Howie Kendrick homered two to carry the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland Athletics, 6-3.

The Angels had nine hits with two coming from Kendrick and Maicer Izturis.

Los Angeles had two double plays to earn the win, which kept them three games behind Texas in the American League West. On the other hand, the A’s were handed their third loss in thirteen games.

Hisanori Takahashi went for 1 2/3 innings to get the win in relief of Jerome Williams, who only allowed three runs and seven hits through a little over four innings.

For Oakland, Josh Willingham scored two runs, while Jemile Weeks doubled to get the A’s other run.
 

Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, won his third Grand Slam tournament for the year, besting Rafael Nadal in four sets.

The Serbian proved to be too much for the Spaniard. Djokovic dominated the finals with a hard-earned 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1 victory.

Djokovic rallied from 0-2 deficits in the first two sets. The entire match was based on defense as both players endured through long rallies.

The win marked Djokovic’s sixth consecutive win over Nadal this year—the last time they met was at Wimbledon.

With his third title for the year, Djokovic joins an elite group of athletes who captured three major championships in one year.