>> jeremy has spoken. nascar is getting support from the court. jeremy mayfield contends he did not take the drugs that nascar claims he has. he will get to race this weekend. that's the latest here in the studios here at espnews. more on what is going on, on the nascar scene later. and kurt warner is going to join us to discuss his family life which can be more confusing than his football life. i am bram weinstein. we start with wimbledon where everyone is wondering: can anyone beat roger federer? andy roddick is one of those that may have a shot at him. he has to get 2 more matches. he had a classic with lleyton hewitt. the 5th 70 of the quarter-finals. roddick up 40-15. hewitt up 40-30. and they keep battling.

roddick back and forth and running out of team. roddick battling. it will hit the net. hewitt takes a 4-3 lead. next game roddick back on serve. his strength on this day. serving and hewitt back into the net. ties it at 4. next game advantage roddick. roddick 10 and 12 in 5 set matches. this is not typically the clutch time for him. he gets this past hewitt and roddick gets the huge break and has the opportunity. his serve for the match. 40-30. here comes roddick. with the return by hewitt. he charges the net. this one is going to end up being too long for lleyton hewitt. and andy roddick wins in 5 sets. advances to the semi-finals and this he is. the american on to the final-4 of wimbledon. he had 43 aces. that breek his own record of 22 which he put up a year ago at

wimbledon. 30 unforced errors but not as many as lleyton hewitt. andy roddick is on the semi-finals where he will face the crowd favorite andy murray. here were some of this thoughts after the match. >> does this rank up with recently in importance when you add it all up the opponent, the stage, 5 sets? >> yes. it wasn't short on drama. i have never been real good at comparing matches. i think they all tell their own story. it was tough from a mental standpoint. lleyton hewitt was not going away and there were a lot of ebs and flows to the match. i am happy to be on the good side of it. >> what was the toughest part of that match for you? >> hmmm. there were a lot. the 2nd set breaker was huge.

you realize it's a one point difference and you are in a battle. recovering from the 4th. i thought he started playing a lot better there. then the 5th was a dog fight too. i had to come up with the best half volley to save breakpoint. it's tough to choose. >> at the end of the match, it was obvious that you were emotional. what were you feeling at that moment there? >> well, ah, it's a mixture of happiness, relief. in your mind you are kind of trying to stay the course and for 4 hours. constantly figuring out what you will do. your mind is racing for your hours. it's relief and happiness and in a shut down mode.

i was happy to be through. >> do you have anything left in the tank for andy murray? >> yeah, i should. i felt fine out there. physically. i am sure i will pull up a little bit sore tomorrow. that's to be expected. that's not a new condition. >> a lot is made after monday's, andy murray's game on monday about his recovery time and he is only 22. you have 4 years on him. is that a significant time in tennis or are you still at the same level as a 22-year-old? >> physically? >> yes. >> is it that time factor significant in your recovery? >> not yet. i am sure when i am 30 it will be. [laughing]. i think the matches played, i have played a lot more in my career. i am looking at it as far as a 2 day thing and not a year's thing. at this point, i feel fit and i

feel healthy. i am in better shape now than i was when i was 24. i shouldn't be too much of a factor. >> lleyton hewitt thinks you play a hell of a match to beat andy murray. he thinks you are the underdog. >> that's fine. >> do you feel that way? do you agree with that? >> i don't know. i am not here to make predictions. that's you. >> you hit 43 aces in the match. you came up with different serves. can you talk about your serving and what role that played in the match? >> yeah. i mean, obviously, from a return standpoint. he will do that better than i am most of the times in a match. i have to serve better to handle

my service games. >> were you consciously going for more? >> no, it's not rare for me to hit aces. again i am happy with my percentages. i have been above 70% the whole time and with my first serve, if i am hup there, i will hold my fair share. >> not only does andy murray hold the 6-2 edge over andy roddick, he is 6 and 2 against roger federer: this is the farthest murray has gone at wimbledon. roddick lost to fed ned in-- to federer in 2004 and 2005. >> all eyes are on roger federer. he continues his assault on the tennis record books trying to surpass pete sampras. this is what tennis threw at him today. a 6-foot 10 inch player, ivo

karlovic who had not been broken in 79 straight games entering the quarter-finals, but roger made it look easy. second set during the change over. here's karlovic thinking sunglasses might work. maybe it did. huge ace. nothing that federer can do about that. 5-all in the 2ndet. karlovic serving. he goes up the line. karlovic can't get there. and broken again. only on the 40-- on the court for an hour. federer comes up big. karlovic misses long. 3rd set karlovic without the sunglasses. without a chance. triple match point for roger. here comes roger serving. he will get the miss. puts that one away.

23 aces for karlovic and federer only had 7. but the rest of the game a pristine effort by roger federer. he ends up defeating karlovic. he now advances to the semi-finals in a grand slam event for the 21st straight time. another terrific opportunity. he only got 2 breakpoint chances. never once did karlovic even have the opportunity to break roger federer's serve. he is the one who hasn't been broken in this tournament. straight set wins. he is advanceing. he will face tommy haas. the person up next who upset the 4 seed djokovich today. tommy haas the 31-year-old at one point was ranked number 2 in the world. he is next as roger federer stares down history. >> baseball this afternoon. rays and blue jays. it's canada day. wear the red. bottom of the 3rd no score.

scuturo at the plate. ripped that down the 3rd base line. they will try to get scuturo. he got there too. bottom of the 70 2-0 for bararas, crushing it to deal of leftfield and the blue jays end the run of the hottest team in baseball. the rays shutting them out 5-0. roam romero the rookie coming in. the rays 7 game winning streak is over. here's what is happening in camden yards. red sox are playing turn about is fairplay. they blew a 9 run lead in the seventh inning last night. today the were up 5-1 at home. they have blown that lead. it was baldelli in the 9th with

a 2 run single to tie the game. now lugo has driven in ellsbury in the top of the 11th. it's a one run game. they move to the bottom of the inning at camden yards. >> do you know where your super bowl ring is? kurt warner doesn't. up next the cardinals quarterback joins us to discuss his new book and his cardinals fight to top what they did a season ago. there's something big happening at pizza hut.

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>> [cheers and applause]. >> in a press release submitted to us regarding the upcoming release of kurt warner's new book, 50 first things first, it was revealed he last saw his super bowl ring when a cleaning lady pulled it out from under the coach with legos and cheerios. as we welcome in kurt warner, what is more surprising, you lost your super bowl ring or there is deodorant under the couch. how would either have? >> because i have rug rats running around at home. you never know where you will find those things. >> brenda worked in military intelligence. that's another revelation in the book. if you are guess going to lose your super bowl ring, your wife should be able to find it for you. >> she can find it. i am waiting for her to get so organized we never lose it. we are working on that.

>> you have it in your hands now. do you know where the super bowl ring is? >> i don't. i hope it's where it's supposed to be. a daughter bought me a cardboard box and had all of my rings in them and said daddy, do you still want them? probably in her purse right now. >> every man in america dreams to have a super bowl and you don't know where yours is. that's amazing. >> it's amazing to me sometimes. you come to realize what is most important and it's more about the memories than the ring. the kids enjoy playing with it. >> you have a gaggle of kids. how many want to be like dad and play in the super bowl? >> i got two right now. most of them can't stand football and don't care to ever see a game or watch dad play. i have a couple of boys that right now are feeling a little bit of pressure because dad plays. they are leaning in that direction. i want to see if i can curtail

that before. >> what is the message of the book? it's not really a football book? >> it's really just about life within the nfl and how we do it as a family. a family with 7 kids. how my wife and i do our marriage within all of the stuff we call the nfl. i think that's the fun part of it. we get to step outside of the line. take the pads off and it gives people an idea of what nfl life is like. what it's like behind-the-scenes. >> a couple of lockers rooms you are dealing. let's get to issues out there. how different are the cardinals with and without anquan boldin? >> we are dramatically different without anquan boldin. i think he makes all of us better. tremendous leader and tremendous locker room guy. but also a tremendous football player when you get the ball in his hands. he makes us all better. he makes me better as a quarterback and makes fitzgerald better as a receiver. he helps our running game and passing game. he does everything for us.

he is a huge piece to our puzzle. we would be a very different football team without him. >> he right now is with the cardinals. a lot has been made of your thoughts following the play where he was injured in new york last year. did your relationship change after that for better or worse? >> i don't know if it changed. we were very close before and very close afterwards. it just gives you a different perspective on everything. a different perspective on him. i knew how tough he was and what he brought to the table. but a newfound respect for him is what i developed after that scenario. watching him battle through that and comeback and be the leader that he had been before and bring the same type of attitude to the football field was impress itch. it meant a lot to our football team and made a huge imon all--

impression on all of us. >> the mind set of brett favre. you have an interesting perspective. you went through trying years in new york. a number of people suggested it was time for you to retire. what consideration did you give to retirement at that point? >> there were some moments over the last few years where i considered it. i had to battle the the idea of people believing i could not start in the league anymore, but i felt i could play. do i want to try this in a back up role or say enough is enough? i enjoyed my run and do something else. there were moments where i had to contemplate that. i didn't think there was a starting job out there for me. i probably had my last go around in that regard. i was fortunate i lefthanded in arizona with coach whisenhunt

and the organization giving me another opportunity to play football. >> it's funny. there is is a similar situation in arizona like green bay with brett favre. the packers decided it was aaron rodgers's time. even with the success of last year, to what degree did matt leinart factor in the decision the team and you had to make? >> it was a huge factor. we still believe matt's future is really bright. it's going to be in arizona. so a lot had to be weighed in. how many years he's been in the league. where i am at in my career. how does this look going forward? that was a big part of the puzzle for me. why do they see my role? how do they see this playing out. when they made that commitment to me, i was excited to comeback and build on things for a couple more years. all the time knowing matt is still there. matt is growing and becoming a more mature player and person.

that will pay big dev dividends. >> if there was a role model for the comeback, it's kurt warner. you also have the dubios honor being part of the 2 most dramatic losses in super bowl history. how long does it take to let that go? >> i don't know if you ever let them go. i know with my first one against the patriots, that was probably the most devastating loss i ever experienced. i thought it more than winning the super bowl. having gone back with arizona this year, even though we lost, i think i appreciated the experience more than than at any other time. i enjoyed being part of that game and being in a position to win it with a couple of minutes to go and appreciated watching the world champions take the game frus. i have a better perspective now than i did the first time. hopefully this won't hang with

me too long and i won't have to replay it too much. >> you have a super bowl ring even if you can't find it. cardinals quarterback kurt warner. his new book focuses on the football team in his house. called first things, first. thanks. >> coming up here roger federer took out a tennis giant. dr. ivo karlovic is ousted. the thoughts of tennis king next.

turn about is fairplay at camden yards. yesterday the red sox blew a 9 run lead. today they stormed back. lugo comes through. the red sox just win 6-5 in 11. mets and brewers went final. pitchers duel. new york defeated milwaukee. more with highlights coming up at the top of the hour on espnews. >> back to wimbledon where roger federer was roger federer again. he reached the semi-finals in each of the last 21 grand slam events he has been in. now he is gunning for his 6th wimbledon title. 15th grand slam title. after his win over ivo karlovic, his thoughts. >> i was sick ever looking at

that guy's serve? >> well, i don't play him every week. it all of the guys served like that, that would be tough. >> [inaudible question]? >> everybody plays different, you know. like said before i enjoyed the challenge playing ivo karlovic. it's not fair to call him boring. he has a phenomenal serve. the way he hits it and backs it up with his volley. it's something. i think it's exciting to see him play. sure, it's not easy to return it. it's thrilling because at some stage, it will get close. that's why i was very happy the way i was able to play against him today. it was an excellent match. i am relieved i am true. >> before the tournament started, you said you would not start thinking, it would not creep into your mind about pete's record until the semi-finals? >> yes. >> well, now you are here. what are your thoughts about pete's slam record and your

opportunity here at wimbledon this year? >> first of all, i am happy the way i am playing. which is always most important to focus on my own game. so from that standpoint, everything is good. i just won my quarter. my mind hasn't started wandering yet. i think tomorrow i will prepare for a tough weekend ahead of me. and obviously i have to play a good match from the start. because as we saw in paris, it was brutal. it will be tough. i am happy to be back into another semi-final. 21st in a row. it means the world to me. let's see what happens now. >> your thoughts on the significance of that grand slam record? >> sure. we all know it.

it would be burned in the history books of tennis. i am not there yet. still far away. many points. many serves. many forehands. we will see. >> roger, 21 semi-finals means you show up at every major. talk about your durability a little bit. >> hmmm. >> why do you think you are so durable when other players break down at some point? >> well, i think it's obviously not easy to play so consistent in all of the 4 majors. but i have many goals outside of the majors. trying to win tournaments and staying healthy and picking up confidence and winning matches and everything. it's not only the majors that count for me in my life. but it's nice to win on the biggest stages. i can play my best tennis for a

long time. the same coming to the masters cup. i have been consistent there as well. it's fun playing the biggest matches and i like playing the best of 5 set matches. and maybe this is where i am best at because everything comes out. not only mental strength but physical. technical skills. that means a lot. over the best of 5 sets. many good guys out there. i know it can break down in a second. that's why i am very happy when i am moving forward in the draw. >> that's it for me. the linda cohn celebration hour next. the mets win against the brewers. and mark morgan is here too and he is excited. >> this is jeff norman. he doesn't get health insurance from an employer, so he's been buying it himself for years. he's healthy, so he wonders why his rates keep going up. liz sloan wants health insurance

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