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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 95 days ago http://www.news-star.com/sports/x518433385/Nadal-takes-Wimbledon-title
 They’ll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. Which, theoretically, could happen in about two months in the U.S. Open final. Rafa vs. Roger just keeps getting better and better — the sort of special rivalry that could lift their sport to heights it hasn’t seen in quite some time. Federer is 26, Nadal is 22, and they’re seemingly forever locked into the No. 1 and 2 spots in the rankings, meaning they’ll be on opposite halves of tournament draws for the foreseeable future. Forget about Borg-McEnroe or McEnroe-Connors or Becker-Edberg or Sampras-Agassi. None of those duos, or any pair of men in the 40-year Open era, faced off in as many as six Grand Slam finals, as Federer and Nadal already have done. None of those duos ever produced a 4-hour, 48-minute Wimbledon final, as new champion Nadal and Federer did Sunday, a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 classic filled with as many thrills and chills, twists and turns as any match ever played. “Probably later on in life, you know, I’ll go, ’That was a great match,”’ Federer said. “But right now, it’s not much of a — how do you say? — a feel-good thing.” No Wimbledon men’s final ever lasted longer — that says plenty, when you consider this tournament has been contested since 1877 — and this one finished at nightfall, with camera flashes providing the only traces of light as Nadal carefully lifted the golden trophy ov ... |
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