Super Saturday: Serena wins Wimbledon; World Cup down to four; Wade and LeBron mull futures

Jul 03, 2010

By: norris

WIMBLEDON, England — With a 6-3, 6-2 dusting of Vera Zvonareva yesterday, Serena Williams captured her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th overall Grand Slam singles crown. That total makes her leader among active and moves her into a tie for sixth place with Billie Jean King. Williams was so dominant, in fact, that she did not drop a set during the two-week tournament, held at the All England Club.

Her win over Zvonareva took just 67 minutes. She said she prepared for the match by watching the popular television show “Desperate Housewives.”

WORLD CUP: Germany stuns Argentina

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Miroslav Klose scored twice — bringing his total to 14 for the Cup — as Germany sent heavily favored, including superstar Lionel Messi and coach Diego Maradona, packing from the tournament yesterday with a 4-0 win. Klose’s goals tie him with Gerd Mueller for the German World Cup record.

Thomas Mueller’s late tap-in goal put the icing on the cake for Germany, which will meet Spain in the semifinals on Thursday.

Spain edges Paraguay

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – David Villa’s shot with 7 minutes left banked off the right post, then dribbled over the goal line to give Spain all the scoring it needed to oust Paraguay and move on to the semifinals, where it will meet Germany on Thursday.

Pedro Rodriguez’s shot banked off the crossbar but rebounded directly to Villa, who stutter-stepped before depositing the ball past Paraguay’s keeper.

NBA: Cavaliers stress home cooking to LeBron

CLEVELAND – In their latest pitch to keep basketball’s biggest star in their grasp, the Cleveland Cavaliers stressed the comforts and familiarities of playing in front of the same crowds that have adored him since he made his debut seven seasons ago.

“We had a very good meeting with LeBron and his group,” Cavs general manager Chris Grant told reporters yesterday. “We had fun and it was very interactive. We know LeBron well. I would characterize it as positive.”

Fans stood outside IMG Headquarters, where the meeting was held, holding signs imploring their hometown hero to re-up with the Cavaliers. They also threw powder in the air, as James does before every game.

Wade will make his decision next week

CHICAGO — Dwyane Wade, one of the premier targets in a star-studded class of free agents, will decide on a new address next week, he told reporters yesterday.

“I’ve got a decision to make, and I’ve got a weekend to think about it,” Wade told Chicago’s NBC-Channel 5 outside a downtown hotel. “Hopefully, at the beginning of next week sometime, I’ll make that decision.”

Wade, who is joined by LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Amar’e Stoudemire in the free-agent pool, has met with the Bulls, Knicks and Nets thus far.

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