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Nadal Ends Agassi's Dream

Saturday, 1 July, 2006

Andre Agassi said goodbye to Wimbledon on a quiet but dignified note, losing
in straight sets to Spain’s Rafael Nadal, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4.

Giving away 16 years to the 20-year-old Nadal, Agassi was gradually worn down
after a gruelling opening set played in extreme heat.

When he lost the tiebreak in that first set, squandering a 5-2 lead, it
seemed increasingly unlikely that in his 14th and final Wimbledon the 1992
champion could progress beyond the third round.

After snatching the first set the young French Open champion stepped up the
pressure, breaking serve in the first and seven games of the second. As the
match wore on, Agassi found it harder to run down Nadal’s angled shots and
cope with the Spaniard’s raw power.

The final set was just as one-sided as unforced errors crept into the popular
American’s game. Agassi departed, after two hours 14 minutes, as he had
arrived, to a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd.

Written by Ronald Atkin

http://0rz.net/671xI


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