Rafael Nadal punched a mighty hole through Roger Federer's aura of invincibility on Sunday to become the first Spaniard in over four decades to win the Wimbledon men's singles crown. In one of the most nerve-jangling finals seen at the All England Club, Nadal survived two rain breaks and an astonishing Federer fightback to end the Swiss's five-year reign as Wimbledon champion with a thrilling 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7 victory. While Nadal emulated the 1966 feat of fellow Spaniard Manuel Santana, Federer's dreams of eclipsing Bjorn Borg and setting a modern-era record of six successive Wimbledon titles died after four hours and 48 minutes of heart-stopping action. Nadal's astounding journey to win his first crown at the grasscourt grand slam began under cloudy skies at 9:36 a.m. EDT, and finished in near darkness at 4:16 p.m. EDT. The 22-year-old collapsed on to his back the moment Federer buried a forehand into the net on Nadal's fourth match point. Dragging himself up from the … [Read more...] about Nadal steals Federer’s crown
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Second phase of university entrance exams concludes
The first phase of the national university entrance exams concluded on July 5 and the second phase closed on July 10. Over 1 million candidates enroll for university entrance exams On July 3, nearly 700,000 candidates registered for university and college entrance exams for ‘subject groups’ A and V. This accounted for 70 percent of the total registrations filed for universities and colleges in these subject groups. ‘Group A’ included mathematics, physics, and chemistry, while ‘group V’ comprised mathematics, physics and drawing. Around 633,800 candidates sat for the second phase of the 2011 university entrance exams on July 9-10. The exams were for subject groups B, C and D. Group B included mathematics, biology, and chemistry, while group C comprised literature, history and geography. Group D consisted mathematics, literature and foreign languages. On the morning of July 9, candidates in group B took the biology test (90 … [Read more...] about Second phase of university entrance exams concludes