Saturday, July 25, 2009

Monday, July 6, 2009

FEDERER.

Federer makes Grand Slam history

July 6, 2009

Roger Federer made history on Sunday when he defeated brave Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to win a sixth Wimbledon title and claim a record 15th Grand Slam crown in a classic final.

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Ten: Federer makes Grand Slam history Wimbledon Men Update

By Dave James

LONDON, July 5 AFP - Roger Federer made history on Sunday when he defeated brave Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to win a sixth Wimbledon title and claim a record 15th Grand Slam crown in a classic final.

But the Swiss second seed was given a huge fright by the American sixth seed who led by a set, had four set points in the second and didn't drop serve until the final, heartbreaking game of the match.

In an extraordinary conclusion, the last set was the longest ever played in a men's Wimbledon final. The match lasted alsmot four and a half hours.

Federer, 27, now has six Wimbledon titles, five US Opens, three Australian Opens and a French Open trophy, and has surpassed Pete Sampras's mark of 14 majors.

He will also reclaim his world number one spot from Rafael Nadal, who beat him in a five-set final here last year, on Monday.

Sampras, and fellow greats Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg were on hand to watch Federer's bid for history, as were Hollywood giants Woody Allen and Russell Crowe, such was the attraction of the Centre Court blockbuster.

Federer, in a record seventh straight Wimbledon final and 20th Grand Slam title match, saw Roddick save four break points in the 11th game of the opening set and he immediately paid a heavy price.

The Swiss went wide with a crosscourt drive, which put him set point down, and then repeated the error to hand the American the opener 7-5.

Roddick, whose only Grand Slam title came at the 2003 US Open, lost the 2004 and 2005 finals here to Federer, just two of his 18 defeats in 20 career meetings with the world number two.

But on Sunday he wisely adopted the same game plan he employed in his semi-final win over Britain's Andy Murray, a powerful mix of trademark big groundstrokes punctuated by regular visits to the net.

Serve again dominated the second set before Roddick stretched to a 6/2 lead, and four set points, in the tiebreaker but Federer fought back and levelled the final when the American unleashed a wild backhand.

Roddick was now under siege, saving a break point in the sixth game of the third set before another tiebreaker was required.

Federer went to three set points, two of which Roddick saved, but the Swiss opened up a two sets to one lead when a Roddick service return fell comfortably into his hitting zone and he despatched a fierce forehand winner.

Roddick, playing in his first Grand Slam final since the 2006 US Open, refused to surrender and broke Federer to lead 3-1 in the fourth set on his way to levelling the final.

Federer again failed to convert a break point in the second game of the decider before he was forced to fight off two on his own serve in the 17th game.

But eventually Roddick, always having to chase the game, wilted in the 30th game of the decider when he ballooned a weary forehand long.

federer wins again.....

Wimbledon Finals: Roger Federer def Andy Roddick

Roger Federer (2)		5	7	7	3	16
Andy Roddick (6)		7	6	6	6	14

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

senja di kuala

couldn't get enough of this.....
infact I am intending to go there,
again to have some more serious photoshoot of the place.......

the other day, I took several captions, but few turn to be okay,
here is one......

Saturday, May 30, 2009

gawai

Gawai Dayak

gawai is celebrated in Sarawak in particular,
because of the majority of indegenous Ibans,
also those of other ethnics that join to celebrate......

1 and 2 of June is the annual fixtures,
with lots of traditional flairs and activities......
of colours and dances.....

come join the Gawai Open House
at Indoor Stadium
on 13th of June....
PM Dato Sri Najib will grace the occasion......

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

hari guru

Selamat Hari Guru......
kepada semua golongan pendidik,
yang tak jemu mendidik anak bangsa.....

selamat hari guru

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

birthday

birthdays.......
birthday, so you think you 're a year older, a year wiser.......?
no !
you're a year shorter from the age allocated to you......
and a year loser too......
just imagine, if you're given 60 years to live,
now you're 59, you'll have another 364 days to go through.......
so what are you gonna do with these 364 days ?
tepuk dahi tanya akal......