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Wimbledon at a glance

July 06, 2009, 09:02 AM Post Comments
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A look at Wimbledon on Sunday:

Weather: Sunny, high of 20 C (68 F).

Attendance: 30,867, an increase of 2,268 from the final Sunday in 2008. The total for the tournament was a record 511,043, an increase of 35,231 from last year, the previous high.

Men's Singles Final: No. 2 Roger Federer beat No. 6 Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 for his record 15th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon championship.

Mixed Doubles Final: No. 9 Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany beat No. 1 Leander Paes of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe 7-5, 6-3.

Stat of the Day: 30 _ Number of games in the fifth set of Federer-Roddick, more than in the fifth set of any Grand Slam singles final.

Quote of the Day: "I really thought I had to play my very, very best to come through." _ Federer.

http://www.wimbledon.org

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