Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Finals Men's Wimbeldon

The greatest match ever???

Did you happen to catch the Wimbledon finals over this past weekend? If you missed them, you really royally screwed yourself out of an epic battle between 1 and 2 in the world on the men's draw and a war between 2 sisters the Williams. Ladies first, Venus and younger sister Serena went head to head for the 15Th time in pro tennis. I was a great match between the two but I will say Serena looked a little intimidated by Venus's serve to the body. In a news conference after the match Serena mentioned that she didn't expect that from her sister but now she knows what to expect next time. Do I sense a little bitterness or is it just me. I don't know what's next for the girls but I really hope this rivalry will carry over to the up and coming U.S. Open in late August. Now to the greatest match I've ever seen in my life. I've been involved in tennis since I was 5 years old. (I'm 24 FYI) I've seen Sampras dominate as well as the John McEnroe beating Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon stopping Bjorn's dominant 5 straight Wimbledon's. Don't forget about Andres' great career not retiring until early 30's. This match between Nadal(2) and Federer(1) was a instant classic from start and especially the finish. With the same scenario as John and Bjorn, Nadal snapped Federers' 5 straight Wimbledon title in an absolute marathon of a match. With 3 rain delays the match took over four hours to complete on the court and all day off the court with the three rain delays. Nadal will surely take the number in the world position. He was previously known as the guy that can only win on clay. Well now i see him dominating no matter what surface. Federer was the king of grass of the world but it seems has found his match with Nadal. We will have to wait and see if this will keep up with the two for years to come. Keep in mind Nadal is much younger than Federer so this might not last as long as we like. Federer will turn 27 in early August while Nadal is barely starting his career at 22. That match was awesome I really hope they keep this up for at least a few more years battling with each other.

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