Nadal Wins Wimbledon 2008
Rafael Nadal beat World Number One, Roger Federer in the Wimbledon 2008 Final today 6-4, 6-4 , 6(5)-7(7), 6(8)-7(10), 9-7 Nadal whipped out every shot in the tennis book to deny Federer from winning his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.
Rain stopped play at Centre Court on two occasions, but that did not dampen the spirits of the packed crowd at the All England Club. While Federer stirred up 26 aces compared to Nadal’s 6, it was not enough to stop the Spaniard.
Nadal played to a well deserved victory, proving to everyone that beating Federer at the French Open this year, was not a lucky result. The Spaniard lost to Federer in the Wimbledon Final during 2006 and 2007, but history did not repeat itself today at Centre Court.
Federer, current world number one, won the opening game in the first set but Nadal pulled two back to make it 2-1. Nadal kept his one game lead until 5-4, where he managed extend his lead to two games and secure the first set 6-4.
During the second set, the Swiss stepped up to take the lead 4-1, in what looked a definant Federer set. Rafa had other plans- The World Number Two made a comeback of note winning 5 games in a row to win the set 6-4, again.
There were countless of moments, during the third set, when Federer would extend a game to 40-15, only for Nadal to come flying back to deuce. Federer would then grab a couple of game points and Nadal would bring the score back down to deuce and win the game. There were times too when Nadal looked as if he was only toying with the world number one, giving him hope of winning a set, but only hope- nothing more.
Federer was in the lead 5-4, during the third set, when rain interupted play for one hour. When the World number one and two returned to play, the set ended on 6-6, and Federer won the tiebreak 7-5.
With Federer back in the game, the fourth set was up for grabs- which led to 6-6 again. The tiebreak was a rollercoaster affair, with Nadal losing out on 2 match points and Federer clinching it 10-8.
Rains stopped play during the fifth and final set at 2-2 and drizzled down for about 20 min. Federer led by a game until 6-6. The nerves of every single person in Centre Court, were finished! Had the Wimbledon Mens final come down to this?
Federer extended his lead to 7-6, only for Nadal to pull two back and make it 8-7. The game seemed as though it would never end. One minute you thought Nadal was going to win it, the next you were convinced Federer has it in the bag. Federer missed one break point, but it was not enough to stop Rafael Nadal.
A true classic of a Wimbledon Final!
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Name: Roger Federer