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2B Daily News – Thursday, June 28, 2012 Federer, Djokovic cruise hand,'' Federer said. ''I guess you don't do anything stupid. You behave. Obviously we were asked to bow, which is obviously no problem to do. We're thrilled for the tennis family that they came to watch Wimbledon today.'' Shortly after Federer's victory, rain interrupted play, and the retractable roof on Centre Court was closed for the first time in the tournament. Defending champion Novak Djokovic won under the lights, beating American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the final match of the day, which finished at 9:52 p.m. ''We went the distance,'' Djokovic said. ''I'm honored to be in a position to play on the most recognized Centre Court worldwide in our sport. Every time I step on Centre Court, you can feel the different energy from any other tournament.'' Former No. 1 Caroline Wozni- acki lost under the roof to Tamira Paszek, who saved two match points in the second set and won 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4. advancing included Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick, while 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur and 2011 French Open champion Li Na lost. More than a dozen matches on outside courts were postponed until Thursday. Top-ranked Maria Sharapova led 7-6 (3), 3-1 when her second- GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) 42,245 in the third and hit a one-out single down the left-field line. He scored on Cabrera's double. walked to load the bases and Pagan walked to force home a run, which brought pitching coach Rick Honeycutt to the mound for a visit with Billingsley. Buster Posey then tled down Friday at Oakland after falling behind 3-0 in the first inning and showed posi- tive signs the next four, ran his scoreless innings streak to 12. Lincecum, who set- Other Grand Slam champions ing Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer was at his best Wednesday and beat Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Federer, a six-time winner at the All England Club, won 37 of 41 points on his first serve and 21 of 23 points at the net against Fognini, an Italian ranked 68th. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall sat in the first row of the Royal Box as Fed- erer walked onto Centre Court for the day's first match. He and Fognini stood side by side as they bowed awkwardly toward the roy- als, and Charles responded with a wave and grin. ''They do brief you before- WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping. With the Prince of Wales visit- round match against Tsvetana Pironkova was suspended because of darkness. Sharapova saved five set points in the first set. victory, Charles and Camilla joined the crowd's applause. He visited with the royal couple afterward for several minutes, talking about tennis, polo and Federer's young twin daughters. ''They were very nice, very sweet and thought I played great,'' Federer said, ''which was very nice to get some compli- ments after the match, which was unnecessary, but of course I do appreciate it.'' When Federer completed his Seeded third, Federer hopes to end his 2 1/2-year drought in major tournaments, and he's off to a good start, losing only nine games through two rounds. He seeks to add to his record total of 16 Grand Slam championships, and he could match the record of seven Wimbledon men's titles set by William Renshaw in the 1880s and tied by Pete Sampras in 2000. ''I'm just happy overall with how I'm playing,'' Federer said. ''I'm serving well when I have to. I'm moving well. I feel like my forehand and backhand are work- ing well. All of a sudden you win quite comfortably, but you have to focus until the very last point, and I'm happy as well with my concentration level.'' ton 6-1, 6-4. Sara Errani needed only seven seconds to complete a rain-inter- rupted win, and she didn't even have to hit a ball. Vandeweghe 6-1, 5-3 and held the advantage one point from victory when their match was halted Tuesday evening. They returned to Court 16 some 18 hours later, and when Vandeweghe double- faulted into the net on the first point, Errani had the win. No. 21-seeded Milos Raonic required only one game to com- plete a rain-interrupted first- round win over Santiago Giraldo, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. No. 7 David Ferrer reached the second round by beat- ing Dustin Brown 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6- 4. Errani led American CoCo Three-time Wimbledon runner- up Roddick needed three hours over two days to complete a first- round win over British wild card Jamie Baker, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-5. Clijsters, a four-time major champion playing Wimbledon for the final time, advanced to the third round by beating Andrea Hlavackova 6-3, 6-3. Sloane Stephens, a 19-year-old American playing at Wimbledon for the first time, saved five set points in the first set and beat No. 23 Petra Cetkovska 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3. In the final set, Stephens trailed love-30 in four consecu- tive service games, yet won them all. Li, seeded 11th, lost to Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4, and No. 13 Dominika Cibulkova was beaten by Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-1. Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. ''I'm 19 and I do still have some lapses,'' she said. ''They're less now than I used to have in the past. I really don't get as upset when I lose points now. I'm not that emotional anymore.'' Stephens is coming off her first run to the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament, which hap- pened this month at the French Open. first British woman to reach the third round since 2002 when she defeated American Jamie Hamp- Heather Watson became the two batters in order. He was caught for the second straight start by Sanchez. The catcher landed hard on his left arm while making a diving catch of a foul popup by Herrera for the first out in the fourth. Bochy and athletic trainer Dave Groeschner came out, but Sanchez stayed in the game. Lincecum struck out Dee Gordon to start the game, then allowed a single to Jerry Hairston and walked Andre Ethi- er. He then got Juan Rivera to ground into an inning-double play. Manager Bruce Bochy visited Lincecum after a seventh-inning walk to A.J. Ellis put runners on first and sec- ond with one out, but drew cheers when Lincecum stayed in the game to retire the next OAKLAND (Continued from page 1B) his ninth home run in the seventh off Iwaku- ma. hit the first pitch he saw in the second inning for his third home run, tying the score at 1. Parker walked Dustin Ackley and Brendan Ryan, then advanced them with a wild pitch. However, he finished his 29-pitch inning by strik- ing out Ichiro Suzuki. Parker settled in Seattle's John Jaso Ethier was removed before the bottom of the first after injuring his left oblique muscle, apparently while sliding into second on the dou- ble-play ball. Billingsley lost his third straight start. He was tagged for three runs on nine hits in six innings. to Cespedes' home run, Iwakuma retired seven consecutive prior. over for Parker in the eighth and allowed a one-out double to Sea- ger. Balfour retired Jesus Montero on a fly ball to center and Michael Saunders on a liner to short to main- tain the lead. Grant Balfour took NOTES afterward. He tied his career-high of eight strikeouts in the fifth by getting Kyle Seager looking. Only Jaso gave him trouble, reaching base three consecutive times, in his seven innings. Iwakuma was stout in relief of Millwood. Prior day, each of Oakland's last five losses were been by a run. . Oakland began the day last in the major in batting average (.224). . Mariners reliever Charlie Furbush has recorded at least one strikeout in 17 consecu- tive appearances, which is tied for the sixth- longest streak in Seattle history. Coming into Wednes- batters The No. 5-seeded Stosur fell to 6-10 at Wimbledon when she was upset by 72nd-ranked Arantxa Rus 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. Her elimination meant that for the first time since 1939, no Australian man or woman reached the third round at Wimbledon. Spain tops Portugal to reach Euro 2012 final DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Far from its best, Spain still advanced to another major final on Wednesday, beating Portugal 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw at the European Championship. Cesc Fabregas, who came on as a substitute in the second half of regulation time, scored the decid- ing penalty after Bruno Alves had hit the crossbar for Portugal moments earlier. ''I played poorly, but the team worked really Spain, seeking its third straight major trophy after claiming titles at Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, will next face either Germany or Italy on Sunday in Kiev. ''Being in another final is a miracle,'' Fabregas said. ''It's really incredible.'' Cristiano Ronaldo had several chances for Portu- American Mardy Fish said he declined interviews after his first- round victory because of a stom- ach problem related to pain med- ication he's taking for his right arm — and not related to his heart. He expects to be ready for his second-round match Thurs- day. Wednesday, a day after he beat Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo in straight sets. It was the first match for Fish since a medical procedure in May to try to pin- point an accelerated heartbeat. Fish spoke to reporters gal, but he sent three shots well over the bar as his team held its own for the entire match. The Real Madrid star, who came alive with three goals in his last two matches at the tournament, did not take a penalty in the shootout. He had been slated to take the fifth one, but it never got that far. After an often dour opening 90 minutes in which the Spanish failed to impress, the match livened up in the 30 minutes of extra time. Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta forced Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio into a superb reflex save in the 103rd minute. Iniesta ghosted into the penalty area then held his head in disbelief as Rui Patricio reacted brilliantly to get a strong hand on his shot after Jordi Alba cut the ball back toward the penalty spot. Rui Patricio made another fine save to deny sub- stitute Jesus Navas in the 111th. Tempers frayed at times, with Portugal center half Pepe getting a yellow card for a challenge on Xabi Alonso as they went for a high ball. Ronaldo also received some heavy challenges late in the match. by Rui Patricio. Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas then saved Joao Moutinho's shot. Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos then all scored for Spain, while Pepe and Nani scored for Portugal. ''The first one wasn't so lucky, and then we scored the rest of them,'' Casillas said. ''Yes, we really were lucky. Everything is about luck some- times.'' In the shootout, Xabi had the first attempt saved Coin flip? 15 gymnists vying for 5 spots SAN JOSE (AP) — Picking their Olympic teams with a coin flip probably sounds good to the gymnastics folks right about now. With enough depth on both the men's and women's sides that each could send two five-per- son teams to London, the selection committees have their work cut out for them after this week's Olympic trials. There's one — count it, one — guaranteed spot avail- able, with the remaining nine gymnasts chosen based on what combina- tion gives the Americans the best chance for medals, preferably gold, in the team finals. ''It's tough,'' Jonathan Horton, who led the Americans to a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, said Wednes- day. ''You know there are going to be three or four guys who belong on the team that don't make it.'' The men's trials begin Thursday and the women start Friday. The top two men, using combined scores from nationals and Olympic trials, could lock up spots, but only if WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Minnesota 12 1 .923 — Los Angeles10 5 .667 3 San Antonio 5 5 .500 5.5 Seattle 6 7 .462 6 Phoenix 3 8 .273 8 Tulsa 2 11 .154 10 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Connecticut 9 3 .750 — Chicago 7 4 .636 1.5 Indiana 8 5 .615 1.5 Atlanta 6 7 .462 3.5 New York 4 9 .308 5.5 Washington 2 9 .182 6.5 —————————————————— Wednesday's results Indiana 81, Chicago 72 Phoenix at Minnesota, late Today's games Los Angeles at San Antonio, 9:30 a.m. Friday's games Connecticut at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. they also finish in the top three of the six events. Otherwise, two gymnasts will be named Saturday night and the remaining three will be added Sun- day. The winner of the women's all-around competition gets that lone guaranteed spot and, for the first time since 2000, the rest of the team will be deter- mined after the competi- tion ends Sunday. Got all that? ''It's going to be real- ly, really tough because there are so many great guys,'' U.S. champion John Orozco said, look- ing around the room. ''It's going to be hard to pick a team from 15 guys.'' MLB West Division Texas Seattle East Division New York Baltimore Boston American League WL Pct GB Los Angeles 41 33 .554 4.5 A's 46 29 .613 — 37 39 .487 9.5 32 45 .416 15 WL Pct GB 46 28 .622 — 41 32 .562 4.5 40 35 .533 6.5 Tampa Bay 40 35 .533 6.5 Toronto Central Division Chicago Cleveland 37 37 .500 2.5 Detroit 38 37 .507 8.5 WL Pct GB 40 35 .533 — 36 38 .486 3.5 Kansas City 34 39 .466 5 Minnesota 30 44 .405 9.5 —————————————————— (All times Eastern) Wednesday's results N.Y.Yankees 5, Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 12, Minnesota 5 Boston 10, Toronto 4 Kansas City 5, Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 2, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels at Baltimore, late Detroit at Texas, late Today's games Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 9-2), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (McAllister 1-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-3), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Haren 5-7) at Toronto (Cecil 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 6-5) at Tampa Bay (Shields 7-4), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (T.Ross 2-7) at Texas (Feldman 1-6), 8:05 p.m. Boston (F.Morales 1-1) at Seattle (F.Her- nandez 5-5), 10:10 p.m. Friday's games Chicago White Sox at N.Y.Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Unlike track or swim- ming, the scoring format makes it impossible to pick a gymnastics team simply based on who fin- ishes first, second, third, fourth and fifth. In qual- ifying, four gymnasts compete on each event and the lowest score is dropped. For team finals, however, the format switches to the unforgiv- ing three-up, three- count, with three gym- nasts competing on each event and all three scores counting. have to be built to put up monster numbers in team finals, yet still have the versatility and bal- That means teams MLB West Division Dodgers GIANTS Arizona Colorado National League WL Pct GB 43 33 .566 — 43 33 .566 — 37 36 .507 4.5 28 45 .384 13.5 San Diego 27 48 .360 15.5 East Division Washington 42 30 .583 — Atlanta New York Philadelphia 36 40 .474 8 Miami Central Division WL Pct GB 39 34 .534 3.5 Cincinnati 41 33 .554 — St. Louis 40 36 .526 4 34 40 .459 9 WL Pct GB 40 35 .533 1.5 Pittsburgh 38 35 .521 2.5 Milwaukee 34 41 .453 7.5 Houston Chicago 31 43 .419 10 26 49 .347 15.5 —————————————————— (All times Eastern) Wednesday's results Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 17, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, late Arizona at Atlanta, late St. Louis at Miami, late San Diego at Houston, late Washington at Colorado, late Thursday's games Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 8-2) at Philadel- phia (K.Kendrick 2-7), 1:05 p.m. Washington (E.Jackson 4-4) at Colorado (Outman 0-3), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (Bauer 0-0) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 1-2), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 3-3) at Houston (Keuchel 1-0), 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (C.Young 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 9-2), 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 9-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-4), 10:15 p.m. Friday's Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. ance to get through qual- ifying — not to mention withstanding last-minute injuries. And that means the selection committees will be doing the equiva- lent of an Olympic jig- saw over these next few days, trying to figure out what pieces fit best where. And, let's be honest, the gymnasts are doing their own versions of that same puzzle. ''Absolutely,'' said Chris Brooks, an alter- nate on last year's world team. ''If they say they don't, they're lying.'' NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Matt Kenseth 2. Greg Biffle 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Tony Stewart 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Clint Bowyer 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Martin Truex Jr. 10. Brad Keselowski 11. Carl Edwards 12. Kyle Busch 13. Ryan Newman 14. Paul Menard 15. Joey Logano 16. Marcos Ambrose 17. Kasey Kahne 18. Jeff Gordon 19. Jeff Burton 20. Jamie McMurray 21. Aric Almirola 596 585 582 571 533 532 529 523 520 490 479 459 453 445 441 425 421 414 408 402 388 22. Juan Pablo Montoya 387 23. A J Allmendinger 24. Mark Martin 25. Regan Smith 26. Bobby Labonte 27. Kurt Busch 28. Casey Mears 29. David Ragan 30. 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