Monday, June 9, 2008

Federer vs. Nadal

Other than baseball and football, tennis is the sport I pay most attention to, believe it or not. So I'm going to take a few minutes to write about the French Open. Basically, Nadal bludgeoned Federer into the ground. Nadal looked full of vigor and had seemingly boundless energy. He managed an unconvincing smile during the pre-match photo (a sure sign that he was all business) then bounced on his toes the way a boxer would before a bout.

Federer on the other hand seemed listless and resigned to the fact that Nadal was in control of this. R-Fed came close to making it a game at 3-3 in the second with a chance to break, but he didn't win a single game after that point.

If not for Nadal, I believe Federer would have three straight French Opens to go with his almost incomparable resume. But every Magic needs a Larry. Every DiMaggio needs a Williams. Every Brady needs a Manning. Federer vs. Nadal might be the most compelling rivalry in sports. Rafa is far closer to beating Roger at Wimbledon than Roger is to beating Rafa at the French. I hope they meet in again in a rematch of their Wimbledon final from a year ago.

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