A New Epic

A new era has begin at the Wimbledon tennis championships, and it seems like no one can stop the relentless march of this young Spaniard.

After few rounds of gruelling matches marred by injuries, Nadal reached the final to meet the once again on-form Roger Federer, the world's number one tennis player. They have met countless times in a tournament final, and although Nadal has the upper-hand in head-to-head records, Federer is still the undisputed King of Grass, having won 5 straight Wimbledon championships prior to this year's final.

A classic final.

Both players are vying for different records to break. Federer aims to be the first man in Wimbledon history to win 6 times in a row, while Nadal aims to become the second man in history to win the French Open and Wimbledon championship in the same calendar year after Bjorn Borg.

Exciting, exciting =) (the excitement part was already illustrated by the other writer below lol)

It was the best Wimbledon final in the tournament's history as both men served up world-class shots during the match despite playing for more than 4 hours, making it the longest final ever at Wimbledon. Nadal seemed too good for Federer as he wrapped up the first two sets, but Federer, never wanting to let go the trophy, stormed back as he took the last two sets into tie-break.

But it stil wasn't enough to stop Nadal from claiming his first Wimbledon title, putting a stop to Federer's supremacy in the tournament.

Being the first Spaniard as well to win the title, he was understandably jubilant, but not forgetting to heap praise and sympathy for Federer who also played well to fight back.

Perhaps, the time's changed.

Over the year, Nadal has improved tremendously as demonstrated over his win in the French Open few months ago, dethraling Federer with ease in the final. Blessed with the talents, his strength and strong serves made life difficult for Federer. Although Federer's backhand worked wonders, it still wasn't enough to match the pace of the Spaniard.

Once again, congratulations to Nadal though I rooted for Federer as I thought Nadal still lacks the things to become a complete player. Not anymore =)

It's been a good year for Spain, and it truly is.