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Wimbledon 2012: Mardy Fish holds on to beat James Ward in 5 sets
Mardy Fish hung on to beat 173rd-ranked British wild card James Ward 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 over more than 4 hours to reach the third round at Wimbledon, the 10th-seeded American's first tournament since a medical procedure on his heart.
- Associated Press
- Updated: June 29, 2012 12:27 AM IST
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Mardy Fish hung on to beat 173rd-ranked British wild card James Ward 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 over more than 4 hours to reach the third round at Wimbledon, the 10th-seeded American's first tournament since a medical procedure on his heart.
Fish could have ended things much earlier, holding a match point at 5-3 in the fourth set. But Ward saved that with a cross-court forehand passing winner. Fish then served for the match, but made a series of errors, including pushing a backhand wide to get broken.
More mistakes from Fish followed in the tiebreaker, including a double-fault to drop that set.
In the fifth, though, Fish broke to 5-3 after several unforced errors by Ward, then capped the match with a 131 mph service winner.
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Mardy Fish
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Wimbledon 2012
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