Down for the count, going in to the bottom of the ninth, she picked herself off the mat and kept swinging the racket, finally kicking the winning field goal on her way to a big time victory, said the mixed metaphor pundits.

But after being left for dead, just how did she come out on top?

Was it because of her pluck or her luck?

Was it Bill? How about Stephanopoulus?

Nope. Not even close.

The man...