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| Saturday, July 8 Woodbridge, Woodforde do it again | |||||
Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England -- Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won their sixth Wimbledon doubles title Saturday, beating Paul Haarhuis and Sandon Stolle 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in a repeat of the French Open final. The victory gave the Australian pair -- the "Woodies" -- their seventh title this year and the 60th of their career as a team, and left them just one short of equaling the 12 Grand Slam titles held by John Newcombe and Tony Roche. Just one break settled the first set, with Stolle dropping his serve in the sixth game. A rain delay followed after the next game with the Australians leading 5-2. When play resumed, Haarhuis held off two set points before Woodbridge and Woodforde took the set on serve. In the second set, Haarhuis was broken for 4-3 and several times hit the net in frustration as he returned to his chair. Haarhuis lost serve in the opening game of the third set, and again at 3-1 to leave Woodbridge and Woodforde virtually assured of their 11th victory in 15 Grand Slam finals. Woodbridge and Woodforde became the most successful doubles team of all time when they won the French Open last month, surpassing the 57 titles held by Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, and Peter Fleming and John McEnroe. A week before Wimbledon, they added their 59th title at Queen's Club. | ALSO SEE Sister act: Venus makes history by winning Wimbledon Zvereva fined for obscene gestures Davenport's missed opportunity proves costly |