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Glover seals US Open glory

Author: Sir David Smith
Date: 24/06/2009

Unheralded home golfer Lucas Glover held his nerve to seal a two-shot victory at the US Open at Bethpage Black.

It was only the 29-year-old's second tournament victory on tour, with his previous success coming at the 2005 Funai Classic.

Glover shot a three-over par final round of 73, but that was enough for glory, as he finished on four-under par, two shots better off than compatriots Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson.

England's Ross Fisher ended fifth, with Dane Soren Hansen in a tie for sixth with Hunter Mahan and last year's champion, Tiger Woods.

Glover's exploits helped him to climb into the top twenty in the world rankings, having started the tournament down in 71st place.

Wimbledon got underway with men's sportsbook favourite Roger Federer quickly easing into the second round.

The Swiss maestro was far too strong for Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei, winning 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.

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Fourth seed Novak Djokovic was pushed a little harder by Frenchman Julien Benneteau, with the Serb needing four sets to seal a 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory.

Seventh seed Fernando Verdasco and ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga safely made it over their first hurdle, but two seeds did bite the dust in SW19.

Seventeenth seed James Blake of the USA was swept aside 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 by Italy's Andrea Seppi, while 21st seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain lost a five-set thriller to Slovakia's Karol Beck.

In the women's draw Serena Williams made a polished start, seeing off Portugal's Neuza Silva 6-1, 7-5, while fourth seed Elena Dementieva also progressed in straight sets.

Just as in the men's draw, two seeds were sent tumbling, with Swiss 21st seed Paddy Schnyder defeated 6-4, 6-4 by veteran Japanese player Ai Sugiyama.

Aleksandra Wozniak, seeded 23, was the only shock exit, losing out 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Italy's Francesca Schiavone.

England's Under-21s side ensured that they finished top of their group at the European Championships in Sweden thanks to a 1-1 draw with the German counterparts.

Stuart Pearce's side fell behind when Gonzalo Castro struck with four minutes played in Halmstad, but Everton's Jack Rodwell bundled in an equaliser just before the half-hour mark.

Spain are out of the tournament despite a 2-0 victory over Finland in Gothenburg.

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