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Wednesday 5 July 2023
Andy Murray gets a win at rainy Wimbledon and a thumbs-up

from Roger Federer

By HOWARD FENDRICH the leading favorites.
AP Tennis Writer That is a short list that leads
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) with two names and does
— On a day filled with far not include many more:
more rain drops than drop Novak Djokovic, who has
shots at Wimbledon light, won seven of his 23 ma-
but persistent, showers pre- jor titles at Wimbledon,
vented the completion, and Carlos Alcaraz, who is
or even start, of dozens of ranked No. 1.
matches Roger Federer The 20-year-old Alcaraz
and Andy Murray provided put on his usual display of
the highlights. variety and athleticism he
The retired Federer, who hit one shot by wrapping
won a men’s-record eight his racket around his body
of his 20 Grand Slam titles at and swinging from behind
the All England Club, was in his back while on the run,
the front row of the Royal making contact but send-
Box, where he sat next to ing the ball long while
Kate, the Princess of Wales. beating the about-to-retire
Federer was saluted with a Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.
1 1/2-minute standing ova- Like Murray, Alcaraz was
tion during a pre-match never truly troubled by his
tribute to his career at Cen- opponent.
tre Court on Tuesday. Britain’s Andy Murray plays a return to Britain’s Ryan Peniston during the first round men’s singles Unlike Murray, Alcaraz
Hours later, Murray was match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. played at No. 1 Court, so
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down below, competing. he did not get to perform
Murray won two of his three under the closed roof of and he sat in (Swiss coun- of his service games, break- for Federer.
Grand Slam titles and one the main stadium during tryman) Stan Wawrinka’s ing four times and going And, boy, was Alcaraz bit-
of his two Olympic gold a 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 victory over box and was supporting 17-for-17 at the net. ter about that.
medals on that rather fa- wild-card entry Ryan Penis- against me. So it was nice “I played some good stuff “After the match, I was (on)
mous patch of grass and ton in an all-Brit first-round to see a couple of claps as the match went on. the phone checking every-

even if those triumphs were match. today after some good There were some good thing ... all the stories, all the
long ago; even if he is now “It was amazing to have shots.” signs there,” he said. posts. I saw that Roger Fe-
36 with an artificial hip the some royalty here, but When the interviewer “It’s been a long time since derer was here. I was a little
locals fondly remember also some tennis royalty, as looked toward the guest of I’ve felt sort of physically bit jealous,” he said with
those good times, espe- well,” Murray said during his honor to ask, “Roger, you this good coming into Wim- a smile, wearing a white
cially his 2013 champion- on-court interview, as Kate approve of today’s perfor- bledon. The last few years hoodie and bucket hat at
ship that made him the first and Federer looked on. mance?” Federer respond- have been very challeng- his news conference.
British man in 77 years to win “It’s amazing to have Rog- ed with a thumbs-up. ing. I’m hoping I’m fit and “Honestly, I want Roger
the event. They hope for an er here, supporting the Peniston’s assessment of ready for a good run.” Federer to watch one of
attention-grabbing show event,” Murray said. “Last Murray: “He was just relent- At his age and with his two my matches, obviously. I
this fortnight, so Murray got time I was on this court, less on every point.” hip operations plus other (want) to talk a little bit with
most of the full-throated and he was watching, was Murray sounded pleased assorted setbacks, Murray him. For me, (that) would
support that reverberated during the (2012) Olympics, as well after claiming all 11 is not considered among be amazing.” q

Torres’ 2-run homer leads Yankees

over Orioles 8-4

By RONALD BLUM able fly by Jordan West- lowed a two-run double
AP Baseball Writer burg that left fielder Os- against Bryan Baker, a day
Gleyber Torres hit a two-run waldo Cabrera broke in on after Bader’s tiebreaking,
homer and scored the go- and played into a double. three-run homer lifted New
ahead run from first base With the score 3-3 in the York to a 6-3 win in the se-
on Giancarlo Stanton’s fifth, Torres walked and was ries opener.
fifth-inning single, leading running on a full-count, Torres hit his 13th homer in
the New York Yankees over two-out pitch to Stanton, the first off Kyle Gibson and
the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 who singled up the middle. Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s fourth-
Tuesday. Center fielder Cedric Mul- inning sacrifice fly boosted New York Yankee’s Gleyber Torres hits a two run homer in the
Aaron Hicks homered in lins tossed the ball to sec- the Yankees’ lead to 3-0. first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles,
Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in New York.
his second game back in ond as Torres ran through In a game delayed by rain Associated Press
the Bronx after Yankees re- third base coach Luis Ro- 38 minutes at the start,
leased him on May 26 and jas’ stop sign and slid head- Schmidt (4-6) won consec- no walks. burg on a popup that left
Adam Frazier followed with first across the plate. utive starts for the first time Ron Marinaccio relieved the bases loaded.
a tying, two-run homer in Jose Trevino added an op- this year. after Adley Rutschman’s Gibson threw a season-
a three-run fifth against posite-field homer to right He allowed three runs and leadoff single in the sixth high 104 pitches, giving up
Clarke Schmidt. Frazier in the seventh against Nick five hits in five-plus innings and walked a pair of bat- four runs, three hits and four
went deep after a catch- Vespi. Harrison Bader fol- with seven strikeouts and ters before retiring West- walks in six innings.q