LONDON -- Milos Raonic defeated wild-card entry Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Wednesday to become the first Canadian man in more than
100 years to reach the Wimbledon semifinals.
Bruce Bowen Spurs Jersey . Raonic finished the contest with his 39th ace on his fourth match point, earning a semifinal
matchup against seven-time champion Roger Federer. "Ive always wanted to play
well here, to change my luck around like this is pretty special. Its another
step forward," Raonic said. "My goal is to be the best in the world and this is
one of the steps you have to take toward that goal Its what I dream of --
achieving on the big stage." The 144th-ranked Kyrgios, who upset Rafael Nadal in
the fourth round on Tuesday, was attempting to become the first wild card to
make the semifinals at a Grand Slam since Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon in 2001.
Raonic is the first Canadian mens singles player to reach the semifinals at a
Grand Slam since William Johnston at the 1923 U.S. Championships. The last
Canadian man to reach the Wimbledon semis was Robert Powell in 1908. Raonic has
not beaten Federer in four career matches, including a three-set Federer win at
a 2012 grass-court event in Halle, Germany. Their only Grand Slam matchup was at
the fourth round of the 2013 Australian Open, where Federer won in straight
sets. "This will be another big challenge for me, one that Ill relish," Raonic
said. "I want to put myself out there in these positions. Ill give my all and
well see what happens." Federer moved on to the semifinal with a 3-6, 7-6 (5),
6-4, 6-4 win over fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka.
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a heated rivalry was born.MIAMI - Theres no Jeff, Jimmie or Junior. Bad Brad
missed the cut and Smoke never contended.NASCARs biggest stars are all absent
from this final field of four racing for the Sprint Cup championship at
Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.The new elimination format introduced by
NASCAR this season was designed to emphasize wins over points and create a
survival-of-the-fastest finale. Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski were eliminated
last week. Six-time and defending champion Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt
Jr., NASCARs most popular driver, were knocked out in the second round.
Three-time series champion Tony Stewart didnt even make the 16-driver field.It
was a startling development for NASCAR, particularly since Earnhardt, Gordon,
Johnson and Keselowski combined to win 18 of 35 races this season. They will be
racing only for pride and a trophy on Sunday while Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin,
Joey Logano and Ryan Newman will be chasing the Sprint Cup championship.The
quartet lacks star power. But it is a formidable field and all four drivers have
their share of tangled histories and compelling journeys that have them within
reach of what will be the first NASCAR title for one of them.Harvick spent 13
seasons driving for Richard Childress, who hastily called him up to the big
leagues to drive Dale Earnhardts car just five days after the Hall of Famer was
killed in the 2001 Daytona 500. He had raw talent to go with his hair-trigger
temper.But Richard Childress Racing could never get him close enough — he
finished a career-best third in the standings three times — and he began talking
to good friend Stewart about his future in 2012. Stewart told Harvick if he left
RCR to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing, he could get Harvick a title.Harvick
joined SHR at the end of 2013 and this first season has been nothing short of
magical. Harvick has four wins — including last weeks version of a walk-off home
run to race his way into the finale — and his 2,083 laps led are tops in the
series this season.These moments are what you live for when youre racing or a
professional athlete, he said of his first true chance to win a championship.
You want these moments.To make room for Harvick, Stewart had to jettison Newman,
the driver he brought with him in 2009 when he became part-owner of
Stewart-Haas.Newman got his pink slip last July and promptly won the Brickyaard
400 the next race out.
Kawhi Leonard Spurs Jersey. That victory raised his stock and Childress brought him on board. He drives Jeff Burtons old
car, but in many senses it was a bit of a seat swap with Harvick.Newman, who won
a Daytona 500 driving for Roger Penske and at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
driving for Stewart, was the final seed in the 16-driver field after a steady if
unspectacular run in the playoffs. Last week, he moved Kyle Larson out of his
way to snag the last spot in the finale and bumped Gordon.Despite just 41 laps
led all year and no wins, he has a chance to end the 20-year championship
drought for Childress.Were in this hunt, Newman said. Just to have this
opportunity, this is a chance for a dream to come true.Of the foursome, only
Hamlin has been in this position before.He was the points leader headed into the
finale under a different format in 2010. But his nerves were shaky before he
even got in the car and he lost the championship to Johnson. Hamlin hasnt been
the same driver since.Last season, Hamlin feuded for more than a month with
Logano, his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate. Things boiled over at California
when they raced each other hard and contact sent Hamlin hard into the wall. He
broke his back, missed five races and failed to make the Chase for the first
time in his career.Logano, meanwhile, was on a career resurgence at Team Penske
after failing to meet expectations in four seasons with Gibbs. The former
18-year-old phenom dubbed Sliced Bread was pushed into Stewarts ride before he
was ready when Stewart left for SHR.Cast aside so Gibbs could add Matt Kenseth
last year, the fit with Penske has been spectacular as Logano made the Chase for
the first time last year, then held his own with five wins against the big dogs
this season.Now 24 and the youngest of the title contenders, Logano is racing
for a championship against his old team and two drivers he has clashed with in
Hamlin and Harvick, who relentlessly picked on him when he first came into the
series.Logano has never before been in such a high-stakes situation, but hes
done it by listening to the advice of crew chief Todd Gordon.Todd said to me,
Dont reinvent the wheel at this point. You just polish the wheel a little bit
and just become a little better in every area, Logano said. Thats what weve been
able to do. Its been a fun ride so far.
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