It's déjà vu. Only last week I was enjoying a stunning Spanish sporting success (try saying that five times fast) at Euro 2008. This week is Rafael Nadal's turn to earn plaudits from me for his brilliant triumph in last night's epic Wimbledon final (emphasis on the "night" - watch the embedded video on the BBC link to see what I mean).
Rafa becomes the first Spaniard to win Wimbledon since Manuel Santana in 1966, the first man in five years to beat Roger Federer (of Hogwarts, according to Simon Barnes of The Times) at Wimbledon, and the first man to win the Men's Singles titles at both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Björn Borg in 1980.
Stats aside, it was a fantastic match. Federer may have been a bit under-par by his usually high standards, but there was no denying Nadal. The man hits the ball with undisguised ferocity, almost as if he had a personal grudge against the poor thing. Remarkable player.
Anyone brave enough to bet against Spain's Sergio Garcia breaking his Grand Slam duck at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in a fortnight and complete an unlikely Spanish sporting hat-trick?
3 Comments:
Wait, Hogwarts is a real place? All this time I thought it was only a school for wizards and witches.
Certainly it is a real place! Too bad admissions for Fall have already closed (I just checked - all the owls are back at the school), so I guess you are stuck with UGA after all.
Ah, Nadal. My WTA beau. What a good looking man!
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