He weighed the reptile on a hand scale, pulled out a clipboard -- protected with plastic against the drizzling rain -- and made a series of notes.

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The 27-year-old Federer, playing in his 19th grand slam final, could not have wished for a better start under threatening skies, which produced drizzling rain for the majority of the match.

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One other neat trick: We drove with the top wide open while it was drizzling, and as long as we kept our speeds above 40 mph, the rain never touched us.

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