After the high-profile hammering United boss Sir Alex Ferguson felt his club had been dealt by England's star player, a low-key victory was more than acceptable.
Perhaps, against all the odds, a player has turned the match around -- snatching victory from the jaws of defeat to win in dramatic fashion.
Player said his favorite golfing victory was the 1965 Australian open -- not because of the tournament itself but what he put his body through beforehand.
Serve-and-volleyer Llodra's victory over Verdasco, a player ranked 25 places above him in the world, came as more of a shock result.
The eighth seed led 2-0 and 30-0 but Pervak broke back and was dominant in the tiebreak, winning it 7-1 for her first victory over a top ten player.
And signs of the disciplinary problems that threatened to hamper the Manchester United player's early career reared themselves again in the 3-0 victory over South African club side Platinum Stars.
Wing Ashton was the only player in the side who also started Saturday's 21-20 victory over Australia in Sydney, but the attacking impetus from that memorable triumph was certainly evident early on as the second-stringers made a whirlwind start.
Burgess played in the Bulls' 24-10 victory against Wakefield on Sunday, but McNamara said the player was not in danger of causing further damage to a shoulder in need of reconstructive surgery.
Two weeks ago, John Hayes became the first player to reach 100 Ireland caps as he lined out in the 20-16 victory over England at Twickenham and O'Driscoll joked that veteran prop deserved more plaudits than him.
This year the 23-year-old took the player of the tournament award as he led DR Congo to victory at the African Nations Championship.
Prop Jannie du Plessis is the only player in the 23-man squad who did not feature in the 2-1 series victory.
Sheffield coach Mark Aston, his side's star player winning the Lance Todd Trophy when he played at scrum-half in that shock Wembley victory 12 years ago, was only briefly in dreamland.
Then came his performance at the Mexican Open capped by a dominating victory over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, the world's fourth-ranked player, in Saturday's final.
He became the first player to reach 50 Champions League goals when he was on target in the 2-1 group-stage victory over Olympiakos in 2005.
With defeat looming and Congo DR threatening to pip them to second place in the group with victory in Accra, Algeria skipper Moussa Saib, the former Tottenham player, orchestrated a second-half comeback for the north Africans.
The 19-year-old, the youngest player left in the men's singles, swept to a 6-3 7-5 6-2 victory over the Ecuadorian to set up a fouth round match against Michael Llodra after the Frenchman beat Simone Bolelli in straight sets.
Federer became the first player to reach seven consecutive Wimbledon finals with his 50th win at the All England Club in his semi-final victory against Tommy Haas on Friday, but still trails Sampras' record of seven titles at SW19.
The last time England managed a victory over the All Blacks was when, as a player, Johnson led his side to a 15-13 triumph in 2003.
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