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Sports Events on 3/7
3/7/2005
Roger Federer wins his third straight Men's Singles Wimbledon title by defeating Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 in one hour and 41 minutes. The 23-year-old Swiss becomes the 4th tennis player in history, after Fred Perry, Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras, to collect a Wimbledon hat-trick
3/7/1999
Italy are crowned European champions for the first time since 1983 (Nantes) by overcoming Spain 64-56 in Paris. Yugoslavia rank third. Italian Gregor Fucka is voted MVP of the tournament
3/7/1978
19-year-old Maribel Atienzar is the first female bullfighter to appear in Madrid since the war. She kills 2 bulls 500 kgr each while the crowd cheers her name
3/7/1974
German striker Gerd Mueller breaks Fontaine's World Cup record by scoring his 14th goal against Poland in the West Germany World Cup
3/7/1971
American Patrick Matzdorf breaks Valeriy Brumel's record (2.28m - on July 21, 1963) in high jump with 2.29m at Berkley
3/7/1960
Greece is defeated by Denmark with 7-2 (Takis Loukanidis) in a friendly match in Copenhagen. The Greek team is complemented by the goalkeeper, Savvas Theodoridis and Stefanakos, Leandros, Grigoriadis, Dermatis, Papaemmanouil, Sideris, Holevas and Aristidis Kamaras, who makes his debut
3/7/1920
Bill Tilden beats Australian Gerald Patterson (2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4) at the final and becomes the first American to win the Wimbledon
3/7/1905
Marvin Hart and Jack Root fight the first boxing match officiated by an ex boxer, James J. Jeffries