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VMC TEST SERIES 6

Last Sunday,23rd September,Vidyamandir Classes organized Test Series 6 for it's IITJEE 2008 batch.The test was challenging as ever and Maths was a bit tough.The two papers were of 246 marks each.You can expect online results in a few days.I'm a bit busy these days so I'll keep this post short.

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THE CUP IS COMING HOME

The pictures say it all.India are the ICC World Twenty20 champions.Yes,the team managed to do it.Here's the match in brief-

India - 157-5 in 20 overs
Pakistan - 152-10 in 19.3 overs
Result-India win the T20 world cup final by 5 runs.
Man Of The Match - Irfan Pathan for his bowling figures of 3/16 in 4 overs.
Man Of The Series - Shahid Afridi

After effect of the match-I have a sore throat as I screamed too loudly while cheering for India.

India started well with Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan giving a good start to the innings.Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni failed to deliver and India managed 157-5, a total which was not enough.Gautam Gambhir played a nice innings of 75 runs off 54 balls.

But India proved to the entire world that wickets do matter in T20.Misbah Ul Haq nearly won the match for Pakistan but lost his nerve and his wicket.Irfan Pathan and RP Singh bowled perfectly but Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth were a bit on the expensive side.Pakistan's key player and man of the series,Afridi failed miserably as a result of great bowling by Irfan Pathan.Imran Nazir was looking dangerous but he was run out before he could steal the match from India.

Shah Rukh Khan was there to cheer India and gave the players big bear hugs after the match.MS Dhoni took off his shirt in celebration.This is going to be a memorable match for the team.The last over could have decided the future of Joginder Sharma.Pakistan was a hit away from victory and at the same time India was a wicket away from victory.Here's a clip of the last ball in which Misbah-ul-Haq threw away his wicket to Joginder Sharma-



India had a great world cup.Here are some interesting facts.They lost just to New Zealand(lucky side) and were nearly knocked out in the super 8 stage.Pakistan lost just 2 matches in the world cup,both to India.Pakistan has never yet defeated India in a world cup match.

BCCI has announced a reward of 2 million dollars for the Indian team and a sum of Rs 1 crore to Yuvraj Singh for his 6 sixes in Stuart Broad's over.Another important fact is that India don't have a coach.Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh as bowling coach and fielding coach are the only guidance they had.

The ICC World Twenty20 has been a big success.The matches have been spectacular.There was just 1 one-sided match,the one between Sri Lanka and Kenya.Rest of the matches have been too close for comfort.The world cup has been literally unpredictable.Two sub-continental teams in the final is a rare sight.The final was a perfect end to a perfect tournament.

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INDIA WIN SEMI FINAL

Yes it 's true,Australia India Won the Semi Funeral Final against Australia in the ICC World Twenty20.They literally threw Australia out of the ICC World Twenty20.India will now face Pakistan on Monday at 12:00 GMT which will be 5:30 pm IST. Yuvraj Singh was the man of the match as he totally destroyed the Australian bowlers by making 70 runs off 30 balls.I have a Physics exam so I'll keep this post short.

The final will be very interesting with 2 sub-continental fighting for the cup.India are the only team which has defeated Pakistan in the ICC World T20.I predict a nail-biting final which might probably end in a bowl out.

INDIA REACH T20 SEMI-FINALS

This Post is a long description of the match, so in short here is the summary-
India - 153/5
South Africa – 116/9

Result: India won the match by 37 runs and qualified to the semi finals as group toppers with a net run rate of 0.75. New Zealand manage to qualify with a net run rate of 0.05.I never thought it would be enough but it was as compared to South Africa’s net run rate of –0.12.

Man Of The Match: Rohit Sharma for his 50 from 40 balls and excellent fielding.

The Super 8 match between India and South Africa was a complete thriller. India had to win this one to reach the semi finals. Pakistan and Australia from Group F, booked their place in the semis. Pakistan qualified as group toppers and Australia defeated Sri Lanka in a virtual quarterfinal. Nothing was certain in Group E.

India won the toss and elected to bat first. Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini gave the Indian batsmen a few problems by taking 3 quick wickets in 4 balls. I had a feeling that th pitch had something for the bowlers. India managed to score 153/5 thanks to MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, a youngster who got 50 off 40 balls. They helped India to get to a decent score.

South Africa, a team, which is known for it’s fielding, had trouble in the field. Johnty Rhodes had a tough time noting down all the poor fielding efforts. That helped India get to 153. This meant that South Africa needed 126 to advance to the Semi Finals.

Indian bowlers had to do a good job to win this one. I, being the greatest optimist as far as Indian cricket is concerned had a feeling that they might just manage to do it. Sreesanth had a tough job in the first and third over as he found it difficult to control the swing of the ball. However, RP Singh managed to get two wickets off his first over. Sreesanth also bagged one early into the South African innings.

Rohit Sharma continued to have a great day as he hit a direct hit at the stumps to get Justin Kemp out in the 16th over. South Africa had made just 30 runs by that time. I just finished writing the preceding line when in the same over RP Singh got another wicket. He bowled Pollock out and the score was 31/5. 12 wides had been bowled which meant that despite of India’s efforts to help South Africa, they couldn’t capitalise.

After the 5th wicket what mattered was 126 and 142.South Africa needed 126 to reach the semis as 2nd team and 142 to qualify as group toppers. The situation was very funny for a New Zealand fan. During the Indian innings they were supporting South Africa and during the South African innings, after the loss of 5 quick wickets they were supporting India and were hoping that South Africa end up with a score less than 125.

South Africa continued to have a tough time as Irfan Pathan built on the pressure created by RP Singh. After 10 overs South Africa were 48/5 and required 78 runs from 60 balls to qualify to the semis. I was enjoying myself sitting in front of a 29’ SONY WEGA TV with an IBM laptop.

When the fast bowlers were done with their 3 of their overs it was time for Harbhajan Singh to bowl. He was hit for 15 off his 1st over. Since Dhoni had a backache, Karthick was in control of things behind the stumps. This also meant that Dhoni had an option of bowling. That could be interesting. He once bowled in a test match against Pakistan and his hair was everywhere.

South Africa reached 100 with 21 balls remaining. South Africa needed 26 off 21 balls and boom Sreesanth gets another wicket. Boucher played a ball onto his stumps and for a few moments nobody realised that the bails were knocked off. The South African score was 100/6. Harbhajan Singh dismissed a desperate South African tail-ender as a result of a great stumping by Karthick.

Victory was impossible for South Africa. They required 20 runs off the last 2 overs to qualify for the semis. I was on my feet for the last 2 overs. The only problem was that India would now have to face Australia in the semi finals. India was determined to eliminate South Africa.

Albie Morkel fell to RP Singh, bowled in the 19th over. Their score was 109/8 with 8 balls remaining. They scored 1 run off the next 2 balls. South Africa needed 17 runs off the last over by Harbahajan Singh. The details ball by ball-

1st ball: Single
2nd ball: Another single
3rd ball: Dot Ball and South Africa need 15 more runs
4th ball: Stumped; South Africa- 111/9
5th ball: Ntini hits a four
6th ball: Ah! The last ball, Ntini gets a single

India has qualified for the semi finals by defeating South Africa by 37 runs. India face Australia in the semi final on Saturday at Durban. Pakistan will take on fortunate New Zealand.

By the way, this might be the longest post ever to be posted on my blog. The ICC World Twenty20 has facilitated this. I simply love this form of the game and feel eager to make posts everyday as new records and unexpected results are a common feature of it.

YUVRAJ AVENGES WITH SIX IN SIX

Yuvraj Singh's six sixes in Stuart Broad's over(19th over) won India their match against England.India made 218/4 and reduced England to 200/7.Yuvraj's sixes made the difference.Here an analysis of Yuvraj's 58 which came off just 14 balls.

At the end of the 18th over Yuvraj had a little tiff with Andrew Flintoff and unpleasant words were exchanged.He nearly followed him to his fielding position but the umpire intervened.Yuvraj had real hot Punjabi blood flowing in his veins.He hit the first four balls for four sixes.All Stuart Broad was bowling and looking towards the sky.He had a little meeting with Collingwood.

Yuvraj Singh said that after the 4th one he looked at Dimitri Mascarenhas and said to himself-"He hit me for 5,I'll do one better".And he did it.The sixth six got him the fastest Twenty20 50.He reached 50 in 12 balls.He truly deserved to be the man of the match and he was declared so.Have a look at his sixes-



If you still think that Yuvraj Singh's 58 did not matter,let me tell you that at the end of 18 overs India and England both were at 171.As a result of this scintillating performance by Yuvraj,India are still in contention to reach the semi-finals.

Today India face South Africa in another do or die situation.South Africa have a net run rate of 0.7 so they are safe unless beaten convincingly by India.New Zealand has played all 3 matches and has a net run rate of 0.05.India are at 0.2 which means that if India manage to win today,they'll be through to the semis.It's a difficult task but let's hope for the best.

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FERRARI DESTROY MCLAREN

Ferrari literally destroyed McLaren by winning the Belgian Grand Prix in style.Kimi Raikkonen lead a Ferrari one-two followed by the two McLarens who were about 18 seconds behind them.In short,Ferrari dominated the weekend at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.Since Spa is a very long circuit,the cars enter the pit lane from the wrong side after the end of the race.Kimi Raikkonen celebrated by spinning his car 540 degrees to enter the pits.Ferrari will celebrate this win as after this win here are the championship standings-

Driver's Championship-

Lewis Hamilton	Great Britain		McLaren		97
Fernando Alonso	Spain		McLaren		95
Kimi Raikkonen	Finland		Ferrari		84
Felipe Massa	Brazil		Ferrari		77
Nick Heidfeld	Germany		BMW Sauber		56
Robert Kubica	Poland		BMW Sauber		33
Heikki Kovalainen	Finland		Renault		22
Giancarlo Fisichella	Italy		Renault		17
Nico Rosberg	Germany		Williams		15
Alexander Wurz	Austria		Williams		13
Mark Webber	Australia		Red Bull		10
David Coulthard	Great Britain		Red Bull		8
Jarno Trulli	Italy		Toyota		7
Ralf Schumacher	Germany		Toyota		5
Takuma Sato	Japan		Super Aguri		4
Jenson Button	Great Britain		Honda		2
Sebastian Vettel	Germany		Toro Rosso		1

Constructors Championship-

Ferrari	161
BMW Sauber	90
Renault	39
Williams	28
Red Bull	18
Toyota	12
Super Aguri	4
Honda	2

As you can see McLaren's points are undecided.They were robbed of all points but they have appealed against it so let's hope for the worst for them.

SPA:FERRARI DOMINATE QUALIFYING

Don't misinterpret the title of the post.This isn't a sponsored post about some spa.I'm talking about Spa-Francorchamps,the circuit where the Belgian Grand Prix is held.For the past week my blog has had a temporary transition into a sports blog.With the increased number of sporting events these days,I had to do this.

Ferrari dominated qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix with Kimi Raikkonen at pole position and Felipe Massa at 2nd position.The McLarens will be on the 2nd row of the grid.

Spa-Francorchamps or Spa in short is the longest F1 circuit.I bet GQ knew this one.The race has just 44 laps.I've raced at Spa in EA Sports F1 2002 and let me tell you that this circuit is difficult to memorize if you are not a professional racer.Basically,it takes a bit longer to get used to it.The length of the circuit also makes qualifying challenging.The drivers have to leave the pits much before they usually do.

I hope Ferrari does well today during the race and grabs a one-two.Ferrari does not have any championship rivals as McLaren have no points.The Drivers championship will be much more interesting.

Perfect Punishment-McLaren Robbed Of Points

FIA is a great organization when it comes to taking decisions regarding punishments.I definitely appreciate the quality of punishments they award.McLaren were robbed of all their championship points when they were found guilty in a spying affair on rivals Ferrari.They deserved this sort of punishment.They were also fined $100 million.They were found guilty of leaking secret Ferrari technical information.

McLaren were still lucky enough to prevent a 2008 ban.They were almost banned for the next season.Bernie Ecclerestone however saved their future.This is what I call a perfect punishment.I don't think that their punishment would be reduced further.

INDIA STEAL VICTORY FROM PAKISTAN

Here's a cricket situation-
India vs Pakistan
Pakistan require 1 run to win from 2 balls.

In ODI cricket,it is impossible for India to win from here.But Twenty20 is a completely different game.This is exactly what India did yesterday.India scored 141/9 off 20 overs.Pakistan required 11 off the last over.Then they required 1 run off 2 balls.Thanks to a dot ball followed by a run out by Sreesanth,India managed to draw level with Pakistan.Pakistan's score-141/7.The story doesn't end here when it comes to Twenty20 as I've mentioned in an earlier post.

The match is decided by a bowl out which is cricket's version of the penalty shootout.For more details read the post mentioned above.Till date there have been 2 such bowl outs.New Zealand defeated West Indies 3-0 in the first one.The same was the story with yesterday's match.India defeated Pakistan 3-0.

Everyone was excited about the first Bowl Out in the world cup.The umpires and the supporters were equally excited.Pakistan won the toss and asked India to Bowl first.The atmosphere was calm as both teams had already qualified for the Super 8 stage.But a bowl out was required for a result.Everyone was curious after seeing a bowl in Sehwag's and Uthappa's hand.

India nominated-Sehwag,Harbhajan,Uthappa,Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth.
Virender Sehwag,Hrabhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa had no trouble hitting the stumps.On the other hand,Pakistan had decided to go with conventional bowlers.Yasir Arafat,Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi bowled miles away from the stumps to give India an easy victory.

This means that India are Group toppers from group D and will be in group E in the Super 8 stage.India was close to losing the match,but they literally stole victory form Pakistan.

SRI LANKA ANNIHILATE KENYA

Sri Lanka literally Annihilated Kenya to knock it out of the ICC World Twenty20.They scored a record breaking 260 runs off 20 overs.Mind you 260 is considered a good score even in 50 overs ODI's.They took the game to a new level.This is what I love about Twenty20.There are no bounds when it comes to Twenty20.Everyday something extraordinary happens which forces me to write more than 1 post a day dedicated to Twenty20.This was an example of an excellent performance by Sri Lanka.

This is not the end of the story as far as high scores are concerned.You should look out for the South Africa vs Bangladesh match today.There might be an even higher score today.

MY FIRST CENTURY

This is the 100th post on 'Naman Zone'.Since it's cricket season,I call it my first century.I wish I get as many as Sachin Tendulkar.

ASHRAFUL CRACKS FASTEST 50-WEST INDIES OUT

West Indies is out of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 6 wickets to reserve their spot in the Super8 stage of the world cup.Ashraful scored the fastest fifty in a Twenty20 international.He got to his fifty in 20 ball by hitting a six on a free hit.He also was the Man of the Match.Bangladesh have proved yet again that they are more than just a minnow.

Here are the Scores-
West Indies 164-8 off 20 overs
Bangladesh 165-8 off 18 overs

The result of the match also means that South Africa have reached the Super8 stage.If India beat Scotland,Scotland will be out and India and Pakistan will advance.Things can get more complicated in Group B if Zimbabwe lose today.In Group C it can be assumed that Kenya will not be able to make it to the Super8 as even if they win a match,their chances are slim with a net run rate of -6.002.Thus by the end of the day we will have at least 2 teams in the Super 8 stage and at most 5.

AUSTRALIA DEFEATED BY UNDERDOG

The title of this post says it all.Zimbabwe defeated Australia in their match at the ICC World Twenty20.Don't believe me?Look at this-


The match was a great one.This s what Twenty20 is all about.It's totally unpredictable.The last few overs were very exciting as Zimbabwe required 12 runs off the last one.They won the match by 5 wickets with a ball to spare.I had a bowl out in my mind while watching the last over as I predicted a tie but the match was destined to be shorter.For the first time I found myself cheering for Zimbabwe.There were 2 reasons for which I was doing so-

• My sister was supporting Australia.
  

• I hate Australian cricket team.
  

This results makes the England vs Zimbabwe much more interesting.Even more crucial is the fact that if Australia lose to England,they'll be on their way home.I hope Zimbabwe makes it to the Super8 stage.

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ICC WORLD TWENTY 20

The first ICC World Twenty20 starts today,9/11/2007.This is going to be an important day in Cricket history.It is an easy date to remember for quizzers like GQ as it's 9/11.I'm looking forward to this world cup of an interesting form of the game.I personally prefer watching Twenty20 over 50 overs cricket as it's a new concept.There is no margin for error.The bowlers can't afford to bowl no-balls as they have to pay double for it.The batsmen sit in dugouts as they have to face their first ball within 90 seconds of a dismissal.

Today's fixture is South Africa vs West Indies at the Wanderers.I still remember that in the 2003 Cricket World Cup,the first match was between these very teams and West Indies surprised everyone by defeating south Africa.This time around,it's Twenty20,an unpredictable form of cricket.

You can download the complete rulebook.But in simplified form,here are the basic rules of Twenty20 cricket-

Match Conditions

• Each team shall bat for 20 overs unless all out earlier.
• Fielding restrictions apply for the first 6 overs of each innings (only two fieldsmen permitted outside the fielding restriction area at the instant of delivery).
• During the non Fielding Restricted Overs, no more than 5 fieldsmen shall be permitted outside the fielding restriction area.
• No bowler shall bowl more than 4 overs in an innings.

Bowl Out

• In the event of a tied match, the teams shall compete in a bowl out to determine the winner. A bowl-out may also be used in the Final in the event of a No Result, provided weather conditions permit.
• The captains nominate five bowlers, who will bowl one delivery each, and teams will take alternate turns to bowl at the stumps.
• If, after both teams have bowled 5 deliveries, both have scored the same number of hits on the wicket, or have not scored any hits, a second series of deliveries must be started with the same players and shall continue until one team has scored a hit more than the other team from the same number of deliveries.
• The sequence of bowlers need not be the same as in the previous series and the captain shall have the freedom of choice at the time of each delivery as to which of the 5 nominated bowlers shall bowl.
• In the second series, all 5 nominated bowlers shall bowl a delivery before all of them are eligible to bowl a further delivery.

Delayed or Interrupted Matches

If, due to suspension of play after the start of the match, the number of overs in the innings of either team has to be revised to a lower number than originally allotted (minimum of 5 overs), then a revised target score (to win) will be set for the number of overs which the team batting second will have the opportunity of facing. The revised target is calculated using the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Additional time is allowed for matches when the start is delayed or play is suspended.

Extras

• If a wide is bowled,the batting side is awarded an extra run
• Underarm No Ball-The bowl needs to be rebowled if it is bowled underarm
• Foot-fault no ball-In addition to extra runs,the batsman is awarded a free hit in the next ball.If the delivery is not a legitimate one(Wide or no ball),then the next delivery is a free hit.A batsman can be out on a free hit only if he is run out,handles the bowl,obstructs the field etc.

Time Penalties

• If the bowler doesn't start bowling the 20th over by the end of 80 minutes(the umpires have to walk at their normal to switch positions),the batting side is awarded 5 penalty runs.
• If an incoming batsman is not in a position to face his first ball before 90 seconds of the dismissal,he is out-timed out
  

NIGHTMARE WEEKEND FOR THE SCARLET

The Italian Grand Prix,the home race for Ferrari is always an interesting one.Interesting because Ferrari always manage to dominate the race.But the story last weekend was completely different.

On Saturday,Kimi Raikkonen crashed during morning practice.McLaren dominated qualifying with a one-two start.Fernando Alonso started the race at pole position.Ferrari was still hopeful with Massa there.

Sunday was even worse.Alonso managed to win the race followed by Hamilton.Kimi Raikkonen managed a 3rd position while Massa failed to finish the race.I was fortunate enough to miss this disastrous weekend as I was busy doing other work while this was happening though I did manage to watch a few laps.

FEDERER AND HENIN HARDENNE-US CHAMPS

The 2007 US Open had the most expected and obvious winners.Roger Federer won yet another grand slam which was his 12th.In the women's draw,it was Justin Henin Hardenne who managed to win the US Open.

UMPIRE HELPS ENGLAND WIN SERIES

What do these stupid umpires think of themselves?Those good for nothing monsters are not going to get away with a wrong decision without mention on my blog.
Their victims-Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid(the most senior players in the team).
Effect on the series-India lose 3-4.

This is the perfect summary for the final between India and England at Lords.The match was literally 12 vs 11.I'm totally disgusted after watching this series which was a victim of bad horrible umpiring.I just can't understand why Sachin has been the victim the most number of times.

I know what's going on.The old umpires who were once cricketers have decided that Sachin has to be denied of a century.They have had a mutual agreement to declare him out the moment there is an appeal against him.Sachin Tendulkar is a victim of cruel politics which is being played to suppress him.These umpires don't like to see records being broken by an Indian batsman.They are out to prevent Sachin from making inapproachable records.I'm sure they are going to fail to do so.ICC should reconsider it's elite panel carefully because what happened was just not fair!!!

SACHIN FALLS FOR ANOTHER 90

Another great innings by Sachin Tendulkar came to a dreadful end.A cramped Tendulkar fell for 94 to Monty Panesar.Anyways,India won the match by 2 wickets with 2 balls to spare.The match was a really exciting one.India required 10 off the last over with Robin Uthappa being the only proper batsman on the pitch.Finally India managed to win as a result of the efforts by-Robin Uthappa,Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Saurav Ganguly.But one performance without which this victory would have been impossible was Sachin Tendulkar's.As a result,he was declared the 'Man of the match' for his 94 runs.When Sachin was asked about missing his 42nd ODI century,he said that he was happy for India and wouldn't mind making some more 90's if they lead to an Indian victory.This spirit commands respect.I'm sure this was the last time Sachin got out in the 90's and he'll surely get a 100 in the Final at Lords.

INDIA VS ENGLAND 6th ODI

The 6th ODI is turning out to be so interesting that I decided to write a post immediately.India must win this match to stay in contention.England got lucky with the toss and decided to bat first and posted a score of 316 runs thanks to the last over by Yuvraj Singh in which 5 sixes were hit.

India have started pretty well with a century opening partnership thanks to Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly.Sachin Tendulkar just scored his 83th 50 and I hope he gets a 100 today.Saurav Ganguly has also reached his 50.He has been a victim of misfortune and bad umpiring lately.India has maintained a steady run rate.Sachin is currently scoring at strike rate of over 100.As a result,the required run-rate has dropped below 6 runs per over.England have not yet taken the third powerplay.

I hope the best for India and Sachin Tendulkar specially.

-Note this post was made when 20 overs had elapsed,circumstances might change later.Thus you can expect another post soon

DPS VK WEBSITE MAY HARM YOUR COMPUTER?

While browsing today,I just noticed that according to Google,my school's website-http://www.dpsvasantkunj.com(click at your own risk) can harm your computer.The website is maintained by Mr Satpal who is not a proper web designer.Something should be done about this.GQ told me that the source code is very long and has too many useless lines in it.Here's the proof.I even have screen-shots to show you.Here are they I have even taken a screen-shot with the snap preview to clarify that this has in no way been edited.Special thanks to the Snap Shots add-on for Mozilla Firefox for this one.Here they are-


Here's another one-

Click on the screen-shots for a better view.This is what Google has to say about it.It's up to you to believe it or not.It's better to play safe if you are a windows user.

After a discussion with GQ,I inferred that a possible reason for this can be the spread of Brontok viruses through the school network.A tip to every student who uses pen drives at school-Be careful before inserting the pen drive and scan your pen drive later.This obviously is insignificant and doesn't make sense if you are a Linux user like me.

MEET MR.PERFECT SERVE

Roger Federer truly deserves the title-'Mr. Perfect Serve'.His match against Lopez in the US Open proved this.After losing the first set to Lopez,he won the rest of the three sets convincingly.After getting his serve broken in the first set,he lost just 10 points on his serve in the next three sets.He also won 32 consecutive serve points.It was to look at the scoreboard to see the points as-15-0,30-0,40-0 and ultimately game.Lopez had no answer to his serve.The final score was 3-6,6-4,6-1,6-4.It was simply great to watch the match.I'm pretty sure that Federer will be the 2007 US Open champion which would make it 4 in a row for him.He will face Andy Roddick in his next match i.e. in the quarter finals.