Another McLaren 1-2. Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix with Jenson Button moving up a few places from his starting position to finish 2nd. This second McLaren 1-2 in a row puts the team firmly ahead in the Constructors Championship as Hamilton moves to the top of the Drivers Championship with 109 points and Button stays close behind with 106 points. Hopefully Jenson can snag another win in the upcoming European Grand Prix.
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Some major upsets in last week's grass court tournaments across Europe. Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and Roddick were all upset early. Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Feliciano Lopez, who snaps a 5-match losing streak to Nadal, while the other three lost the round before).
Lleyton Hewitt pulls of a surprise himself by upending Roger Federer, snapping an even longer 15-match losing streak to the current world #2. The last time Hewitt beat Federer was back in 2003 as well.
And it's good to see that Li Na wins the Aegon Classic, defeating Maria Sharapova. This isn't really an upset since Li Na is ranked higher than Sharapova but it was nice to see more Asian success in the women's tour.
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The World Cup is in full swing but I have yet to be enraptured in all the event buzz. I've seen a couple of matches - UK vs. USA, Germany vs. Australia - but I haven't been as into it as I was in previous World Cups. I think Liverpool's miserable results in the last football season have left me with a distaste for the sport, at least in the short term. I am still hoping that England win though, coz it would be awesome to see Steven Gerrard lift the World Cup trophy as England Captain.
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