Tennis

A Wimbledon For The Ages

Posted Sunday, July 6th, 2008 by Jim Fox | Comment Here (1)

Underdog stories are great and everything but when the two best players in the game square off for the title, nothing is better. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer’s Wimbledon final lasted nearly five hours before Nadal claimed his second consecutive grand slam championship and first Wimbledon.

Nadal won 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 and was able to hold of Federer, who has owned this tournament in recent years, winning the previous six championships. (Read More)