Weekend Wrap July 3-5

Fourth of July weekend brought many fireworks to sports' fans all over the globe. With an epic final at Wimbledon, a large number of hot dogs eaten by Joey Chestnut, Manny's return to baseball and the beginning of the Tour de France.

TOP 5 PERFORMANCES
5. Joey Chestnut
Anyone who eats 68 hot dogs in 12 minutes deserves to be on here. 1. because thats crazy 2. he won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition for the third straight year.
4. Philadelphia Phillies
After being swept in Atlanta by the Braves during the week, the Phillies pulled it together and swept the New York Mets. By sweeping the Mets, Philadelphia expanded their lead in the very tight NL East. With great starting pitching performance by Rodrigo Lopez, Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton the Phils showed no sign of weakness this weekend.
3. Team Columbia-High Road
The American-based cycling team pulled off yet another flawless lead-out in the sprint finish in Stage 2 of the Tour de France. Propelled in the last kilometre by Austrailian Mark Renshaw, the fastest cyclist in the world, Mark Cavendish of Great Britain won his 5th stage overall and 1st of the tour.
2. Andy Roddick
Roddick showed Roger Federer and the rest of men's tennis that he is here to stay again with his amazing performance despite losing in a five-set thriller to Federer in the Wimbledon final Sunday. Roddick did not give up a break in serve until the last game of the championship, but what was more impressive was his newly found fitness and confidence in his game. Although he lost, Roddick should not hold his head down because he made a statement to the sport in his match Sunday.
1. Roger Federer
Federer is now officially the best player ever in men's tennis. Federer survived not breaking Andy Roddick's serve until the last game and also had over 50 aces in the match. With the win, he won his 7th Wimbledon title and more importantly won his 15th major title, surpassing American Pete Sampras to become the all-time leader in major championships.