Wimbledon

[brockguy]

will go down in history this match... well done nadal.. he is simply unbelievable.. should get rewarded with number 1 in the world by the year end as well..

[ArlJim78]

no doubt a historic match. the talent and will to win of these two are simply amazing.

[Rileyoriley]

He earned it today. Well done.

Best match ever.

[Samarta]

One of if not the best match I've ever seen. Lots of heart, guts, and will on both sides. Federer was really torn up about it, you could tell when he was talking to McEnroe. But he knows he had his chances. He is now 3 for 29 in break chances in his last two slam finals against Rafa. That's the stat that will keep him up at night for a long time. Nadal gained a whole lot in the respect department. He is now becoming the guy that you can't beat.....can't wait for the U.S. Open. Night time at Flushing is as good as it gets.

Originally Posted by Samarta

One of if not the best match I've ever seen. Lots of heart, guts, and will on both sides. Federer was really torn up about it, you could tell when he was talking to McEnroe. But he knows he had his chances. He is now 3 for 29 in break chances in his last two slam finals against Rafa. That's the stat that will keep him up at night for a long time. Nadal gained a whole lot in the respect department. He is now becoming the guy that you can't beat.....can't wait for the U.S. Open. Night time at Flushing is as good as it gets.

Djokovic is my pick at the Open.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Federer's serve wasn't as good as in the past. Still good to Rafa's forehand side(up the middle,) but not up the middle to his backhand side. Weird, but true. Rafa's serve is much improved(especially in consistency.) The main thing that has changed though is that Rafa dictates the flow of the rallies. It's more Federer responding to him, than him having to respond to Federer. That's new(Federer has never let somebody control that on grass..never.) It's mainly a case of Federer being not as good. It's true that Nadal has improved, but I think the reason Rafa won was due 25% to himself, and 75% due to Federer not playing as well as he has in the past(on grass.) Federer has been decaying the last 6 or 7 months. If he can't get it done here, then I don't think he will win another major until possibly next year's Wimbledon(the truth is that he is simply in decline, and may never win another major.) I have always seen him as more of a talent than a competitor.

ALERT! ALERT! ..Andruw Jones got a base hit!!

[TheSpyder]

I think it came down to unforced errors. Nadal was just a rock. Federer played out of a few holes in amazing fashion but also made some rather poor shots coming into the net. Nadal did choke a couple times but overall was just a little bit better. Great match and recorded it starting at 9 am which means if I got 6 hours I still didn't get it all.

Oh well,

Spydal

[ateamstupid]

Best match I've seen, and Nadal is certainly as close to Federer as he's ever been, but can we have him not crap out at a hard court slam before we give him #1? He's obviously one of the best ever on clay and a monster on grass as well, but there are two other slams he hasn't even come close to winning..

[Samarta]

There can be all kinds of spins put on why Nadal won and Federer lost, but it all boils down to missed opportunities. 1 for 12 in break point chances is the reason Federer lost. You have got to take advantage of those opportunities when you have them. The level of tennis that was played for the entire 4 hours and 48 minutes is something I haven't seen since the '80 final when Borg beat McEnroe in a 5 set thriller with the 4th set breaker going to McEnroe 22-20. That imo is the best match I've ever seen, but this ranks a close second. Let's just hope that Novak Djocovich doesn't wake up and they have another go at the Open.....