That tournament was the best I've ever seen Andy play but, on reflection, I feel losing to Federer in the final hit him hard, it was a major disappointment and there was certainly an after-effect.
But the process of getting to the final product hit some bumps along the way.
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In the 2010 final, Nadal hit 51 first serves to Soderling's backhand versus 21 to the forehand.
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As I discovered more than once, losing a semi-final does really hit you.
Broadhurst, who birdied five of the opening seven holes, opted for the driver from the final tee and hit a fine shot to the left-hand side of the fairway.
Not since it lost to Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup final had Celtic hit the European headlines, that was until this year and its shock victory over Barcelona.
And it was one of Fletcher's old England charges Joyce, who set Sussex on the way to a 10th Lord's final as he hit his third ton in this year's FP Trophy.
Conversely, when the final product is a hit, he and his team are validated.
Although she was broken in the first game of the final set, she hit back straight away and went on to seal the win.
Muralitharan then had Matsikenyeri lbw with the first ball of the last over, and Tawanda Mupariwa was unable to hit the final delivery for six.
South African Tim Clark hit a final-hole eagle as he and Fiji's Vijay Singh defeated Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink to claw back vital points for the international team.
Donegal stayed ahead until the final seconds when Christopher McKaigue hit a point to make it 1-11 to 0-14 and send the game into extra-time.
This is partly due to some tax and regulation measures pushed through Congress in one of its final sittings, which will hit the mining industry in particular.
After they had both fallen in the final onslaught, Dimitri Mascarenhas hit Hitchcock's hat-trick ball for six over third man and England went on to top their Auckland total by nine runs.
The precious metal silver and copper, an industrial metal, were particularly hard hit during the final four weeks of the quarter as silver lost 27.9% and copper lost 24.9% during the month of September.
Two games later she endured one final double-fault, then hit winners on the last two points.
McGinn sealed the points for the visitors in the final minute with a mis-hit shot that evaded Smith.
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Felton, who had 27 points, and Boston's Kevin Garnett each hit jumpers in the final minute and change, forcing overtime.
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McGinn sealed the points in the final minute with a mis-hit shot that bobbled past Smith in the Saints goal.
In fact, I understand that the installment on MySpace is in the final stages of editing and will hit any day now.
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In 1992 she was leading the final approaching the last barrier but hit it heavily and eventually stumbled over the line in fifth.
The Wolfpack twice more got the deficit to single digits in the final 2 minutes, but Larkin hit four straight free throws to answer those baskets then rebounded C.
But Blue missed the free throw and Albany's John Puk, who missed three free throws in the final 1:01, then hit both halves of a 1-and-1 to finish the scoring.
Watford now face a two-legged play-off semi-final against Hull after Tommy Smith hit a spectacular late equaliser at Bloomfield Road to ensure a sixth-place finish by the narrowest of margins - superior goal difference on Wolves of just one goal.
They erased a 20-point deficit that North Carolina built in the first half and then nearly climbed out of a nine-point hole in the final minutes after the Tar Heels hit three consecutive 3-pointers and once again appeared to take control.
Kingston, who lost his card last season, hit four birdies in his final seven holes.
Louis rookie Shelby Miller retired the final 27 hitters after allowing a leadoff hit on Friday.
Continuing concerns about the UK economy, which contracted by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012, have also hit sterling.
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It was gutsy from Schuettler but Nadal's level had dropped below the dizzy heights he had hit in his quarter-final against Andy Murray.
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