Wimbledon
When Djokovic & Nadal were hoovering up all the major
titles, I & many experts, thought Federer might not win another Slam. However,
since losing in the US Open his form has been unmatched, winning eight titles. In
the semi he overturned a three-match losing streak against Djokovic, & in
the final showed touches of genius to thwart Murray. He regained the world no. 1
ranking from the young bucks to boot, at the age of 30.
Serena Williams is of similar vintage to Federer, but was
even more dominant, proving to be a class apart on the SW19 grass. Her serve in
particular was awesome over the fortnight with 90 aces.
Wiggins
Five years ago, the prospects of a Brit winning Le Tour
looked remote. A British one-two GC finish, let alone a Brit winner, is totally
staggering. Wiggins went in as the favourite having done the unique treble of
the Dauphine, Paris-Nice & the Tour of Romandie. When he took an early
lead, I feared the commentators were giving him the kiss of death by anointing him as the
champion-elect, but the strength in depth of team Sky was a major factor in
allowing him to keep control. On two of the mountain stages it appeared that Chris
Froome could have taken some serious time out of his team-mate, but Froome
responded to team orders to wait for his team leader. Wiggins, though, was the
clearly the best time time triallist by some distance.
July Performance of the Month
I decided on this before the Olympics.
It’s not often that Federer is relegated to second place, but
I have to give it Wiggins as he sustained his excellence over three gruelling
weeks.
Next month
Tune in for the next enthralling instalment- Olympic review.
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