finish sixth at the circuit where he suffered a broken leg during a practice accident just over one year ago. Dani Pedrosa finished seventh on his comeback, having missed the past three races following his crash at the French grand prix. Marc Marquez won his second 250cc race in a row after emerging triumphant from a three-way battle also featuring championship leader Stefan Bradl and Bradley Smith. The Spaniard has won three of the past five races although Bradl, who was second, still has a 52-point lead at the top of the standings, Marquez having failed to score in his first three outings. World championship leader Nicolas Terol of Spain, who missed Assen after crashing in qualifying, won the 125cc race, his fifth victory of the season, to give Spain a hat-trick of wins. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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