Rain forces Wimbledon to abandon play

Play in the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon was abandoned this eveing after the second rain disruption of the day at the All England…

Play in the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon was abandoned this eveing after the second rain disruption of the day at the All England Club.

Play had resumed at 5 p.m. after the first 4 1/2-hour interruption but after just 90 minutes of action the rain clouds returned for good.

Champion and top seed Roger Federer is leading Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-2 6-3 4-3, while American second seed Andy Roddick is beating Croatian Mario Ancic 6-4 4-3 in their tie, which had been moved to number one court.

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