The Leesville Daily Leader from Leesville, Louisiana (2024)

July 4, 2010

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The Leesville Daily Leaderi

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Leesville, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Sunday, July 4, 2010

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11

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Leesville Daily Leader Sunday July 4 2010 38 Sports Sunday Your yuide to west central Louisiana sports wwwleesvilledailyleadercont Serena Williams captures fourth Wimbledon title By HOWARD ENDRICH AP Spouts Writer WIMBLEDON England Getting set to accept her latest Wimbledon tro phy Serena Williams lifted both arms and held aloft 10 fingers Then raising only her right hand she wiggled three more fingers bringing the total count to 13 lu'w many (hand Slam sin gles titles Williams owns as of Satur day "1 thought hope I got the number she said know me: 1 tend to forget" OK Serena The way accumulating championships tough to keep track With a superb serve that had other greats of the game gushing and plenty of offense and defense to back it up the No 1 ranked Williams over whelmed No 21 Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6 3 6 2 in Saturday's final to win her fourth Wimbledon title and yes 13th major tournament overall the most among active women and gives Williams sole posses sion of sixth place on the all time list breaking a tie with her former US ed Cup captain Billie Jean King Ad dressing King who was in the front row of the Royal Box Williams said: Billie I got you! This is No 13 for me now just amazing to able to be among such great The American did not drop a set over two dominant weeks at the All England Club She's won five of the last eight Grand Slam tournaments including two in a row at Wimbledon where she also was champion in 2002 03 Williams and her older sister Venus have won nine of the past 1 1 titles at the grass court Grand Slam tourna ment we look anoth er Wimbledon Williams said rolling her eyes like not one of those Williams was kidding of course Maybe she also was joking when she said riday that prepare for the final by relaxing and watching the TV show Housewives" In the end her victory over Zvonareva lasted only slightly longer than an episode 67 and was rather short on drama Both women hit the ball with plenty of force from the baseline and both grunted loudly the noise reverberating through the arena After 21 minutes they were tied at 3 all Zvonareva was hanging in there despite being the sec ond lowest ranked woman to play' in Wimbledon final Then turning it on Williams reeled off eight of the next nine games to seize complete control and add to her collection of championships hich in cludes five Australian Opens three US Opens and one rench Open She brings her best when it counts the most: Her only other title of 20 10 came at the Australian Open in January she was sidelined all of ebruary March and April with a left knee injury Margaret Smith Court leads the wav with 24 major titles followed bv Steffi Graf with 22 Helen Wills Moody with 19 and Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with 18 apiece So here does Williams rank among the best tennis players through the years? five" answered Navratilova without a hesitation not just about how many Slams you win or how many tournaments you win just your game overall And she's defi nitely got all the goods It would have been fun to play her but nt the same time glad that I have to" Of all her skills Williams' sen is the most impressive Growing up in Compton Calif she found practicing senes so boring that she and Venus would chat when their father's back was turned then resume hitting balls when check on them Navratilova who watched the final from a front row seat called serve the best ever for a woman Williams pounded senses at up to 122 mph and hit nine aces Saturday taking her tournament total to a Wim bledon record 89 17 more than the mark she established last year not simply about speed Williams varies angles spins spots Williams improved to 13 3 in major finals half of the 16 were against her sister Zvonareva only once before went as far as the semifinals at any Grand Slam tournament and never was past the fourth round at Wimbledon until this year BWS ISCRLDIBAIL Summer Slam less than two weeks away: rom Siaff (Vi a 3ttx BL i wdh A' wfc 1 a MnRl ilw 1 1 ML BWS bl IM event The largest and longest running incred iball tournament in the state will take place on July 17 at the Ieesvile Recreational Complex i Summer Slam sponsored by KC Elec tric is a double points state qualifying incred iball tournament andis one of the most pojfirtar events on the J1WS Sports schedule Thu entry fee folhe tournament is $12(t per team with first slpnd and third place shirts being awarded to the top finishers Summer Slam is the seventh of eight qualifying tournaments with Swamp Bash being the final one scheduled for July 24 On July 31 the state tournament will take place in 1 esville or more information or to enter nny of these tournaments contact Will Norris nt 337 208 5353 A new points stand ing ranking for BWS Events will be released on Tuesday after tlib completion of the ourth of July Bash qualifier which was hekl yester day at the Leesville Reci eat iomd Complex The Show Stopjycrs were atop the last tipik ings passing k'JAE which had held thtr top spot for four Show Stoppers a 50 point lead 'oVer KJAE while Slap Nuts Swamp Donkey and Bootleggers round out the top five ojf Odtei dkutek I (dtliool of tlje Spirit) Pastors Carl Jeanette Clark Sr 1 1 1 I 1 ull Gospel Multi Cultural welcome you to our services I 509 3rd Street Sun 337 392 9068 Leesville Wed 7PM 337 392 9168 After School Expansion rns Ac i $9500 1a week Beginning August 2010 we will move into our New Larger acilty! Transportation is Available through the school system Cost is only $4000 per week i Guardian Angel Day Care Sir (337)238 4707 I Ne are open Mon ri from 6pm Ages I yr old I yr oldClass A Daycare GRS 2 StarWe accept Child Care Assistance (Educational tax credits are available if your child attends a center with QRS 2 star) "Where the Angel of the Lord watches over your t((? CCI Church with CHOPChristian Hbus 'St a a wl K1 a cci qpPrayerBishop Mate Holcomb Pastors Carl Jeanette Clark Sr I.

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