WIMBLEDON Coria closes Moodie

It took two minutes to make the rain-delayed match official.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- It took four days, but Guillermo Coria finally won his first-round match today when rain held off long enough for play to get under way at Wimbledon.
The third-seeded Coria, the French Open runner-up, needed just two points to finish off a 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win over 106th-ranked Wesley Moodie of South Africa on Court 1.
"It was strange," Coria said. "I've never had to wait three days to finish a match, but it was worth the wait."
Delayed
The match began Monday, but was halted by rain at two sets apiece. Play resumed Tuesday, but was suspended in late afternoon with Coria two points from victory at 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-7 (3), 5-3, 30-all. The two never got on court Wednesday as rain washed out the entire day of play.
Today's warmup lasted longer than the completion of the match. With Moodie making forehand errors on both points, the Argentine needed two minutes to record his first ever win at the All England Club.
Relieved to get the match over with at last, Coria beamed, pumped his fist and waved to the crowd. In total, the match took 3 hours, 5 minutes over the four days.
"I would have liked this match to finish the day before yesterday," Coria said. "I went in today seriously concentrating on those two points. I felt strong, I was confident. But it's unusual to go into a match like this."
Moodie, who reached the third round here last year as a qualifier, said the delays helped take the strain off his injured left knee.
"It was probably more frustrating for him than for me, but it was tiring waiting around all day yesterday for something to happen," Moodie said. "I came out needing two points on his serve -- it was over quickly."
Record numbers
All 74 scheduled matches were postponed Wednesday, the first Wimbledon washout in five years. Of 160 scheduled first- and second-round matches in the first three days, the tournament completed just 83, the fewest since 1991.
Play began an hour earlier today to help alleviate the backlog. Men's doubles matches were reduced to best-of-three sets until the quarterfinals.
The sun came out today, but conditions were cool and blustery. The forecast called for showers later in the day.
The first match completed -- about 42 hours since the last result -- was Taylor Dent's victory over Ramon Delgado. The American needed two minutes and 40 seconds to close out a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win on Court 6.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick was resuming his first-round match against Wang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan, suspended Tuesday at 4-2, 40-all.
Other men scheduled to play today included top-seeded Roger Federer and former champions Lleyton Hewitt and Goran Ivanisevic.
On the women's side, former winners Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Navratilova were due to play, along with French Open champion Anastasia Myskina, Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati.