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Thursday, July 03, 2008 --- 48 days ago http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ianwylie/2008/07/wimbledon_rafas_certai
 MURRAYMANIA may be over but there's still plenty of excitement left at Wimbledon 2008. Not to mention the prospect of almost certainly two more of Rafa Nadal's highly entertaining press conferences. Last night the charmer from Majorca was asked what the score would be if the Nadal of last year played the Nadal of 2008... "Every day we saw in the press if he's coming. "Today he's coming, tomorrow he's not coming. After tomorrow he's coming. "We will see in the end." As will tennis fans waiting in anticipation of what will surely by a Nadal v Federer final on Sunday. Or possibly Monday if the weather forecast is correct. Nadal, 22, is ready to mount his strongest every challenge to the defending champion in what would be their third consecutive Wimbledon final. But Federer, 26, isn't ready to abdicate his title as King of Centre Court. In a statement to chill the hearts of his challengers, he said: "I have a chance to win this tournament for the next five to 10 years." The walk from Southfields tube station to the All England Club on the second Thursday is always a little sad. The queue is no more – aside from those arriving to buy daily ground passes. As regular readers will know, no daily show court tickets are sold on the final four days. But if rain delays force play on a third Monday – and the current forecast for Sunday is not great – that queue would return. It's a big if, of course, but if the men's final was put back to Mond ... |
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