A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Major meets Major: McIlroy moving in exalted company
US OPEN champion Rory McIlroy was in Hamburg on Saturday night to see Wladimir Klitschko embarrass David Haye, but managed to catch a flight to London in time to take his seat on Centre Court to see his friend Rafael Nadal take on Novak Djokovic.
“I’ve been here, there and everywhere. It’s nice to get away from golf for a little bit and take in a few other sporting occasions,” McIlroy told the BBC.
Now, though, the Co Down man will step up his preparations for the British Open, which takes place at Royal St George’s from July 14th-17th.
“I’m doing all the same things I usually do going into a major,” McIlroy said. “I’m not cutting any corners. I’m feeling good. I’m feeling confident. My game’s in really good shape so hopefully I’ll have another run at it at St George’s.”
No limits: For Saville
LUKE Saville, the 17-year-old Australian who won the boys' singles on Saturday, believes he can join the race to be men's champion in the years to come. He left the British crowd choked by fighting back from a set down to beat home hope Liam Broady, but that is not the limit of his ambition. Saville was congratulated by 1987 men's champion and fellow Australian Pat Cash when he arrived back at the locker room.
"Cash turned out not to be a bad player," Saville said. "He won the actual Wimbledon, the men's. That's my next goal. The juniors is unbelievable, but I think the men's is the real deal, obviously. I was brought up on the grass back in South Australia. Hopefully I'll be here in years to come playing the men's."
Grand feat: US twins equal record with 11th title
AMERICAN twins Bob and Mike Bryan claimed a record-equalling 11th grand slam doubles title with a straight-sets victory over Sweden's Robert Lindstedt and Romania's Horia Tecau. The number one seeds rarely looking troubled on their way to a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) win.
The victory ended a three-year losing streak in the final at SW19 and also equalled Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge's record of winning 11 grand slams. After enduring an energy-sapping route to the final – two of their matches went to lengthy fifth sets – the Bryans were relieved to wrap up victory inside three sets.
"After yesterday's semi-final (when they beat Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic 9-7 in the final set) we didn't have a lot in our legs," said Mike Bryan.
The pair, aged 33, hope to move ahead of Woodforde and Woodbridge by winning the US Open later this year.
Alex: fights back in US
WIMBLEDON just doesn't seem like Wimbledon without Alex Bogdanovic.
Bogdanovic missed out on a wild card, just as he did last year, following the 27-year-old's failure to make it through to the second round in eight attempts. The Belgrade-born player showed the All England club what they were missing out on yesterday when he beat American world number 1011 Sekou Bangoura in the first qualifying round at an ATP tournament in Newport, Rhode Island.
Victory over Andrea Agazzi (not a hoax name) or Devin Britton in the second round would put Bogdanovic a win away from a place in the main draw of the tournament, which is sponsored by soup and meatball giant Campbell's.
