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When Richard Gasquet won his Wimbledon first-round match against Yuichi Sugita, the Frenchman ki stanley us lled two birds with one stone 鈥?he earned a clash with eight-times champion Roger Federer and a match on the hallowed Centre Court turf. When I was in the first round, I saw the draw. I knew I could play Roger in the second round, Gasquet told the ATP Tour website before Thursdays second-round match. Of course, its wonderful for me, because I will play on Centre Court. Its Roger Federer, Ive played him many times. Many times without success, however. The two have met 20 times and Gasquet has won only twice 鈥?their first meeting in 2005 in Monte Carlo and a decade ago in Rome, both matches on clay.In their last 10 meetings, Federer has not dropped a set against Gasquet, a former top-10 player now ranked 56th in the world.But there are chinks in the Federer armour after he laboured in the first round and advanced only when his French opponent Adrian Mannarino retired with a knee injury after slipping on court, the match evenly poised at two sets apiece.Federer turns 40 stanley cup next month and is still shaking off rust afte stanley flask r last years knee surgeries and the coronavirus pandemic kept him out of action for 13 months.Rafa Nadal has since joined him at the summit on 20 Grand Slam wins while defending champion Novak Djokovic is one title away from making it a three-way tie for the sports Big Three as the debate on the greatest player of all time rages on.But for Gasquet, there is more to the de Zdmd Serbs in Kosovo block roads, clash with police as ethnic tensions worsen (Updated)
AUGUSTA, Maine 鈥?Motorists driving along Interstate 95 between Old Town and Houlton wil stanley italy l see more than just trees next week, as the Maine Department of Transportation posts new signs to signify a 10 mph increase in the speed limit.Mark Latti, spokesman for the MDOT, said Monday evening that the old sign stanley website s with the 65 mph limit will be taken down and replaced so that motorists know that they can now go 75 mph on that stretch. We have to notify agencies such as the Maine Department of Public Safety, put up the signs and officially record the change in the law, said Latti. I cant give you a specific date as to when all that w stanley cup becher ill happen, but it will be next week. Once motorists see the signs, they can use the new speed limit. The decision came after Rep. Alexander Willette, R-Mapleton, sponsored a bill to allow the states transportation commissioner to bump up the speed limit on Maines northernmost stretch of the interstate. It also gave DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt the discretion to keep the 65 mph limit on stretches of the highway where higher speeds could pose a danger, such as near the relatively few exits or in areas with high rates of vehicle-animal collisions.Latti said that the entire stretch likely will be posted at 75 mph.Willette and bill supporters said the change merely reflects the reality that many drivers already exceed 65 mph on the roughly 100-mile stretch of I-95 north of Old Town. Rep. Charles Kenneth Theriault, D-Madawaska, said allowing drivers to legal |
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