Juan Martin del Potro became the highest seeded men’s casualty today in Wimbledon’s second round. The fifth seeded Argentine lost 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt who was the steadier of the two ballers. The Aussie hit 43 winners to only 14 errors, 14 aces, 23 of 28 net approaches, and converted 4 [...]
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Quick hits: Rangers, LSU, Rodney, Hewitt
Texas Rangers OF Marlon Byrd has said he’s taking supplements at the direction of BALCO’s Victor Conte. This just in: He’s having Michael Vick dog-sit this weekend. LSU wins College World Series over Texas. Rodney Harrison calls Favre’s on-again-off-again five-year retirement tour “ridiculous.” Lleyton Hewitt has pulled off Wimbledon’s first big upset, ousting No. 5 [...]
Quick hits: Woods, Egpyt, Nadal, Stallworth
Tiger Woods is 4-over par after the first round of the U.S. Open. Egypt beats Italy in the Confederations Cup, keeping the U.S. alive in the tournament. No word yet on whether Nadal will play at Wimbledon, but if he does he will have a tough draw ahead of him with Lleyton Hewitt (right), who [...]