July 6, 2003

July 6, 2003

=July 6, 2003=

*Wimbledon championships::* Roger Federer makes history, becoming the first Swiss male ever to win the Wimbledon final, defeating Mark Philippoussis, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3):* Martina Navratilova equals her idol, Billie Jean King's record of 20 Wimbledon titles after winning the mixed doubles final with Leander Paes against Andy Ram Anastassia Rodionova, 6-3 6-3. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3049972.stm] :* Todd Woodbridge also equals a record, winning with Jonas Björkman his 8th men's doubles title by beating Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3048206.stm] :* Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama win the women's doubles final, and so their first Wimbledon title, 6-4, 6-4, against first seeds Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez, as they did in this year's French Open final. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3049862.stm]
*Laden and Laleh Bijani, 29-year-old female Iranian twins conjoined at the head, begin their 2 to 4-day-long separation surgery in Singapore. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,91164,00.html]


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