This weekend saw some big wins on the grass at Wimbledon along with the virtual ice as champions were crowned and teams take another step ahead to becoming champs.
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis cover athletes Roger Federer and Serena Williams won on Center Court in their respective finals with Serena knocking off her sister Venus and defending champ in straight sets, while Federer and finalist Andy Roddick would go the full five sets plus some in a four hour, 18 minute marathon. In the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history, Federer would finally go FTW and take the title with a 16-14 fifth set victory after the first four sets went 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6.
Although Venus looked poised to repeat as the Wimby Champion after defeating No. 1 Dianara Safina in the semi’s 6-1, 6-0 along with winning 34 consecutive sets on the famed grass courts in England, it was Serena, along with a relentless serve, who stole the spotlight from her sister to play a near perfect match to go FTW over the weekend.
Of course, if you’re a Roddick or Venus fan, feel free to re-create the finals the way you want to with Grand Slam Tennis on the Wii!
From the grass courts of Wimbledon to the hard ice of NHL 09, the EASHL Invitational Tournament has reached the final four teams with the Console Championships set for this Saturday. On the Xbox 360 side, the #3 seed The White Church will play #5 Purple Cobraz while on the PlayStation 3 side the #1 No CryBabys look to upend the #3 NHL Regulators.
Later this week, we’ll get some thoughts from the GM’s of the final four teams and find out who their star players have been through the tournament and what it will take for them to go FTW this weekend and earn the right to fly to Vancouver for the EASHL Championship Finals to take place in August. Stay tuned to the Inside Blog and EA SPORTS Live for interviews with the team GM’s.
For you NHL 10 fans looking to get a sneak peek into the upcoming game, here’s a new producer video with a look at some of the new gameplay improvements you can expect to see!