When Nadal lost to Federer in last year's Wimbledon final, the Spaniard wept after being so close to victory. On Sunday, after a 288-minute marathon, Nadal again had tears in his eyes. This time he was a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 winner.
We've just witnessed the best final ever seen at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer gave the sport a title tilt that tennis may go another four decades or more without coming close to repeating.
In this final – the third year in a row these two players have vied for ultimate honours in men’s singles – the tennis world saw two men who would simply not relent to any tricks their nerves were attempting to play on them.
Instead, they both chose the warrior’s path. That’s the one where they kept fighting and fighting and fighting - trying to prevail in what became the longest Wimbledon men’s final ever. And when the last ball was struck as near darkness crept over the court at 9:16pm London time, it was Nadal, the Spanish sensation, who had won his first Wimbledon title by upending the five-time defending champion.
It was great drama - two rain delays mixing with pummeling battles from the baseline. Nadal was unable to take advantage of two match points in the fourth-set tiebreaker. So the match proceeded ending up the latest finishing final in Wimbledon history. That was only fitting, given the incredible showdown waged on Centre Court.
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