CBSSports.com: Champ slipping on court, starting to miss at class too

By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com

WIMBLEDON, England -- The champ left like a chump. The man who always made the shots this time became the man who could only make excuses. Roger Federer knew how to win. Someone ought to teach him how to lose.

It was a poor showing by Federer on Wednesday, but less so on the court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. He simply was beaten by Tomas Berdych 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, but he also lost points in the interview room during the post-match press conference.

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CBSSports.com: Eclipse of Venus leaves Serena last hope for fading U.S.

By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com

WIMBLEDON, England -- Little Sister is the Last American. It's up to Serena now if there's to be a Wimbledon champion from the United States.

"It's not mine to lose," she insisted. "It's mine to win if I can get it."

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RealClearSports: England Can't 'Wait 'Til Next Year'

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

WIMBLEDON, England -- The pain isn't going away soon. This isn't Brooklyn in the 1940s. You can't say, "Wait ‘til next year.'' The next World Cup is four years away, four years for England to stew and grumble and wallow in the self-pity for which the English are famous.

"It's English custom,'' wrote Simon Barnes in The Times, "to seek someone to blame.''

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SF Examiner: Tennis analyst Gilbert feels for struggling local teams

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND — He’s here, watching Roger Federer succeed and thinking about the Raiders’ inability to succeed.

He’s here, raving about Serena Williams picking up her game and moaning about the Warriors picking up Ekpe Udoh in the NBA draft.

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CBSSports.com: Lu -- who? -- loss looks like Roddick's last Wimbledon stand

By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com

WIMBLEDON, England -- The plot invariably differs, but every ending is the same. Andy Roddick doesn't win Wimbledon.

It doesn't matter if he loses gallantly to Roger Federer in the final, as he did last year and twice before that, or stunningly to someone named Yen-Hsun Lu, as he did Monday in the fourth round.

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