Its slow, measured momentum and control of the ball drew Algeria into rash errors — and Egypt did as it has done throughout this tournament, striking goals when the opponents grew weary.
The TV is showing us that Maxwell has a tournament strike rate of 214.
This tournament has struck a nice balance between big-name crash-outs to spice up the early rounds, but enough good teams left in to keep the standard up into the final stages".
On my flight out to Phoenix for the Round of 16 of the N.C.A.A. tournament, I struck up a conversation for the final hour with the man to the left of me in the middle seat.
This week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., tournament officials struck the pose and fans cheered as Dufner -- showing almost no expression -- shot his way to a 63 on Friday, tying the record for lowest round in a major championship.
Errani, who got this far in the tournament without striking a single ace, served 30 miles an hour below that.
Though Nadal reached the semifinals in his most recent tournament, Martin was struck by his tentativeness and downbeat comments.
His 7-iron - not for the last time in the tournament - was struck sweetly, as was his birdie putt that brought him level with Calcavecchia.
Having also been handed a first-round bye, US Open champion Murray finds himself in the last 16 of the hardcourt tournament without having struck a ball in anger.
While covering the tournament, however, I was struck by how many players were using putters of a similar design to Bradley's Sabertooth.
