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Hewitt Leads in Wimbledon Finals

Aired July 07, 2002 - 11:40   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: On to London we go at Wimbledon. It's another big day at Center Court in the finals play, a day after the Williams sisters faced off for the women's championship. The men are going for the crown now. CNN's Jim Boulden is live from Wimbledon with the very latest. How's it going out there, Jim?

JIM BOULDEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, I can tell you that Lleyton Hewitt is catching something here. He's just about to catch a Wimbledon men's title. He's won the first two sets very quickly, 6-1, 6-3. They're now two games all in the third set. He's playing 20- year-old David Nalbandian who is only the 28th seed here at Wimbledon, a man who never played at Wimbledon before, so he is having his big day at center court. But as far as the tennis goes, it has been Lleyton Hewitt's afternoon.

We've had a bit of a rain delay, two rain delays in fact, but every time Hewitt goes back onto that court he just gets right to business. I can tell you we've just come back from what's called Henman Hill, which is this area behind the court where thousands of people sit and watch on a big screen TV if they don't have center court seats.

Now, we may call that Henman Hill usually, but I think today it's Hewitt Hill. There's a sea of Australians out there waving flags, drinking Foster's beer, even some have some plastic kangaroos. So it's been a big day for Hewitt, a big day for Australians -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: Wow, so folks are out there in number celebrating at least what appears to be the new victory of Hewitt. Now how about the doubles play. You've already got some doubles play, mixed doubles play in action and then women's finals coming up, right?

BOULDEN: That's right. On Court 1, there is some men's doubles going on and some mixed doubles as well. There's also the 35 doubles. But the big one everyone's waiting for, which will also be on Center Court after the Lleyton Hewitt match will be the Williams sisters.

Of course, they played two matches yesterday, as you might know. Serena, of course, beating her older sister Venus in the women's singles, but then a few hours later they also had to play doubles in the semi-finals.

Usually those semi-finals are on Thursday or Friday, but because of the rain they were on Saturday. So today, it's unusual but people who have center court tickets will also be able to see the Williams sisters who are seeded third play against the two women who are seeded second. That match might be a bit closer than the one we're seeing currently on center court. Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, that rain always so dicey out there because it sure does look sunny out there behind you now. All right, thanks very much, Jim Boulden out at Wimbledon.

BOULDEN: Yes, it's very sunny at the moment. Two rain delays.

WHITFIELD: OK, all right, well hopefully the sunshine will stay a bit longer for you. Thanks a lot, Jim Boulden out in Wimbledon.

All right, well every player is a winner at Wimbledon, even the losers. While the men and women singles winners take home nearly $800,000, there's also a purse for the first round losers. The men will take home nearly $12,000 and the women will leave with nearly $10,000. Not a bad chunk of change there.

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