The Best Match Ever

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer gave us 5 sets and 5 hours of as-good-as-it-gets tennis in the final roofless Wimbledon. Virtually every point was a stroke of tennis genius, each man giving his soul time and again through rain and shine. In the end, Nadal withstood all tests to win the trophy from the 5 time champion.

Rafa Nadal
(from a Myspace page)

Here are the words of tennis commentator
Jon Wertheim
Tennis Rivalries: A recap of the weekend's Wimbledon show-down between long-standing tennis rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Nadal Beats Federer

Nadal stuns Federer to win Wimbledon John McEnroe, who contested the most memorable match ever at 1980 Wimbledon, his 1-6, 7- 5, 6-3, 6-7 (16), 8-6 loss to Bjorn Borg, called Rafael Nadal's 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 victory over five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final the greatest match he's ever seen. Photo Gallery - Click here for images from the men's singles championship and the mixed doubles championship, won by Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur. Was it the best match ever? Matt Cronin weighs in!

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